The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-08-05
aER BELTS, GLOVES, SHOES.
,rATHER IN FRESH BEAUTY A
aIGHT or SUMMER FASHIONS.

IN the New Girdles -Cuban Heels Cor
,aet-Gloyes o BIG Drain 90 Purses.
leather is an important item in fashion'0
.,o,,lations nowadays and the beautiful
sas,,lts obtained ty the leather workers
HsLa the material suitable for many pur-
nA.as N which IL could not have been ap-
rplied a few years ago.
PI,most every color in the fashionable
.,aIs Ia represented In the oolored feathers
~ the suppleness OF tho fine feathers ID
snrnrisIne. One may handle leather as
ana would cloth, and this fact gives VIDE
soope to the designers OF leather dress
JInop costumes Of certain types, such as
.hootipe clothes and automobile coats,
,aatbsr trimming Is much used by French
,ai,ors, and even upon dressy street frocks
,sotber ia often introduced as a detail OF
.o,lor cuffs, belt and waistooat; but 1t is
" tbe little things Of dress that leather Ia
conspicuous.
embroidered linen belts have to some
.,tent been successful rivals Of the leather
helt this summer; but they have by no
means elbowed the old favorite aside, and q
Great number Of striking new designs In
isatber belts ave been shown In the shops.
/, The phenomenal belt success Of the season
hos been. of course, the Elsie Janis model,
and it has been sold in cheap quality until
Il Is practically ubiquitous and a fashdious
-oman scorns the idea Of wearing one OF
The crush belts with hook fastening in the
hack, even though it be in the finest OF
leather,
Wide soft belts Of leather, plated into a
sender long buckle in the back and fin
ished With a handsome buckle to correspond
IN the front. are very popular, and some OF
the buckles are as expensive as they are
beautiful. In Paris the old fashioned
cameo has been taken up by the makers
Of belts and is the leading motif Of some
Of the ~loveliest and most admired buckles.
Coral, too, has had a great vogue and
all OF the semi-precious stones such as topaz,
amethyst, &c, have been pressed into SER
vice and have been initiated with considera-
bic success in buckles of good design though
OF cheap materials. Steel and jet have
had their places in the making of the fash
ionable belts, and excellent buckles Of in
laid and Of etched gold and silver are we'll
toward the top Of the list.
Often, however, the smartness Of the
belt depends upon the leather work rather
than upon the buckle, and feathers Of diff
ferent colors and of different finish are COM
bined with decided success. Patent leather
IA very effective with dull finish leather,
fact which the designers have not been
slow TO grasp, and some Of the prettiest OF
the new belts are in black patent leather
with cut work designs over white dull
leather.
The best Of these models are compare
lively narrow at the back n widen with a
deep dip at the front after The fashion Of
the two belts sketched among the cuts.
Another patent leather belt Of good design
has q line Of gold leather let In along the
middle Of the belt and the patent leather
on each side Of the narrow gold line flares
to At the waist curves. A slender curved
eold slide is set at the back Of the belt and
4 simple gold buckle fastens it In front.
pe,ts OF one leather run through with
narrow strips or laoes OF contrasting leather
have won some popularity though they
have q tendency to make the waist look
large, az have all fancy belts. The tan
and brown feathers have had unusual
prestige, thanks to the fancy for browns,
and good tan leather belts, like good tan
leather shoes, have been few and far be-
tween lately, the supply not having been
equal to the demand. Russet shoes, long
wrinkled Biarritz gloves Of the same tan,
and a smart belt Of russell leather are asso-
ciated in many modish street or outing
costumes.
Little that Is distinctly new has appeared
In the shoes Of the season and the unex-
pected vogue Of the tan shoe has been the
most noticeable thing In the province Of
foot wear; but occasionally one sees a
novelty, such as the side laced low shoes
shown in one Of the cuts, or the bedroom
slipper in pale blue or pink kid. with black
patent leather trimmings, which is also
pictured here. The Butcher cut has heen
first ~favorite In tan low shoes, though the
regulation laced ties are much worn and
pumps are still fashionable In tan as in
black and in white.
Pumps are not, however, go unreservedly
popular as they were last season, women
having found that they we're not 20 COM
Portable for general wear as might be desired,
II they are large enough to be comfortable
1t is almost impossible to keep them on;
and though the manufacturer have tried
to meet this difficulty by cutting the backs
a little higher and closer fitting than in the
earlier models, the objection still holds.
White duck and canvas shoes are more
worn than ever before, and striped duck
has been introduced by the shoemakers
this summer, but has not met with much
success, Shoes Of colored linen and duck
to match costumes. and shoes Of colored
kather, also intended to carry out mono
tone costume effects, have been in demand.
and bronze ties and slippers have enjoyed
more popularity than at any other time
within recent years.
A very pretty bronze slipper Of cut
somewhat like the pumps and finished with
q perfectly plain round buckle Of metal
matching the bronze leather has been one
1.-THE successful models Of one fashionable
shoemaker and is exceedingly becoming to
the foot.
For walking purposes the Cuban heel is
me correct thing; but this Cuban heel is
and, whilefmuch moro sensible thar a
nsh French heel, certainly does not de-
erve the title Of commonsense heel, ap-
pled to the low, fat heel once 90 smart on
Waking shoes and now rarely seen. The
very heavy welt soles Of the old sensible