The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-05-09


shoeshops. The requirements
OF the position demand the disposition
! of an angel. the tact of a successful
: diplomat and the persuasive powers of
: Beelzebub himself. For lives there a
woman who ever had her pedal at
! tachments equipped without trying on
at least a half dozen different makes,
sizes and styles of shoe bef"te she
F; actually buys a pair for prooa5.y - *
or ends the trial with the verdict: I'll
go back to KS and set the kind of
shoe I've been wearing for years? You
know" she adds, with conciliating
smile at the salesgirl, they seem TO
1T my feet better than any you have"
1t took this woman just exactly one
hour possibly to come to this conclu-
sion. And fit her feet, indeed.
Very likely there was not a shoe
emoDg the lot tried on that was q
tit, rejected as 'miles too biz" or per
feet gunboats." No, the average wo-
man will positively smile At the refcc
tion of her feet in a shoe mirror while
the pumps she wears are making her
suffer torture. "But they are so dainty
and smart" she coOcs, land you know
one really must wear good looking
footwear now that frocks stink about
ones feet and show them so plainly"
Surely the ways of femininity are past
finding out.
)"Oh. oh, OH" said a woman to me
recently. shopping is the most awful
experience. l go to a shoeshop and
suffer and buy, and as / come out I see
perfectly charming things in the place
next door. They are cheaper and
what I intended to get when / started
out. yet l can't get them now. and
wonder so often what it Is that in
'variably prevents my seeing such
things FIRST" 1t wouldn't be bad idea
f binders were given away with each
purchase made by women of this I'M
decisive class. But, seriously, it is
real affection tC purchase this spring
pair oe kid shoes and overlook the
new fabric boot that IS one of the most
attractive varieties among the new
footwear They are shown in all the
popular shades of cravenette cloth,
with the lowers of the same cloth, but
satin striped.
According to recent well authenti-
Gated rumors, the high shoe is to be
much smarter this summer than the
low model. But we shall see what we
shall see. Women love to be up to
date but when the weather man gets
20 doing stunts with the mercury mi
lady suTrenders to climatic conditions,
ard it's likely to be comfort versus
cpSl- shat carries the day
A cage for bronze effects has hit at
our flotEear this season, and both
shoes and stockings are offered in this
Hnost attractive glossy bronze The
Dew color is not the bronze Of other
ysars BY a natural mingling of the
olive tones. the laurel greens and the
havana browns we have arrived at
this alluring new color In the bronze
tone there are pumps of a new and
comfortable shape and oxford ties,
both for street wear, and fastened with
Fihhon bows to match
}My first thought upon being shown
these bronze shoes was, How will they
ever be kept in condition." But l have
heard recently that there Is a bronze
polish in the best shades for these new
shoes. Stockings to wear with the new
bronze shoes shade to either n green
or brown, and they are of silk. TO show
the same luster the bronze kid holds.
Many of them are drop stitch in weave,
while others are embroidered in colors
60 match, and for the girl who likes
Go have her monogram appear on her
stocking the instep of these bronze silk
hose will display the dainty insignia
of the owner. It is never good form %
have this monogram flaunt itself hs.-
fore the public, the reason tor it being