The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-10

What is considered the correct thing
for fall, the thing which will undouot-
eddy have greater vogue than any Othet
line of shoe, is pronounced slylS VI
the Oxford tie. 1t has the nuge Cup INaa
heel, thick and shapeless. such as mas
been SO much seen this summer; a
broad, extended sole, with very eVl-
dent stitching; 1aceS that are reaily
elaborate bow; the tops being OF vicl
kid Another variety of this same
shoe is three-buttoned, Wei Kid, Gov
cred buttons, it should be noted TO
correspond with the vicl tops. Ihese
buttoned half-shoes are just entering
on what is certain to be a lasting pop
ularity. Shoe dealers say that Amerl-
can women will wear the loW-cut
STYLES much later this year than mere
tofore. If so there will be another
echo of English custom Engllsn
women look upon it as verglng on the
effeminate to put away their low SHOES
Many healthy, high-complexioned En-
glish girls wear shoes of ankle-length
the year round. They nave never
seemed to suffer from it, in spite of
Englands damp winter, certainly as
well calculated to give people colds as
our drier. even if more severe, ell
mate.
For winter use in the house and for
street wear in dry weather, nothing
finds greater favor in the shoe line
than the Louis XIV. buttoned and lace
boots. These well-shaped, dressy
shoes can be had in several varying
| forms. the moderately high heel CIV
| ing always the desired effect of height
and excellent shape to the instep. The
| dull kid top, patent leather foxed, the
| glace kid with patent leather tip and
| extra high heel and flexible sole, even
| those Louis XIV. shoes with entirely
| plain vamp, are justly admired by
| many women. There is some diverg-
ence of opinion about the Cuban heel,
4 I@,v% f<,- Tx17n n Of
I height there are numerous styles in
| broad, fiat heels
/ One dealer. whose opinion is worth
much, SAYS that women's all patent
kid lace boots are likely to be much
| favored for smart occasions this win
ter. Such shoes are finished with the
| dull kid. fnlaid lace, and are in ex-
cellent taste with elaborate gowns
| when the evening slipper is not per-
missible.
Dealers every year see more and
| more the necessity of looking after
| their patrons for whom easy fittings
shoes are now annually manufactured
for comfort and looks combined
| Seamless shoes, shoes with flexible
| soles and unpretentious fiat heels can
now be had in every kind of leather.
| They are, indeed, SO well made that
they are beautiful in spite of their
plain design.
More cloth tops are seen in the fall
| y
| Among the shoe novelties are differ
ent kinds of riding boots in patent
| leather Russia calf, French calf and
! glace, some stiff leg and some soft
! The latter are very expensive, but for
| those who can afford them nothing is
in better taste. Rarely has there been
a more elaborate assortment of wom-
| ems over-gaiters in black and colored
CATERS. Ladies' pumps in patent leath-
| er and Russian calf grow in popu-
| larity in this country.
All sensible women will rejoice in
! the well-settled fact that short skirts
are here to stay; even the Partisan,
| who has been anything but practical
in respect to the length of her skirts,
has capituIated. The instep-length
walking, but for reception gowns, and
| those who look best in skirts of that
| lengths will wear them, and in many
instances in evening gowns of round
! length for dancing will be seen.
In the longer skirts, those that bare
ly touch in the front and at the sides
and lie on the floor in the back will
be fashionable for dinner gowns and
general evening wear.
The skirts that lie on the ground
several inches all the way around and
| that were as ungraceful as slovenly
are taking these germ-laden folds out
| of sight.
For women, especially thu se of mid
die age or of too evident stoutness or
thinness-either being fatal to grace
| and also the short woman, look better
in short skirts that just clear the pave
ment than in the shorter or instep
length, but such skirts are more or
! less nuisance, for they are just long
enough to dip into every puddle or
other filth on the street and yet too
short to hold up, a peculiarly ungrace-
full effect being given by the lifting of
skirts that manifestly clear the
ground. Perhaps the compromise be-
| tween this and an instep length is best
found in the skirt that clears the pave
ment an inch all the way around.
/ Many of the lined skirts, as we'll as
those having drop skirts, have a bit OF
/ featherbone inserted between the
| knees and the ankle to make them
stand out slightly and thus keep the
skirts from brushing the ankles. II
the featherbone is properly covered il
will not wear through its casing until
the skirt is SO worn as to be no longer
presentable.
Drop skirts and petticoats are nc
wider at the bottom that heretofore
but the flouncings are put on fuller
and the boning or insertion of canvas
gives the necessary expansion at the
bottom. There is not the slightest
danger of crinoline or hoop-skirts.-
From a New York fashion letter.
One of the prettiest things about
a baby's outfit is usually the powder
box and puff. But Dame Fashion has