The San Francisco call., 1909-03-28

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T IS said that the women OF San
Francisco are unusually wei shod-
A merchant whose business expert
enee has placed him in a position to
speak with authority on the subject
declares that it does not pay to carry
Ihe cheaper grades OF shoes. as the san
francisco woman who prides herself
on her footwear viii not buy them.
->r dress and h2t may be cf the plain
%st but her shapely feet must be en-
osSeu IN well made and well fitting
shoes. and the same merchant adds
mat II is not an uncommon thing
Tor a woman wearing a sl2 suit to go
INTO shoe shop and come out with a
So pair Of shoes
- must be acknowledged that this
season she has models 10 tempt her
The shops are fun OF them. Shoes
for all Occa sions-house shoes. walking
boots tramping boots automobile
shoes. slippers. Dxfords, pumps ties
they come Ia such variety and with so
many original and smart effects that IL
IS impossible to imagine an occasion
Tor which the proper shoe could not
be found Especially fetching are the
HNe lE0 4A SNcae ana DQEkSkln, the mod
els shown being entirely different from
eny seen before. while the introduction
OF the black cravenette boot A Ger
fectly plain model except for the tin
Of the same ma terial. waterproof and
warranted 10 stand wet weather. is
attracting attention. A particularly
noticeable innovation is seen in the
smoked pearl buttons which fasten il
a. the side
One or the very newest and most
popular STYLES is the dress walking
boot OF bronze kid which has a taupe
gray suede top, and is cut in the new
crescent shape ac the top OF the boot.
which effect is seen in most OF the new
models. The crescent shane means
merely that the boot is cut slightly
slantng so that the front of the boot
IS higher than the back. This dress
shoe also fastens with smoked pearl
buttons. which are very effective
against the gray. giving the boot a
very rich and quiet appearance
A really elegant boot. very quiet and
tnconsplcuous. is the one in black
buckskin known as the princess shoe
This Is made in one piece and has the
seam down the center. thus conforming
as FAR as possible to the cut Of the
princess gown. The heel, which is OF
wood. IS covered with the buckskin and
presents q very modish If somewhat
design intended 10 give the effect Of
e wing. II one were inclined. a par
allel IN mythology might be traced.
In tramping boots several new mod
els are seen. one Of them being the
buckskin tramping boot which requires
no cleaning, bur which can he brushed
of as easily as dust is removed by a
dust cloth. II has no lining. which
makes It cooler and softer for wear
This is snake and briar proof and from
the first OF May till the first Of July
these tramping boots are in great de-
mand. Another tramping boot is in
brown calf. also without lining, and
makes a good appearance. being a very
suitable color for country use. while
another style is the high laced boot in
elephant color with heavy extension
soies and tip. The elephant color. by
the way, IS not real elephant. but IS
known among shoemen as smoked
horse" However, the boot is so wash
able that II can be scrubbed with a
brush and is very light and comfort
able. This comes in 10 inch height.
The oil tan boot is used for wading and
FOR unexpected wet weather.
One Of the new ties goes by the
name OF the duchess It is shown in
tan, patent leather and gun metal, and
has a pinked toe perforated along the
edges and seams. This is finished by