Evening star., 1928-03-11

y" HE longer COnSi0er the QUeS-
ton of smartness and effective
ness In dress the more thor
L oughlv am convinced Of the
Importance OF the style, the
At and the condition of shoes. 1t would
be hard to suggest detail of the pres
ent ensemble that may be sighted with
impunity-but am convinced that the
detail that you may neglect with least
impunity is your shoes.
Yet there are some women who
though they wear their skirts as short
as fashion AllowS--and possibly shorter
go along with a sort of mid-Victorian
6eluSion that shoes don't matter an>.
that with an expensive hat and well
chosen frocks and gloves and TRIM
niinsS they can set away with shoes
that are down at the heel or shabby
or i'll fitting or out Of harmony with the
general ensemble. But ii simply can't
be done. No woman nowadays Is a
fraction smarter than her shoes.
1t is folly to consider the purchase
Of q single pair of shoes. OF course
YOU may find 1t convenient or neces-
Sary to buy one pair of shoes at
tlme-but YOU should always consider
your collection of shoes as whole and
the requirements of your wardrobe In
buying any pair of them.
The matter of shoe purchasing be-
comes simplified when yeur dress allow
ance is ample enough to permit
separate pair OF shoes for each frock
In your wardrobe. But unless you can
afford to do this you must buy every
pair of shoes with several frocks in
mind.
It is really possible 10 get along on
four pairs of slloes-and still to appear
well and appropriately dressed for all
occasions And this does not mean
that four new pairs of shoes are needed
every season. It simply means that
there should always be on hand a de-
cent representative of each of four types
OF shoes-some of which will need to
be replaced oftener than others
These are the sorts of shoes @aaean:
A pair OF low-eut sports shoes. Even
you are not an active sportswoman
these are we'll nigh a fashionable ne
cessity, because they are really the only
type OF con1mon-Sense shoes that fash
Ion at present favors. So for country
walks and rambles, for strolls in your
garden and hours spent in the more or
less arduous tasks about the house-in
short. any time when you do not wear
the formal, fairly high-heeled shoe
these really substantially built but none
Shoes for street wear in town and
Tor those occasions that are rather abb
surdedly spoken of as 'semi-sports" are
the second sort. These should be shoes
with higher heel of the more formal
type. For this purpose the oxford Is
decidedly smart. Lizard and other rep
tile skins are still used either entirely
or by way Of trimming for this second
type of shoe.
For afternoon wear and less formal
dinner and evening wear. there should
b Q pair. OF sandals or pumps, prefer
ably OF black suede or patent leather
This is the third classification 1t Is
only when one may hope to have sew
erai shoes OF this type that 1t Is wise to
Include those OF decided color. :
For the evening slippers. that must
do the honors for all more important
eyening occasions. there is nothing bet
ter than metal brocade OF silver or gold
persuasion. Sometimes there Is COM
btnaticn Of gilt and silver OF course.
black evcning slippers are sometimes
worn. but when there are black after.
noon sandals to use for less formal eve
ming wear, then the really truly evening
Ahoes should BE- Of some lighter hue.
Evening slippers OF satin to match the
frock are smart. but out OF the oues-
tton on minimum shoe rations. Flesh
colcred satin shoes. however. are de-
c1dedly smart and as widely suitable as
those Of metal but they are. of course.
not 50 substantial.
IL ix only when one can go beyond
this minimum OF shoe expenditure that
the more striking novelties of the sea-
son may be considered.
4 set consisting OF printed linen san
daL with matching purse and umbrella.
may tempt Tou. but when every pair OF
snoes in your wardrobe must really
resisted So. also, set consisting OF a
blue lizard and red kid oxford and
handbag IrnnYrsght fnesl