San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-06

0EmpSlng the new mode in Spring
footwear. we may rightly assume thai
we are indeed to be judged from "th,
tip of the toe to the top Of the head.
1t is certain never did social climber
exert greater energy to overeomf
closed doors than has footwear in
ascending the ladder of fashion i'm
portance.
From its relatively unimportant po.
sition as a very minor item in Mi
lady's wardrobe it has steadily risen
until this Spring, we find the low shoe
developed in a variety of interesting
styles-harmonizing with every con-
ceivable type of costume.
There is footwear designed for
morning or sports wear, for informal
afternoon or street wear; for dane
ing and the formal occasion. Not
fashioned as in previous seasons, bur
especially developed and individual
lied by novel feathers, style modes
and ornaments. And nothing 81
surely marks discriminating woman
as quickly as her footwear.
Predominance of Brown.
This spring promises to be a
brown season. Shades vary from
cream to tete-de-negre. Brown has
become quite a standard color. even
as much so as black, and is being uni
versally adopted. Que finds it suit
able for morning wear and in the
evening it is introduced in satin san
dial slipper. There will be very little
gray. except in the novel lizard leath-
er. worn this season.
Paris is centering attention on the
high strap sandals developed in all
colors from ivory to lacquer red. From
all appearance. however, it is not like
ly that American women will again
prefer the cQlored shoe.
For Street Wear.
Especially popular is the modish
pump of kid. suede. patent leather, or
novelty feathers such as crocodile,
Made with high or junior French
heel and small. square buckle of ham
mered silver jet. The vogue for these
quaint Colonial pumps still persist
and seems to continue to endear itself
to American women.
The Afternoon. Mode.
For the Informal afternoon one
finds an interesting model Of patent
leather with very high Cuban heels.
fastened by narrow straps of lizard
skin. Another favored style is the
plain pump, without straps, effect
lively trimmed with small, round, cut
steel buckles or brilliant pin ona-
ment placed at the side.
The new dictate reveals the alb
sence of the sandal for daytime wear.
Appliques in contrasting color, pip
ings and inserts of contrasting color
and lacings are replacing cut work
and intricately placed straps.
The Evening Mode.
Without a doubt il is the evening
mode that offers greatest variety of
all this Spring. and it is quite sim
pie matter TO choose dainty footwear
that will add greatly to the beauty
of ones gown.
1t seems certain that slippers of
silver and gold kid and brocade will
be the choice of fashionable Ameri
can women. A distinctive model Of
silver brocade is fashioned with loops
of silver cord and tassels of rhine
stones and peards. One sees no more
of the large buckle of early winter.
1t is replaced either by tiny buckle
or rhinestones or a jeweled ornament. |
The Mode for Resorts.
The choice seems practically unlim- |
tied and there are styles to harmon
ize with the gay sports costumes. |
White is destined TO be the most pom |
slar color tone and is offered in kid. |
calf and bucl2kin. For wear with |
cool printed crepes or tub silks one
prefers the white kid that seems 80
much more intended for a leisurely