The Washington times., 1906-02-22
THE HONE ITS PROBLEMS 4VD ITS INTERESTS
SNNART WOMEN SPENDING
FORTUNES FOR LATEST SHOES
White Satin Bird Slippers Worn by Mrs. Wander
blt---MrS John Jacob Astors Riding Boots
With Knee CapS--AlI Frocks Matched.

Fortunes will be spent in shoes this
spring BY wealthy women. In addition
to the necessary walking boots and
slippers for dress. there will be fancy
colored kid OxfoTds made in shades to
match each afternoon or FeceDtion gown
that will almost double the shoe bill for
the coming season.
Without planning for any of these col
ored Shoes for afternoon wear Mrs
John Jacob Astor's order for necessaries
amoun-s 10 more than 500 for this
spring She is one of the best shod
women in the city and goes in for all
the shoe fads. so she will probably
have greater variety Of coiored shoes
than any other woman in the smart set.
I Another society woman who makes d
specially OF nice boots and shoes is Mrs
Ogden Mills. She is not content, how
ever, with conventional shapes or leath-
ers. and orders some Of the most un-
usual combination from her bootmaker
Her latest and most original design in
footwear is d low shoe for afternoon
use with a rather narrow toe. giving a
long effect to the foot. The vamp is of
Russian leather. the upper part Of gold
en- bronze suede and the heel and coun-
ter Of black patent leather II Is q
colored Kids are the fashion lust now Il
| is TO, bad form.
For odd STYLES in evening siippet :
those worn at fancy dress bail by
| Mrs Mills twin daughters last week
/ hold the record. They were not mates
| for one was OF red and black and the
other of white and green satin. The
| colors were evenly divided The vamp
| OF one was a vivid red. with a black
/ back and heel. and the other was green
/ with a white back. Despite the fact that
| both Young women wore the unusual
| slippers. they had the different color
combinations on opposite feet so that
there was triffinE difference in the ap-
pcsranCe to a close observer.
Almost as extraordinary was a pair OF
dress slippers i'm white silk made espec-
tally for Mrs. Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt
These were fashioned TO look like birds
and the effect was heightened by raising
the toes a tride so that the tails Of the
handsome embroidered swallows were
tilted as IL in flight. The heads or bills
were pointed upward. for they were on
top OF the flaps that cover the ankles.
| The wings outspread as If in flight form
ed the vdmp, and were lost in the seams
! where they joined 70 the back quarters
Of the slippers. The birds were of eN-
| quisite hand embroidered work. and so
made that they stood out as if en-
! bossed.
An unusual pair Of riding boots is pos
| sessed by Mrs. John Jacob Aston Be
sides being higher than those generally
worn they have caps Of suede that
| buckle UP over the knees and hold the
/ leather firmly in place.
For spring use Mrs. Astor has a pair
| OF black caIfskins that cost about 81.
another pair Of patent leather shoes for
dress that sold for SO. riding boots
/ worth 80, and golf SHOES with rubber
| studded soles and heels that sold for
about S16- automobile : boots that she
has adopted since becoming an expert
| driver cost from So TO $50 They are of
a pretty dark brown suede lined with
thin leather and iuterlined with lambs
wool to keep the limbs warm. They are
high. reaching almost 10 the knees. and
buckle about the legs closely 10 keep
out the cold For bedroom use she has
two pairs OF mules, or slippers. with
out amy counters. to keep. the foot on
the soIes. These are Of suede and cost
$40 pair. one is embroidered with tiny
red ribbon roses and the other Is bead
ed with red and white glass beads IN