Bisbee daily review., 1908-03-29
NOVELTY EMBROIDERED STOCK INGs AND PATENT LEATHER
 PlMPS

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 NOVELTY EMBROIDERED STOCK
 INGS AND PATENT LEATHER
 PUMPS.
 Nowhere in the world are shapely feet more comfortably and daintily shod than in America, and wo- men are more than ever giving at tention to the appearance Of their feet and ankles and expending upon their protection and adornment sums of money which a few years ago would have seemed absurdly extrav- agant.
 Most practical among the low shoes to be worn for general going about during the ensuing spring and sum- mer are the pumps which, having won a reputation for decreasing the ap- parent size Of the feet, have remain ed in favor from season to season for the past five years, with but slight changes in their general lines. The newest ones have toes slightly more pointed than were those of last year, but to offset this the width across the ball Of the foot has slight ly increased, promising additional comfort where, in warm weather, at least, it is most generally appreci- ated.
 Gibson ties on the butcher order which are far and away the more comfortable for women afflicted with high insteps are provided with sub stantial soies which do not, however, project, rather narrow, pointed toes, long vamps and the composite mill tary Cuban heel. Their principal fea- ture is the big corded silk ribbon .,ra To lets and spreading far over the in- step and vamp, thus reducing the ap- parent length of the foot They come chiefly in the softer kids and are all in one color like the more practical pumps.
 For pretty, slender feminine feet, there is no type of shoe more becom- ing than the Colonial, with its long tongued vamp and big buckle. They come in pebble, glosse and patent kid, and may quite properly be worn on the street. although they look equally well with a house dress.
 Doeskin boots have been found so comfortable by those who adopted them last winter that it is small won der that the demand for them in low cut shoes has been large. They are usually on the laced and bowed Gibson model and are preferable in metal or tan, as black and brown and blue are easily discclored.
 Women with weak ankles and tendency to fat or broken down in- steps would best eschew low-cut walk ing shoes at all seasons of the year in favor of the half-high boots, which are made on the same lasts as are the Gibson, butcher and pump styles. but provided with lightweight kid tops reaching trile above the ankle.
 Stockings, of course, invariably match the color of the accompanying shoe or pump, and that they may not soon fade should be of spunsilk or lisle, which will outwear a dozen of he cheaper grades of hosiery. For early spring silk will be found advis- able for use with low-cut shoes of all kinds. as even the thinner weaves are infinitely warmer than Hsle. which in a northern climate should be reserved principally for midsum- mer comfort Most stockings of the finer grade show more or less instep and ankle embroidery. The blael, ones being embroidered in Dresden like flowers or in tiny polka dots in the porcelain blue shades, the dark blues are embroidered with small buds and forget-me-nots, and the fans and gunmetals with white CT black