Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-02
MILADTS SLIPPERS.

WOMAN'S slippers are at once the
"A bane and Blessing OF her existence
1 J. lust how much bane and how little
blessing depends probably more on the
manner in which she cares for them Wheh
not using them than on any other single
circumstance
A few extra smart women have taken
ereedily to a new model of slipper-the
extra high-heeled. Square-toed slippers
such as were worn at the court or that
grande monarch, Louis NV, hlnS OIL
France The slipper looks perfectly beau
tifu on small and slender foot, nut the
woman with low ankle and a great.
broad foot should shun them like the
plague for such a one will surely present
IA ludicrous appearance in this extra MI
ical style of footgear
The newest ones are of patent leather.
but it is of a dreadful'y expensive kind
that is soft and pliabe. However, the
women who indulge themselves in these
details of the toilet are usually able TO
ignore the matter of the expense. me
toes are squared off and the shocking
heels are almost three inches in height.
Across the front are buckles wide and
square with Square-cut tongues. The en-
tire design is square. and they are 10 De
worn for any and every occasion in the
house aside from the few functions where
the satin dancing slipper is not absolutely
INDISPENSABLE. When It is remembered
that the boot and half shoe is utterly old
fashioned now with any sort OF long
skirt. the rage of the slipper must be con-
coded to have reached its height.
The sales of slippers then are in inn
with ermine Still more artistic are the
ermine furs combined with white lace or
corded silk showing si.ver-outlined black
embroideries.
Messaline. taffeta and satin sets have
self-coyered large and small hats, trim
med with the tiny brushes of the mink
or the ermine. The closely shrred fabric
neck bands are trimmed with tails and
fas1en beneath satin bows. The brush
DECORATED, shrred fat muffs are usually OF
the rug order. This shape Is simply an
oblong piece of material Of which one
end is garnished with eight brushes and
the other with eight heads and paws. 1t
is thrown over a velvet hand pocket in a
manner calculated to reveal the heads
verlappng the brushes with Only one
or the other extremity" trimmed ends in
evidence.
Some three piece sets of the more elab-
crate type are entirely of mousseline. vel
vet or satin. Those of velvet are now
considered exceptionally smart with
gowns of matching color and material
They have no trimming aside from the
satin bows fastening the neckpiece at the
side. decorating the ends of the muff and
encircling the hat crown.
Three-inch- wide ruffies of heavy lace
like Irish point de Nenise OF Italian are
used on the sets. including Charlotte Cor
day hats. the brim frils being gathered
over corded silk brims matching the crowns.
which sometimes are lace yelled. Similar
frillS edge the neckpieces and the fiat
muffs. The same idea may be carried out
In silk and Swansdown. but only for a
debutante or for a schoolg rfs church
costume. On such sets gold and silver lace
is never used. as that sort OF trimming is
considered too e aborate for very youthful
representatives of the gentler sex.