The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-04-14
Concerning Shoes

Judging from tho shoes displayed q
at the spring openings. the Cuban or iY
military heel is as popular as ever
and viii be worn on all occasions
when 1t liant discarded In favor of p
the Louis Qulnze. Tho latter always
more or less in vogue for evening
wear.
All the shades of tan will be used
Tor general street wear, but the
lighter yellowish tones bid fair iatHi.
present TO be the most popular. White I.
Coloniais and pumps will be worn s
almost exclusively with lingerie ana 2
! tub frocks, the lighter shades OF
linen suits. and with all white cos
tunes of whatever material. White
satin and white kid slippers are used
for general evening wear with froclss &
of all colors. but IL Is smarter to have
| the slippers match the gown.
An attempt was made by one or
two designers to revive tho combina-z
ton OF the white stockings with fat
Aeeled low cut patent leather pumps,
but it has met with little encourage
mcnt. There is marked tendency (,
| toward conservation I'm the footgear 3
shown by the most exclusive houses. 4
| The bizarre effects noted in some or s
the cloth topped boots favored dur
! Ing the late, winter are disappearing,
! and while the woman who can afford
! to have thirty or forty pairs Of shoes 4
at one time is ordering boots In suede
or cloth In green. blue, heliotrope
| and rose TO match her different cos
| tunes, the black and white and \
brown and white combinations In
checks, stripes and polka dots which 4
Were seen two or three months ago
arc not being made UP except for
special occasions.
Whatever originality Ia permitted
| must take the form of Individual de-
| In, lrc ,vhirh n shown In N
| a largo variety of shapes and, ma
| terals. Gold. silver. rhlnestones. gun
| metal, pearl, both smoked and white,
: and all the fashionable feathers are
seen In the various notifications Of.
/ the square, round, oblong, oval and &
| diamond shaped buckles. Chiffon ros-
cites and butterfly bows studded with
! gold or silver seuuins or rhinestones
| are extensively used on evening slip
| perk, and one of the seasons distinct
novelties Is tile application of n gold
or silver nligree design to the Louis
| QunZe heel.
| One of the smartcst models shown
at recent opening was black satin
| dancing slipper with border of rhine-E
| stones around the top, a rhinestone
buckle and the highest type OF Louis
| heel studded with tiny rhines tones nail
heads. Another slipper similar in cut
and material showed a butterfly OF
| gold beads in place of buckle. Thera
was no border, but the butterfly design.
was carried out In miniature on the
| heel. E
For those who like more support
when dancing than is afforded by the
low cut high hcelcd slipper there are
| some charming models shown In Ro-
man sandals of both oxford and boot
height. These are made up in all
colors of satin, kid and suede. and arc
usually ornamental with an allover de-
| sign worked In siII
steel beads
! Two fetching models for street wear
with afternoon frocks are a black pat-f
ent leather colonial with cut steel
buckle and long camped pump. also
| of patent leather, finished with 4 ateri-
Ing silver buckle with an engraved
design. Low heelcd patent leather
pumps Will be worn somewhat In the
mornings with tub dresses especially
by girls still In their teens
IKE stockings used with these should
he of black silk, preferably unem-
broidercd and not too sheer. II Is 5nos-
sible to match the different shades, OF
tan leather In both SILK and lislos
l thread hosiery and as the various
manufacturers have taken special.
pains TO bring about this condition OF
affairs, the woman who would he w c,l2
dressed should take the time to lind
the tints that correspond with the
feathers she has selected, MS n mixture
OF tones may spoil an otherwise smart
costume. II is obvious that black
hosiery should never be worn with Tan
shoes or white with any color bur
white, and yet women who are particu-
lar regarding other details of their
dress frequently adopt such combina-
tons through inadverterce
| here are many elaborate effects IN
hosiery Tor evening Wear. some OF the
more eXpensive models showing both
hand embroidery and insets Of real
lace. These arc woven OF the sheerest
SILK, and should always be dry cleaned
rather than washed, as the fabric Is
TOO delicate to stano even the most
delicate rubbing or stretching Some
what heavier weaves of both silk and
Isle should be chosen for all kinds OF
walking shoes. 1t is no longer con-
sidered good form TO wear open
worked hosiery with the short skirts
now In vogue for street wear. These
Styles are extremely modish for after
noon wear with longer skirts and VIII,
be used Il great deal WITH patent len tn
er and suede pumps. f8
y white thread silk stocking win
block clockings has been specially de-
! signed for wear with white Kid
topped patent leather boot that prom
ises TO be very popular with street cos
tunes In April ana May. This srocK-
ing Is also very smart in combination
with the white buckskIn pumps ana
colonials which Will be worn d great
deal during the summer,
Tennis and golf shoes do not vary
much from those of last year Tan
and white Kid ana bucksiSin are the
feathers most used for all outdoor
sports Canvas is not so popular rs
it has been. although Ii will be worn
during the very hot weather with tub
dresses tg
For the stout Woman. St
(" To have a perfect lifting gown, one
must lave perfectly lifted under-H
skirt The stout woman who desires
10 avoid any surplus fulness about the
waist Will wear the skirt with the&
elastic htted sand and yoke. This
Yields to .he figure, and insur,s n, mr. y