Evening journal., 1918-10-05
NON-ESSENTIALS
CUT FROM SHOES
Number of Styles Dropped
from $50 to $50; Colors
Eliminated
PULLSTRAPS ARE
TO BE ELIMINATED

WAShlNlrlONs Oct. J.--bONcfulleul
Standardization of the price and style OF
shoes, as announced by the War Ondus
tries Board. does not mean, il was cx-
planned yesterday. that the American
people will be forced TO wear the war
shoe, or the Liberty shoe, which has
been discussed at length in publications
during the past few months.
The War Industries Board made this
plain yesterday by publication Of its
fun program on the manufacture OF
shoes as 10 relates TO the conservation
Of leather and other materials and the
elimination Of STYLES. The prices were
disposed Of yesterday and these prices
were announced officially as follows:
The prices are arranged IN three
classes, each one having a spread
from a maximum 10 a minimum. The
first is Glass C. in which the prices viii
run from 50 10 50 80; the second is Glass
B. in which the prices will run frOW Sc
10 $50; the third is class 4. i'm which
the prices will run from $3.50 90 Si2.
There is no restriction imposed upon
sales below the lowest minimum, but
there IS regulation prohibiting the
sale above the top price OF Si2 for high
shoes and Sii for low ones.
Each shoe sold 10 the public VIII be
plainly stamped with ils class letter,
indicating the price group I'm which Il
belongs, and also with a serial num-
Der showing the manufacturer who
made IL. This measure Will enable the
public 20 determine at once the price
10 be paid. end, in The event o. ques-
tiOn, the manufacturer producing ii"
The agreement between The manuf3c-
tCrers and the Government which Will
20 lr3rn TIE maximum o! si2 for the
retail price OF shoes will he effective
about June 1 next, but the conservation
program on cOlOrs and materials is that
Of June 20 last =
Following is the new schedule in FULL
Pull straps should be eliminated on
all shoes except congress and unlined
work shoes.
All top bands. with name or design
woven In, and all sewed-in labels
should be eliminated.
The manufacture Of display or win
dow samples should be discontinued.
All two-tone effects or contrasting
cOlors, including black and white in all
shoes Of either leather or fabrics.
should be discontinued.
as soon as the present stocks
on hand, or on order, have been used
in the ordinary course OF business.
All ornaments. decorations and bead J
ing on boots, OXfOrds. pumps and Slip
pers should be ellminated. However. /
bows made Of leather or fabrics. or
slides covered with leather or fabric. I.
may be used
When the word shoes" ls used II I,
includes boots, 0xfords. pumps snd
slippers. When the word boots" Is
used it does not include oxfords, pumps
and slippers.
The manufacture Of satin boots
should be discontinued
The manufacture Of turn boots. ex-
cept black comfort boots Of medium
or broad toe, with heel not exceeding /
twelve-eights inches should be discon- 1
tinued.
The manufacture Of button boots and 1
button oxfords for women and misses /
should be discontinued except a wo-
mans and misses black comfort or
staple button boot Of medium or broad /,
Ioe.
The maximum heights Of heels. either
wood or leather, on all wOmens and
misses shoes should not exceed seven
.een-eighths inches, measured at breast
lf finished heel.
All Louis heels Of wood. with. split
sole breasts or leather; Louis heel ef-
'ects with split sole breasts or imita-
ion Louis breasts should be eliminated
IN wOmens and misses boots.
BOOts-All women's and misses boots,
10Th leather and fabric, including the
outside facings and trimmings, should
,e restricted to black. dark brown ltho
'OlOr recently adopted and white. :,
White leather 10 be used in buck and
ide buck only. Patent leather should
lot be used in wOmen's boots.
All women's and misses low shoes.
10Th leather and fabric, including the
outside facings and trimmings, should
,e restricted 10 black, dark brown
the color recently adopted) aud white.
White leather to be conn2ed TO calf.
i'd, cabrcita, buck and side buck. Pat
mt leather may be used in women's
nd misses low shoes, but only in
lack
Color restrictions do not apply 10
venlng or house slippers or baby |
hoes when these are made Of fabrics. :
Ironze leather may be used In evening
lippers.
The following apply 20 mems shoes
All mems shoes, both leather and
abric. including outside facing and
should be restricted TO
lack. a dark brown (the color recently q,
dopted) and white. White feathers,
o be confined to buck and side buck =
fen's work or service shoes should be :
estricted to black and a dark brown !
the color recently adopted. Patent :
Gather should be used in mems shoes 1,
nly in high, full dress. button shoes =
no tip) and pumps, and in black patent J
Gather only.
Mems button shoes should be elimln-
ted. except in the full dress (see para
raph 22) patent leather shoes, and
his should be in one style only.
All perforations should be eliminated
kept on she tip or imitation tip OF
he shoe.
The following apply 10 boys. youths
nd little gents shoes:
All boys, youths and little gents
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