The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1920-04-30
Proper Care Will
Add Much to Life


ca1eless, slipshod gait wears shoes
lnevenly, 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
lerspiration from rotting the lining
il is a 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
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
clack the leather. 1t is especially i'm
portant to restore the shape of wet
shoes by shoe-trees or paper stuffing
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 a 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 a 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 thai
each pair gives longer service. All
shoes should be kept clean and well
brushed Leather shoes may be ruD
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 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 fiat stiff brush and
End polished with a cloth or buffer, a
brush made of layers of cloth having
6 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
for this purpose. If
water is used no more than necessary
should be applied on the shoes ana
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 cont
mercial cleaner. All traces of the
cleaner should be carefully wiped from
the edges of a colored sole; otherwise
the shoe will have a sloyenly 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 no.
necessary, a small chest for holdin%
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 ii
POSSIBLE to sort out a 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,
il 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 jar
ting in walking and for this reason |
are very comfortable; for some per-
sons they seem to wear longer than |
leather heels.