Evening star., 1917-09-28

lily roughened with file the child will
| be saved many a hard fall.
| When buying white shoes for chill
| dren it is better economy to get shoes
made of white cowhide leather rather
than those cf kid. The former are cas-
| lily cleaned Icy simply wiping off with
| 4 damp cloth and q little white soap,
and require no other dressing. If wiped
/ off after each wearing they can be kept
| clean and white with very little trou-
! BILE They wear better than the kid
land are no higher in price. This is a
! hint from a reliable shoe dealer Chill
drens sandals become unsewed long
| before they are worn out. If mended
with fine wire the result will be lasting.
/ Baby slippers that are held to the
! feet with only one ankle strap Will
easily slip off. II you stitch n piece Of
! leather or ribbon from the strap to the
toe the slipper cannot possibly fall off.
If the tiny slippers are handmade, er0-
brOider strips for the purpose. For
everyday wear baby shoes may be made
out of pants cloth, and, for nice wear,
out of dainty Colors OF elderdown. y
pattern may be cut by an old shoe of
the proper size. consisting of . heel
piece Vamp and sole. Sew the vanp
to the heel piece With buttonhole stitch,
buttonholin& also around the top and
across the front Cut the soles double
from an Old felt hat and sew the up
pers to the Soles with buttonhole stitch.
holding the upper part a little full at
toe and heel Buttonhole all seams
neatly on the right side, leaving the
shoe smooth on the inside. Baby shoes
may also be made of white pique, fig
ured or dotted Bind the edges with
wash ribbon in white or delicate
color.
Wax the soles of new shoes for adults
and they Will wear much longer. Rub
shoes that are hard with kerosene and
they viii soon become soft and pliable.
Squeaky shoes may be remedled by
pouring a small quantity of linSeed or
other sweet oil on fiat surface and
letting the shoes stand in the oil over
night To make shoes waterproof give
them a coat of gum copaL Tut II on
until they shine like bottle. Keep
the tongue OF Il shoe in place by max
ing a small hole in the leather near
the top of the tongue. and when tacing
the shoe insert lacing III TINS opening
Just before putting ii in the last hole
This is an excellent plan tor boNS TO
follow, as the tongues of their SHOES
invariably become wrinkled or crooked
If pumps slip up and down at the hes'lS
attach a piece of elastic about one-hal1
an inch wide q little toward the back
and bring it around the instep.
Frozen shoe polish will be as good
as new if thawed with wood alcohol
When polishing shoes, instead ol using
the sponge which comes fastened to the
cork, use medium sized paint pruSh
OF camers hair. 1t is easier to handle
more effectively.
The liquid polish now obtainahle for
suede shoes of any color MAKES thehl
more desirable When they become
worn or shiny. rub them with emery
paper and they will look like new. a
small stiff brush Will clean suede ana
raise the pile if it is rubbed in rotary
motion over the leather.
Velvet, cravenette. satin or any dark
cloth shoe or slipper can be made per
fectly free from dust by applying ut
tie gasoline with a nail brush. Always
terial To clean lint from velvet shoes,
dampen piece of velvet and wipe the
shoe downward. This will drag the
lint down and OFF. DO not have the vel
Vet too damp.
White Kid boots and slippers can be
claned with chloroform, ether or gaso-
line Chloroform is really best but II
il is used, do the work out of DOORS
Low white shoes that are soiled past
wearing may be painted silver color
with aluminium paint mixed with
banana oil. The banana oil makes the
from rubbing off.
Stains may be taken out of brown or
tan shoes by rubbing them with piece
of cut lemon and then polishing them
with brown polish.
Oxide of zinc is the simplest and most
economical cleanser for canvas shoes.
Mix a quantity of the powder with wa
ter to make a thin paste. Apply with
small brush. rubbing in thoroughly
and let dry before wearing. If you
wish to color your canvas shoes you
viii have better success by using wa
ter-color paint First stretch them out
with shoe trees or stuff them with tis-
sue paper and apply the paint with d
sponge or q soft brush. This coloring
will require frequent renewal.
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