New-York tribune., 1909-03-21
: SHOES AND SLIPPERS
SEORT FIMP 4ND 4RCHED
FNSTEP IRE THE THING.
Eke Fad of the Season Is the Ne7c
s Bronzc Shoe -COtOred SHedes
VII Still Be Popular.

Woman. uncertain, coy and hard please. as
= Tast puts it, is TO have wide variety Of choice
IT, 1ae selection of her shoes this season She
!, a. indeed be difficult TO please if she cannot
Erd jJsJ what suits her.
Ia the first place. there has never been time
wh n >loemakers took 80 much pains in the shap-
inc Of The shoes. Their chief aim has been TO
make the foot look small possible, and some
OF them have succeeded admirably one woman
was met the other day who has been wearing
some Of the boots for the last fortnight and
her remarks enlightening. My dear. just
look at this ridiculous foot Of mine. Oh. don't
think I am not pleased; just tickled
death And what woman would not be when her
No is made TO look like No 80
SHORT VAMPs AND ARCHED INSTEP.
The new boots and low shoes are the triumph Of
srt in cutting and construction. While the short
vamp is still with US. il is not the eXtrema what
Is known TO the trade the theatre vamp. but
that is all intents and purposes similar that
OF the best shoes Of the winter season. There is
more arch the instep which only gives the
foot a shorter appearance, but adds TO the COM
fort Of the majority Of women, for American
women by means the fat-footed creatures
they were at one time supposed to be. The arched
tEstep of the new shoes is decided improve
ment, and should do away with the separate sup
port that many women have found necessary
20 both their health and comfort
Both round and pointed toes will be fashionable.
In other words. the toe VIII be made more nearly
20 conform to the shape Of the foot. Tips will be
more used than they have been in some seasons and
tr the main these quite fancy affairs. being
shorter in the centre than they the sides.
Some are ornamented with stitchings and others
are punctured. The foxing is longer the
straight around affair it has heretofore been, but
IS in some samples slashed down at the sides. and
when this is done the top CT the high boot is fire.
ouently cut TO correspond The majority of high
boots are no longer cut straight across. but
generally highest in front
MUCH ORNAMENTED
Fancy boots and low shoes are shown in greater
profusion than ever before. Even the black boot Is
treated with decorations IN the form OF punctures
end stitchings Some makers have even gone so
far bring out gun metal boots with white
stltchings-
Button boots said to be more popular nova
da.s than are laced boots, though in feathers
both lacedsand button styles being shown.
great many tan boots were sold early in the season
TO tourists making the Southern trip and from this
the inference is drawn that they viii again be
the streets soon as the warm weather makes
Its appearance.
Black patent leather be the dress for
the early spring. This VIII be made with either a
kid cloth top Of the same color For carriage
wear there is considerable talk Of the black satin
boot This 10 give satisfaction must be made of
fine quality OF satin. and is therefore quite costly
article. A cheap satin would rub up roug:.
from the constant friction of the skirts. and the
beauty Of the boot would thus be entirely lost
The Cuban heel has proved itself such a great
fsvorite that g will be the popular one II
viii be generally Of wood colored match the
Of the shoe. Some the dressy styles
Of ties VIII show the Louis XIV heel this is
the style which is universally for opera slip
pers
THE FASHIONABLE BRONZE SHOE.
The colcred shoe is again the fashionable
shoe of the While the shoe TO match the
costume viii continue be by some women
the coiored shoe. which is somewhat Of a con-
trast, is the most fashionable idea. This novelty
-u-FI 10 In
slippers. Bronze is 20 be the fad the season II
is shown in both French kid and the calfskin
II the latter substantiates all claims made for
ft the bronze shoe is likely more last
ing popularity. The reason for the confidence ex-
pressed in IL is that the manufacture and dyeing
OF bronze csfszin is said TO be perfected that
slight wettiGg viii not permanently mar its lustre
The best bronze calfskin Is said be dyed entirely
through the leather The iGstre bronze kid can
be easily restored by the woman herself without
rssosting 70 the professional polisher and the