The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-03-26

No radical departures are observed
in the mems footwear fashions for
spring and summer. Both in the high
shoes and oxfords. two-tone effects
are still popular, these being accom-
plished by the uppers being Of differ
ent shade from the lower part Of the
shoe. The uppers on some of these
shoes are in cloth fabrics Of either
plain weaving or of the whip cord
variety. or else in softly shaded tones
of leather.
Where the two-tone effects are
shown in feathers, the popular shades
shown in the uppers are gun metal
gray, chocolate. tan. dark green. dark
blue or oxblood. and few cham
pagnes.
In the cloth tops the colorings are
more varied and include additional
tones Of the same basic colors as de-
scribed for the leather tops.
On these shoes there is a strong
showing Of the fancy button effects in
pearls. worries, smoked ivory and
mother Of pearl
The above styles are the more ex-
IRENE effects of the season, but the
conservative dresser will continue to
conf1ne himself to the one-tone leath-
err shoe, either in black kid, vici, pat
ent leather. tan, russell or oxblood eff
fects.
Perforations and fancy stitchings
are quite noticeable, largely on the
tips.
English lasts are the keynote, en-
bodying a long forepart and fiat
tread. Toes are either medium mar
row or medium high and round, and
few models show the long drawn out
toe. Shanks are medium in width
and only in the higher heel effects are
the narrower shanks shown, while
the wide heels show a broad full
shank.
Edges are for the most part close.
Vamps are a trifle larger and square
counter foxings are shown in the most
popular shapes.
feathers are Of vici, gun metal and
Russia, and a few kangaroos in the
heavier styles for early spring.
For midsummer, white canvas and
nubuck oxfords will be observed, but
ularity. There will also be a few
buckskin tops in light shades shown
on the outing oxfords.
southwest-S3 to Sc above, clear.
Ohio Valleys to Sc above, clear.
Forecast.
Illinois. Iowa, Missouri-Rain or
snow, colder.
Dakotas, Minnesota, Nebraska, Kan
sas-Fair and colder.
Minneapolis Logan wires
from Kansas City as follows: EVERY
letter / get from Kansas seems worse
than the last. Its too bad to believe"
Bucklin, Kan.-From Pratt east
wheat fields greening up, looks fairly
promising except in blown districts.
From Pratt west conditions grow
worse each mile. In this locality crop
very bad, many fields perfectly bare
Lots Of fields that will make wheat If
get rain. Think permanent loss 20 per
cent in this district.-LeCount.
Southwest Receipts.
$4,000; shipments $4,000, last year
$4,000.
Corn-1os, 900, last year $4,000: ship
ments $1,000, last year 10000.
Cats-67, 900, last year $4,000, ship
ments 01,000, last year $4,000.
Kansas City-Wheat $4,000, last
year. $4,000; shipments $4,000, last
year $4,000.
corn-1so, 900, last year s1s.OoO;
Oats-44,000, last year 10000: ship
ments $1,000, last year 10000.
New York-The Times says the
news Of the day did not create any new
situation. The coming Of war has
been accepted as something which Is
now unavoidable and there is no rea-
son at all for assuming that any port
OF the markets strength is due to hope
that after all conflict with Germany
may be avoided. At the same time
traders are not inclined to believe that
actual declaration of war would
temporarily give the market a halt
were 1t not for the restraint imposed
by the probability Of a setback upon
the declaration Of war. the market
would now be moving with an even
greater degree Of assurance. There
will be enough profit taking without
attempting to add to those already
made. The hope OF an early Increase
in railroad rates remaining an import
ant factor.
Times.