The Washington times., 1913-01-20
YOUNG MEMS SHOP
OPENS NEW SHOE
SECTION TODAY
Display Stands Will Show Latest
Styles of Footwear, Both
Imported and Domestic.

Soday marks the opening Of a new
department in the Young Mems Shop
The Subway Shoe Shop" This new
shoe section is in every way in keeping
with the rest of this new mems shop,
with which Washingtonians are already
familiar.
Thenew department not only extends
Under q good portion of the main floor Of
the Young Mems Shop, but to the full
width of the sidewalk, which enables
a partial illumination by natural light
coming through a transparent sidewalk.
Individual chairs in place of the GUS
tomary benches add greatly to the COM
fort of the customer. The 'try-on"
benches are equipped with sue measures
mat greatly facilitate quick, accurate
service.
An evidence of the up-to-the- -minuteness
OF this shop is the announcement OF
their formal spring opening for 1918,
- opening a month or more IN ad-
vance of the annual spring openings
of most stores. A feature of this open
ing that will prove particularly pleas
ing to busy men is the fact that artistic
display stands contain a full assortment
OF the various styles and feathers, from
which the visitor can quickly ascertain
q pretty accurate idea of the stores
stock. These stands are 10 be a per-
IldnenI feature, ana were not erected
merely for opening day.
The two shoes handled exclusively in
Washington by the Young Mems Shop
are the Steadfast and the Korrect shape
Shoe. 1t is claimed by the propTietors
that these shoes are what is known as
Exhibition Make every pair being
bench made with the same exacting care
given TO every detail from the selection
OF thu leather to the packing of the
shoe as though they were to be placed
on exhibition at an exposition like the
coming Panama Exposition to be held
in San Francisco, Cal, in 1915.
Both imported and domestic footwear
styles are on exhibition. English styles
preoom1nate in the exhibit, but, there
are lasts for sedate young men and lasts
Tor older men, who do not care for
the swagger styles.
Tan oxfords and shoes will be worn
more than blacks this spring, and the
opening will display number of es-
terms with wide shanks, slender shape,
narrow toes, the new tiange heels.
Few bluchers are shown. but the
balmorai style with blind eyelets
lar styles displayed have either the
swagger" last or the English" last.
A novelty that is sure to be welcomed
by men with hard-to-fit feet is known
as a three-in-one combination, giving
The proper proportions for all kinds Of
feet.
A new leather known as glazed kan
earoo is one of the seasons conceits.
II has much the appearance of patent
cather. but ii does not crack nor chip,
and moreover IL gives an especially soft
and easy nit for tender feet.
New styles of patent leather pumps
Tor dress occasions are included in the
exhibition, and all are constructed with
9 view to giving the greatest comfort
and style possible.
No attempt has been made at decora-
ton, as the shoe department recently
was equipped in fine light oak fixtures.
and an illumination system that gives
O cheerful surrounding
People hurrying along F street can
obtain a very good idea as to the va
riety and general excellence of the shoes
carried by the Young Mems Shop from
the very attrS ctive widow display. A
feature new to F street window dis
plays is the fact that all these shoes
Sre plainly price-marked.