The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1919-09-17
Foibles in Footwear

Sure as you are foot high, you
are going to wear different kind of
shoe this fall. You may swear undy-
ing allegiance to your French heeled
oxford or your long vamped pump,
hut unless you have already come to
it, 70 Twill be wearing itthis season;
"it' being a shoe with around, abso-
lutely round, but at the same time
pretty toe and military heel. We
had to come to it, and the designers
have sensed our desire for the beau
1ifuI combined with the comfortable
and have supplied our want to fine
degree. When we were in our war I'm.
iforms Us women, we knew for while
the absolute JOY of sensible shoe,
and we rather regretted peace clothes
in that they demanded, so we thought,
a return to the more feminine style
of pointed toe and high heel. We all
took to them though, and donned silk
hose in place of our wooden ones, and
trekked out upon the iboulevards, caus-
ing our erstwhile patriotic toes the
maximum of discomfort. We have
stood it nobly, but now with the sup.
port Of excellent advertising and per-
suasive articles in our foremost
fashion magazines, we are being tow
ed to happy harbor for our abused
feet Wise designers have eliminated
the bull dog effect and have adroitly
fashioned the lines so that the OBJ
jectionable features have disappear
ed and in their stead is an extremely
smart and at the same time sensible
shoe. These are to be the coming
shoes for winter, and they will be
most popular as oXfords, to be. worn
with sspats, or wooden hose, though
they will be shown also in high shoes
with cloth tops and straight tips. All
shoes for the winter will display a
noticeable scarcity Of gingerbread
work. -r-~'or'-. -'''~'-- ~ v
OF course there are women TO
whom nothing will ever suffice but the
shoe with very fine, long drawn-out
last. These will be good of course,
but not so new as the round toes, that
are surprisingly: comfortable after all
for the. long slender foot. A new fea-
ture of the pumps for formal wear is
a high, graceful back which prevents
slipping at the heel.
Even afternoon and evening clothes
will have the socalled diminutive heel,
whether they have round or pointed
toes. Suede, velvet, satin and metal
cloth are the leading fabrics. The
latter has remained dn vogue for a
surprisingly long time, and it prob
ably will continue to be so long as
gowns Of that shimmery cloth remain
in favor. Buckles of cut steel and
rhinestones will be worn on opera
slippers of satin or suede i and with
these brilliant affairs are worn lace
stockings. fS. HeE7f..t9,, .s..s:... IT..
Speaking Of stockings, there are
some daring ideas being shown these
chilly days. They are nothing more
(nor less, thank goodness). than a
silk sole to which are artfully woven
lattices of silk thread fully an inch
apart. Fine for summer or for Pa.
risiennes, but methinks in this coun'
try their popularity will be short
lived Those things have to be launch.
ed every once in while however just
to show there is something new. for
our jaded appetite. tWoolen' clicked
hose which were worn a bitslast{ year
will grow in popularity this winter
partly because Off the fact that they
will be less expensive, and also be.
cause women who have tried them
will never give them up. {