Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1920-06-01
CARE WILL PROLONG
LIFE OF YOUR SHOES
Footwear Requires Good Treatment
or lt soon Grows Shabby--SHons
Given Proper Care Wear Twice as
Long ~ Those BADLY Treated.

When pair Of dress shoes could
be bought with q 5-dollar bill mos,
people were not greatly concerned
as to how long they would wear Bat
now nearly everybody is taking bet
ter care Of his shoes in an endeavor
to prolong their usefulness.
For those NEo are not shoe v i;c'
the following advice on the care of
shoes, given by clothing specialists
in the United States Department Of
Agriculture. may prove helpful
Walk Right to Save Shoes.
Careful poise of the body in walk
ing prOlOngs the life of shoes. A
careless, slipshod gait wears shoes
unevenly. while an erect carriage
tends TO keep the soles and heels
level.
Shoes, even more than most other
PARTICLES of clothing. need to be aired
after wearing in order to prevent the
Iperspiration from rotting the lining.
1t is a good plan to keep them on
shoe-trees or stuffed with tissue
paper, because in this way the
wrinkles are forced out and the orig
inal shape is preserved.
Wetting tends to sroil the appear
ance of shoes and to shorten their
period of service; therefore, over
shoes should be worn in bad weather.
Wet shoes should be dried slowly
and carefully. for heat tends to crack
the leather. 1t is especially impor-
tant to restore the shape of wet shoes
by shoetrees or paper stuffing. Even
with the most careful drying, mois-
ture tends to rot the threads VITA
which a shoe is sewn. and IAN ounce
of prevention is worth a pound of
cure"
All types of rubber overshoes are
now so expensive that they should be
treated as carefully as the shoes they
protect. They should be kept away
from great heat, and set right side
up with care" to prevent their losing
shape. They should also be washed
or brushed SO that the grit on them
may not wear down the surface.
Rest Is Good For Them.
1t is economy to keep two pairs of
shoes in use and wear them on alter
nate days; the thorough airing on
shoe trees or stuffed with paper keeps
them fresher and more shapely sc
that each pair gives longer service
All shoes should be kept clean and
we'll brushed. Leather shoes may be
rubbed with vaseline to keep them
soft. and also to keep moisture from
passing quickly through the leather.
Only good polishes should be used.
In using paste polishes, brush is
preferable to a cloth, as it will force
the paste into all crevices. The shoes
should stand a few minutes after the
paste is applied; then they should be
brushed with a fiat, stiff brush and
polished with a cloth or a buffer, a
brush made of layers OF clothing hav-
ing mapped surface. A glove made
of sheepskin with the wool on. such
as is used for rubbing furniture, is
also very good for polishing shoes.
White canvas shoes are usually
Icleaned with commercial prepare
ton If water is used, no more than
necessary should be applied on the
shoes and they must be cleaned on
shoe-trees or stuffed with paper to
prevent the canvas from shrinking.
If they are badly soiled they may be
washed with a soap that contains
whiting, dried. and if necessary treat
ed with a commercial cleaner. All
traces of the cleaner should be care
fully wiped from the edges OF col
lored sole; otherwise the shoe will
have a slovenly appearance. White
suede and buckskin shoes are cleaned
in much the same general way, but
with special cleaners made for the
purpose.
Chest or Bags Conserve Space.
Where conservation of space is not
necessary, small chest for holding
shoes may be added to the furnish
,ings of the bedroom; or shoe bag
hung on the inside of the closet door
are good. Pairs of bags in different
colors are very useful for packing
shoes when travelling; they keep the
shoes from being scratched, prevent
them from soiling other articles ana
make it possible to SORT out a partlc-
ular pair quickly.
Shoe repairing has become such an
art that shoes must be of very poor
leather, indeed, if they will not stand
repairs. Rundown heels spoil TIC
shape of shoes and should be levclec