New Britain herald., 1929-06-13

Paris, June 13-Women are dis playing an ever-increasing sense of logic in their dress and I am happy to zee that they arc paying particular attention to their footwear. For the couturier, also. footwear can no longer be called . minor accessory. A perfect dress is often com mpletely spoiled by an injudicious choice of shoes and the couturier must. there- fore, attach as great an importance to footwear as, fer example, to hats. and to follow the efforts of boot makers with the closest attention.
 The extraordinary fantasy to be found nowadays in accessories--- due to the multitude created during the last few years-resulted in an almost disastrous influence on the efforts of the ''bottier de luxe" Some of the lesser accessories may. ct times, be allowed to differ alto Sether from the prevailing note of tho ensemble. This is absolutely taboo, however, where shoes are concerned. Line. cut and color play just an important a part here as in dress. In other words. shoes are intimately related to the color scheme whereas other accessories, such as jewelry. are for that matter opportunities and sometimes can even be considered intrusions.
 General Harmony Important
 I do not think shoe elegance re- sides either in detail work or dec orative effects. A shoe is not nec- essarily smart because 1t repro duces . detail of the dress. It must harmonize more generally with the dress. Style Is really the important point.
 To accompany a morning or sports suit a shoe must necessar- lily be very simple in line and col bring like the suit itself. A few brogue effects are permitted. evi. dently.
 Women seem to show tend ency to wearing light colored shoes for the afternoon. This is all right 50 long as the colors are discreet and if the color of the shoes matches exactly that of the frock. Beiges and grays are al- ways good but it must be borne in mind that certain shades now seen in dyed kid are veritable catas- trophies The only really pretty and satisfactory shades are to be found in the color ranges of beige and gray.
 The dull finish of antelope is attractive in afternoon shoes be- sides being distinguished in ap- pearance.
 satin Shoes for Tea Hour
 A great number of women are seen these days wearing satin shoes for the tea hour. This in- dicates, think. their desire to look dressed for this function, because until now satin shoes were exclusively reserved for the evening.
 This is not the only correlation to be found with dress SO far aA shoes are concerned. We are sure- ly reverting to the era of real "haute couture" that prevailed in pre-war days and this movement also can be traced in the boot makers models. We now see the master "bottiers" insisting less on decoration but more on style and line.
 Crepe Slipper Has Elegance
 This also applies to the evening shoe, wherein satin Is now replac- ed by crepe de chine. The ele- gance of a crepe slipper resides in its cut and then in it's dull sur face. Lame shoes. obviously. arc worn with lame gowns. but al most prefer a white crepe slipper.
 The beach shoe has now attain. ed an important place in the col lection of a shoe creator At first decorative attempts were inclined to lose sight of the general colol scheme and also the function O. this footwear. Today. the beacl shoe is practical, comfortable and in harmony with the beach suit Very sober trimmings, if any. anc an absolute absence of eccentric ity mark the really high-clas creations.