Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-05
ADVANCE STYLES IN
NJ. & \. SHOE SALE
Newest Ideas Tr0Oping in and IncIud-
ed at Attractive Prices in This
Great July Footwear
Event

With skirts climbing higher, despite
continued predictions that they are TO
be longer, boots shoes and slippers are
coming into greater prominence than
they have enjoyed for years. Gone
are the days when it was possible to
hide a pair Of shoes by a long skirt.
The length Of the suit skirts and
trOckS of today are such that any dis
crepancy in footwear is revealed rath-
er than concealed in a most embar-
RAISING way
Shoemen have taken advantage of
this fact and are Offering the most at
tractive styles in footwear that have
been shown in many a moon and NJ. &
h. has this week received a big ship
ment of one of the finest stocks imag-
Unable of beautiful shoes for their
patrons in the three cities.
There is a remarkable display of
originality and taste in this new lot of
shoes which is being shown for the
first time this week at the NJ. & X.
store and they are attracting a great
deal of attention.
Color cOmbinatiOns-and the two
tone shoes are decidedly fashionable
are being featured and truly wonderful
art in workmanship is shown in the
fancy stitching that adorns the shoes
and give them an individuality which
tone boots are some of chocolate
brown with white tops, tan or a castor
shade with champagne COlOred top
stone gray and fawn colored tops
white with counter, a strip over the
instep and heel of gray, and there is
two-tones Of gray adorned with a seal
loped design that is stunning. Ok
blood also promises to be a favored
color for shoes. In short. the colors.
VErH
grays, castor and oxbblood leading
Realizing that they have an exclusive
patronage NJ. & X. has seen fit TO be
supplied with the very best which shoe
manufacturers have to offer and in do
ing so they have met the situation
with remarkable display OF beautiful
shoca-
For those who prefer low shoes NJ |
& X. are showing a splendid line of !.
pumps and slippers in all the new /
Shades in monotone and twO-tOne eff .
fects, and have pretty footwear in /
plain grays, white Frenrs kid, white /
kid with ivory white soles, combined /
patent and cravenette, dark green kid
with white counters and the same style |
IN black and white, bronze slippers for
street and party wear. light weight
patents, vici kid. pumps with instep
straps, single and double, practical
~ eAlFAAAlS SIibCS Win SUBSTANTIAL neHlS, !
Colonial pumps in leather and satin.
shoes Of long or short yamp, shoes to
ut every foot, shoes to please every
taste
In line with sport outfits now so
popular for both men and women M
q X. shoe department is featuring
sport shoes. Canvas is used almost
exclusively in the sport shoe although
some are being shown in elk hide and
buckskin. The white shoe is the pop
ular sport shoe and to meet the de-
mand for this line NJ & K are well
supplied with variety Of STYLES.
Playmate shoes have made a name
for themselves and for growing boys ,
and girls they have no equal Broad
Of toe, substantially made of good
quality of leather they are decidedly ,
the sensible thing for growing chill I
nren and come in very plain styles as ,
well as in the patent leather. and in ,
styles with white kid tops for dressy :
occasions. Sandals, the Egyptian !
style. have nor lost their popularity
md come in black and tans and even
n patent leather.
To be sure that you may be fitted
md satisfied M. & h is the place to {
,atronize~