Evening star., 1920-02-08

TWO PAIRS OF EANCIFUL SHOES,
ONE COPIED FROM THE LOUIS
XIV PERIOD, THE OTHER AN
ADAPTATION OF THE ROMAN
COTHURN. BELOW THESE, A
PAIR OF SLIPPERS THAT HAVE
GAINED WIDE POPULARITY FOR
EVENING WEAR. THEY ARE
COPIED FROM EGYPTIAN SHOES,
ARE MADE OF METAL DROCADE
AND HAVE ORNAMENTAL An
KLETs.
type of heel and it was n blow to her
when the shoemakers dropped it from
their standardized lasts and gave her
the choice between a round, nat heel
and tho high French heel.
The foot of the American woman IL
not suited to either of these. She
walks too much and too firmly to wear
the French heel on the street, and her
foot 10 too arched to look really well
in the wide. nat heel that has been
adopted from mems shoes. The Gu
ban heel upholds her arch, gives shape
liness to her foot and permits q slen-
derer instep adjustment than either
the French or the nat heel. 1t Is good
that 10 returned to fashion. 1t is well
coined with joy and relief
There Is q recrudescence Of the Ok.
ford tie on account Of the revival Of
tho Cuban heel and the fashion for
covering the instep with various
types Of straps. bows and buckles.
The new shoe. you know, becomes
quite fanciful whom 1T reaches the in
step. That IL one of the symbols Of
its modernity. The new Oxford is not
cut high at the instep, like it's prede-
cessor. 1t has aba ndoned this ugly
line and goes back to the more grace
full method Of reaching only half way
over the instep and showing a huge
bow as ornamentAtion. The taste Of
the latter is questionable.
These OxfOrds are heavily stitched
in order to shorten the foot. That's
the whole idea in the new shoe. A
woman who wears q number six by
this process makes it look as though
1t were number four. A round vamp
will always break a long line. q bow
on the instep aids in this. and irregu-
lar lines Of stitching break up the
smooth expanse Of leather which. on
an unusually long foot, Is not alto
Gether agreeable or artistic.
There are several varieties Of OK
ford ties that do not follow out the
creed Of simplicity. They are perfor-
ated over the instep. or they have
three. or four. straps which meet in
the center and are tied toether with
a fluffy bow Of black grOsgrain rib
bon. There are Oxfords in cloth and
perforated leather, in suede, covered
with bands Of stitched patent leather:
in mottled and striped cloth; with
bands Of dull leather to deaden tho
effect.
In truth, the fanciful aspect Of
shoes is SO strongly on the increase
that certain women have ordered
plain shoes in suflcient numbers to
carry them through the incoming
fashion which promotes whatever is
not simple.
One woman. who is proud Of her
feet and the number of shoes she
possesses, says that she attended the
January sales Of the smart shoe shops
and bought every single pair Of shoes
that her dress allowance permitted
whenever she could hnd the last and
the type OF shoe that she preferred.
She oas a shoe trunk filled with these
purchases and she does not expect to
buy again until the new fashion has
vanished over the horizon. .z.,
1t IL interesting that certain types
Of heavy shoes once known as bro
eans have come into fashion along
with the fantastic, frivolous Oxford
tie. These brogans have the stithery
on straps to break the crude effect
Of 50 much brown leather, while some
have the fringed tongue hanging over
the instsp. which 10 borrowed from
the Scotch golf shoe.
With this type of shoe smart wom-