The Alaska citizen., 1916-02-14
INDIVIDUALITY IN BOOTS

Graceful boots have become a fact, and the modistes may shorten the skirts and keep them short. mi lady cares not. Never since feet .s.e inst shod las there taen such bewllderine display of really beau tHul and at the same time sensi- ble footwear as the shops are of ferins this season. Soft, close fit ting, glove-like boots which make the foot look slim seem to have completely usurped the place for merly occupied by the pump and half shoe, and one sees slippers { Il only with the most elaborate afternoon and evening gowns For Fashion has decreed that this mar vicious, up-to the-minute boot may match the suit or demi-tailleur, that it may be of the simplest lines yet very elaborate ill open work or fancy stitching, and of dull or patent kid, bronze or Ivory, button
 lave, so that it is quite possi- ble to have a fetching pair of boots to go with every costume. The present length of the skirt brings the foot into such prom hence that not only is a graceful boot necessary, but a correct one Is required to think as much about the appropriateness of her shoes to her gown as she formerly did about her hats
 Of the many new models shown in dressy street boots none F more popular than the Gypsy" ture the seam from top to toe Gypsylike, ii Is subject to many whims and caprices. for the "Gyp- sy' may be laced, buttoned on the Slde, it may De had in velvet or kid of almost any shade, it may have Colored pipings or fancy stitch decidedly new and decidedly smart
 Another pattern greatly in do mand Is the plain kid or bronze boot with the beaded vamp. This is one of those elaborately simp!- shoes which are dressy enough for almost any occasion and good wit, almost any costume.
 i The "Grecian" boot is one of thi: seasons innovations, but so graceful is it that Dame Fashion hints It may Outlast some other styles not so extreme. Coming as it does l in both lace and button, the Gre 2ian' is distinguished from it's many rival models by three straps of contrasting leather across the ,amp. An unusual yet class4cally chaste, effect is obtained by the dull black straps on an ivory kid. This particular boot also has mother of pearl buttons. In the dark kids the "Grecian" effect Is obtained by having the straps set off witt lighter colored stitching, the com binations being worked out most harmoniously.
 With the woman who likes a spice of dainty hosiery to match her gown or contrast with it and who must at the same time fol, low the trend of the times and wear a ten-inch boot, the "Moyi" Queen" is a fayorite. Minus a tongue, the Movie Queen also symmetrically cuts out more lea ther where the tongue ought to oc and the result is an attract!v" openwork front in very striking beet The Movie Queen comes in several shades of leather and permits of such different effects and combinations in hosiery that it's popularity was assured from the first.
 The Del Monte is boot of contrasts-one of the numerous models which is particularly stun yet Is equally good in the quieter combinations, because of it's beauty of line The Del Monte" comes in patent leather and kid of various hues, but it's originality of design is best illustrated in the black and white or black and ivory boot, where