The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-01-27
CHEAP SHOES NOT ECONOMY
Some Footwear Suggestions Which
It Will Pay to Make a
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"Give your shoes rest" is the man
date issued bySa man who has grown
up among shoes and known them as he
does people, >''Shoes need a rest as the
wearers do. This may strike you as pc
culiar, and you may imagine am
stretching point to make good story,
but it's fact. Shoes require rest. In
that way they will last at least twice as
long and always look more than twice
as well. 1t enables them to air QUITO
dry out-and to regain their shapeli-
ness. says the New York Telegram.
Every body should have at least two
pairs Of shoes. You should change your
shoes as you do your undergarments.
There should be pair of shoes for dress
occasions another for business or shop
ping, others for sports, and it is quite
essential there should be storm boots
kept for this special purpose
"A week is plenty long enough for
a pair Of shoes to be worn at one time;
day is better.
"Men for long time have known the !.
value Of shoe trees. It is quite recently
that women have taken to them Fem
ininty is gradually being educated to
the notion that the life of pair of shoes
is doubled by use of shoe tree. The
latter is to pair Of shoes what tall
or's goose is to mans clothes. It re-
stores the appearance of newness.
"Shoe trees are your exact last, or
Should be, so as to retain almost ideE-
tically the correct shape of the shoes.
II the shoes when taken from the feet
are damp with perspiration, the leather
in the lining tries out more rapidly II
worn out before it is thoroughly dried,
the lining will soon decay.
1'Enamel and patent leathers because
of their alright characteristics, re-
quire more care than ordinary leather
in this respect. If it so happen that
your shoes become wet, great care
should be exercised in drying them
Never dry them on radiator or stove
| or in the oven. Dry in warm room,
or at an open window.
I'm the old days our grandfathers
creased their boots to keep the leather
in good condition. A much better quail
| ity of leather is used to-day, and the
| method of preparing it is very differ
ent. However. some dressing on a shoe
| is needed to keep it pliable and soft. But
care should be taken to get the best. No
shoe can do it's best work when burned
up daily with poor dressing frequently
used at shoe-shining stands. Plain
vaseline rubbed on with cloth is bet
ter than nothing, but the proper way is
to procure dressing at reliable house
and then you can feel safe in using it.
ut is poor economy to buy a cheap
shoe. The material is not there, nei-
Their is the fit.
"Ill-ftting shoes wear out in about
half the time that perfect fitting pair
will. If too tight it causes the leather
to shrink, and if too loose there will be
wrinkles and eventually cracks.
| always remove your shoes the mo-
men you come into the house. Walking
Up and downstairs ruins pair Of shoes
quicker than walking miles on the pave
| ment Slippers are all right for the
| privacy of ones own apartment, but
bad for the feet if worn too constantly.
| Particularly is this so if one happens
to have weak ankles. Better soft kid
| boot with hand-turned sole. AS to rub
bers, it is better to wear them, and
necessary often, though they are bad
on shoes, drawing them out of shape
and permanently softening the leather.
But while some women can wear heavy
storm boots, others cannot. so each case
| will have to be judged separately.
"Unlacing the ties or shoes at night
very wide is good. It changes the lace
| and prevents unshapeliness These arc
the main don't and although there are
many Others if woman will follow
the rules laid down here she will have
the satisfaction of keeping her shoes
twice as long. They will look fresh long
err than without the care 1t will be
found not only to be an economical
| method, but will Go more to give her a
trim appearance than anything else"
THE WINNER AT A RATTLE.