The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-09-30
SHOE BUSINESS
IS LOOKING UP
Fall Trade Opens Slowly, but
Promises to Be Brisk
Later.
NEW STYLES IN MARKET
WOMEN ARE WEARING HEAVIER
SOlES.
NEW STYLES IN MARKET

The fall trade IN footwear is opening
up slowly owing to the prolongat ton of
summer weather. The indications. &C
cording to prominent local tradesmen,
are for an unusually active business
season, and stocks are filled in antici-
patton of the demand. The pulse CT
the market is good, and the sales of the
better stocks are ahead OF those for
the corresponding period one year ago.
mere are a number Of changes in
fashions in both mems and women's
footwear for the season In mems
shows chrome salt. a chemically pre-
pared leather, which contains no oil
and is soft and durable, is coming to
the fore.
French tanned calf, an American
product. by the way, and not an i'm
ported article, as many suppose, is re-
tanning its popularity to a marked de-
gree Patents, always popular, are
running we'll to the front in the de-
mand and are pressing the chrome and
French tanned for first place
In weights this fall q medium upper
with heavy sole Is the popular thing.
The hand-sewed sole is winning a high
place in the esteem Of men who desire
durable shoe. but who are not anx-
ious for the more elaborate and ornate
finish.
The dress shoes for men this fall are
in the pique toe with mat kid tops,
bleached calf lining and custom finish
For heavy knockabout wear. the Cor
dova Is gaining In demand. This leath-
er Is imported from Germany There
are only two shoes of this leather to
every horse hide. The leather is found
on the rump of the hide, and on each
side there is just enough for one shoe.
The leather is tanned and finished in
Germany by a trade secret process,
and is imported into America ready to
be shaped.
American-grown leather Is gaining
ground steadily and is displacing. to
certain extent, the imported finished
feathers. Horse hide is being used to
greater extent than ever before in the
manufacture OF shoes, and thousands
Of hides are imported from the South
American pampas for the American
trade. The United States exports no
hides, but n large trade in finished
feathers is carried on with many coun-
tries.
Heels Are Lower.
In women's shoes buttons are coming
back into favor. French heels are de-
manded more frequently. and the heels
are even Frenchier and higher than
The tendency is to reduce the height
OF heels Of walking shoes for women
They are getting closer to nature
Patent feathers are popular for all
purposes. and the new gun metal" or
dull finished velour calf, an oil finish,
sole and durabl is a new product that
is winning favor
For evening slippers, colors in both
cloth and leather tops, are the thing
this season. The color of the slipper
top matches or harmoniZes with the
color OF the goods In the gown.
in the walking shoes welted soles are
demanded largely because of the in
creased area OF paving in the city
These shoes are more impervious 10
heat and cold, and the hard pavemer IS
without resiliency, do not affect the
feet of the wearer as they would be If
the thin turned shoes were worn. WO-
men are accustoming themselves to
the heavier soles readily, and are more
comfortable when walking in the
paved districts IS consequence. This
style of shoe for walking purposes is
rapidly displacing the turned sole.