The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-11-11

shoe, as buttons work loose. If you do
wear button shoes, the three lower but
| tons on each shoe should be. set back oc-
| casionally. When laced shoe is tried
| on, the strings should be drawn tight.
| Ii the sides OF the shoe then meet, it is
| too loose. They should gap or make a
V-shape, even when laced tight. II they
do not, as the leather stretches the shoe
Twill become too loose and let the foot
slip down into the toe Of the shoe.
g There are ways to economic
on shoes. but this economy should never
commence with mothers house shoes.
Often her feet ache because of patched
stockings or turnover shoes. The most
perfectly shaped shoe will hurt the foot
lii the heels are allowed to run over.
They should be Strengthened up very
often and REINFORCED with layer Of
thick rubber, which saves good many
jars to the spine"
The writer goes on to say that shoes
and stockings should be changed fire.
quently and that squeaky shoes may be
remedied by pouring small quantity Of
sweet oil or linseed oil on fat surface
and letting the shoes stand in the oil
over night
To strengthen ribbon shoe strings, run
three or four parallel rows OF machine
stitching down the length of the ribbon,
Choosing Mirrors.
Mirrors, decoratively speaking. are
among the most important items of home
furnishing. Interest spent in their place
ment and in harmonizing them with gen
eraI surroundings Il well repaid. Like
other pieces Of furniture, they have their
need OF classification in periods, and these
need recognition and adjustment.
Much may be said about the boudoir
mirror, for this must be an article for
use as well as decoration. The modern
city rooms are often rather small for
eheval glasses, however convenient they
have proved, and 20 a woman depends
greatly on her bureau or dressing table
mirror. In the matter of selection. IL
should be chosen separate from the chest
of drawers. Its material may be either
matching wood. or gold. or silyered
wood. The latter Il very charming with
bedrooms done in pastel tints and with
soft silk Lsnpings and cushions. II Il
scarcely decisive with chintxes. and en-
tirely out of place with black and white
tones.
Tie hest aid for dressing i had when
the mirror il not directly opposite the
light: for when 40 set the light coming
through the window j. reflected IN such a
way that one closures IL when standing
in front Of the glass. Electric bulbs for
the dressing table. for results. should be
where the light falls directly on the PER
son and % disposed that the bulb itself
h not reflected. n this latter ARRANGE
ment occurs. a glare Of light and double
reflection defeat the purpose Of the mir
ror.
In the bedroom the utility II the mir
ror ought not 20 BE- made serond 70 II
general appearance. but with little
thought shere can b. . combination Of
these items that win b. wholly salts
factory.
Mirrors we're not general until 100
snd enc Hrst ones. swing - Their cost.
were small. TIE neat step IN their o.
rsiorneuf ~as he mirror n I've glasses
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