The Washington times., 1906-02-06
SHOES MUST BE WELL KEDT
If WOMEN WOULD LOOK WELL

| Do you know d query that constantly
| comes into my mind? 1t is why the
| average woman pays so little attention
| 10 her feet. Is it because as she secs
them so little herself she thinks that
they are not conspicuous? Certainly.
that is a mistake Or is il that sne
wishes 10 pay attention only TO those
Details which she personally sees? I
am inclined TO think Il is because o.
the former that one observes women in
the street with heels ran down ard
homely looking feet; that shoes are gray
with dust instead of shining with
Alacking; that shoe laces are i,uo5ted or
bows are ravcled and worn But isn't
j, a pity?
Just stop to think OF it. you women,
ard you will realize that shoes are
more conspicuous than gloves especial
- AT this season. Gloves MAJ be con-
cea!ed in mufs; there is no friendly
covering for shoes, for certainly short
skirts conceal nothing about the feet.
Yet, unless :, woman is well shod, sne
is not well dressed.
Many women pay enough at the be-
ginning for their shoes always to have
their feet look we'll and with them the
trouble lies III not knowing how 10
care for the leather. There should be
trees for each pair OF shoes as much as
a hook on which to hang each dress
without them the shoes look worn in
no time at all.
These trees are never more than
dollar q pair, and sometimes not more
than fifty cents II one is accustomed
10 wearing always the same last the
same trees will do for more than one
lair when the first wear out, but IL they
are not built on precisely the same
lines they should not be used. for the
trees serve a trifie as a stretcher: that
is to say. form the shoes on similar
lines. There rs q substitute for trees
that is better than nothing. That IS
10 stuff the toes of a new pair % shoes
tight with tissue paper II should be
Tammed in TO make a form, and II VIII
be found when the mold is used that Il
will press out the wrinkles across the
tees and so help to retain the shape s
freshness.
Women rarely black their shoes often
enough. Men are almost as particular
about having theirs polished as they are
TO shave daily. but women neglect them
sadly Yet. If possible, they need Il more
than mans. fer women's skirts pick UP
and shed more dust than do mems trouS-
z
GsiIy will last three times longer than
those which are neglected, and VIII look
better at the end. too.
One rarely sees woman who walks
so well az 10 wear her shoes evenly, and
so either one side of the heel or the toe
wears first. a run down heel is really
a dangerous thing. for If worn continu-
ousiv II VIII throw the ankle out OF line,
and eventually Will bend it badly. Also
& worn heel is a very homely thing, and
the expense OF repairing is so triAfng as
pO- to be worth considering. II should
be sent promptly 10 n shoemaker to be
repaired. and the same applies 10 the
toes, although n worn heel looks worse
and can injure the foot more than A toe.
Shoes that are worn out Of the house
should never be seen IN the house. and
should be removed and treed the instant
one comes in. This is both IN the inter-
ests Of economy end comfort for these
worn outdoors are too heavy for the
house. and they should be saved for that
service alone. The lighter weight one
wears indOnrs the better.
Personally, I am strongly opposed 10
Spats. They collect and hold the dust so
that il is practically impossible 10 keet,
them clean unless they are beaten each
time after rearing, and they permit the
ankles 20 grow large in that they are no
support woman for whom low shoes
CT pumps are not warm enough will do
better to wear button or lace boots and
save her ankles Unless they are closely