The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1920-10-15
Care of Shoes


unevenly, while an erect carriage
tends to keep the soles and heels level.
Shoes, even more than most other
articles of clothing, need to be aired
after wearing in order to prevent the
Precipitation from rotting the lining
il is good plan to keep them Oh
shoe-trees or stuffed with tissue paper,
because in this way the wrinkles are
| forced out and the original shape is
preserved. Wetting tends to spoil the
appearance of shoes and to shorten
their period of service; therefore,
overshoes should be worn in bad
weather to protect the shoes. If shoes
do get wet, they should be very slowly
and carefully dried, for heat tends to
crack the leather. 1t is especially i'm
portant to restore the shape of wet
shoes by shoe-trees or paper stufing.
| Even with the most careful drying,
moisture tends to rot the threads with
which a shoe is sewn, and IAN ounce
of prevention is worth pound OF
cure"
For walking in snow or deep mud,
arctics with rubber soles and water
proof cloth tops afford excellent pro-
lection as do also rubber boots
When only little protection is needed
the slip-on or sandal, is comfortable
and economical, for it covers the sole
Of the shoe but leaves the heel free.
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 fright 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.
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 so that
each pair gives longer service. All
shoes should be kept clean and well
brushed. Leather shoes may be rub
bed with vaseline to keep them soft,
and also to keep moisture from pass
ing so quicly through the leather.
Only good polishes should be used.
In using paste polishes, brush is
preferable to cloth, as it will force
the paste into all creyices. The shoes
should stand a few minutes after the
paste is applied; then they should be
brushed with a fat stiff brush and
end polished with cloth or buffer, a
brush made of layers of cloth having
/ a 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
cleaned with one of the commercial
preparations for this purpose. 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 treated with a conf
mercial cleaner. All traces of the
cleaner should be carefully wiped from
the edges of colored sole; otherwise
the shoe will have a slovenly appear
ance. White suede and buckskin
shoes are cleaned in much the same
general way, but with special clean
ers made for the purpose.
When conservation of space is MOI
necessary, a small chest for holding
shoes may be added to the furnishings
of the bedroom; or shoe bags 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, and make it
possible to sort out particular 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 the
shape of shoes and should be leveled
at once If the shoes are Of good
leather, well shaped, and well made,
it is worth while to have full soles
hand sewed on them and new heels
put on when the first set wears
through. Shoes thus mended will out
wear those repaired with ordinary
half soles, and also have a much bet
| ter appearance. Brass rather than
iron nails in the heels make less noise
in walking. Rubber heels prevent JAZZ
ling in walking and for this reason
are very comfortable; for some per
sons they seem to wear longer than
leather heels.
grandma and Aunt Harriet and Uncle
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| ssVes'n1 " renliad Dick