The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-09-21
Kid Heels,
Toe Pieces,
Appearing
BY LAURA LOU BROoKMAN
NEA Service Writer


NEW YORK, Sept. 21.-If you are
taking steps to renew the smartness
of your wardrobe, take them lit
orally in the direction Of the shoe
store.
Shoes-along with hats, coats,
gowns and accessories-this season
are going "lady-like." Designers
have caught the trend toward ele-
gance and richness and are cutting
their feathers yelvets and 'moires
accordingly. They have stocked
their work rooms with buckles,
braids, buttons and metallic trim
mings.
The results are flattering. Those
expresses, queens and princesses
whose names are being given to
current costumes would look down
on their royal buskins and swoon
with envy if they could see the trim,
graceful lines of modern footwear.
Oxford Ties, Too
Pumps in almost every fall shoe
collection are ranked as ''firsts."
Oxfords and ties hold second place
and the strap and step-in models
are cited third This does not mean
that strap slippers are least modish.
1t means, on the contrary, that
pumps and oxfords will be the big
selling numbers. If you are shop
ping for distinctive footwear, there
fore, it viii be well to look carefully
at all these styles.
Sandals-some Of them very beau
tiful-are shown for evening wear
and to accompany elaborate hostess
pajama costumes.
Two kinds of leather are often
combined in the same shoe They
may be the same shade, or contrast
ing. One Fifth avenue shop has a
street shoe made of four different
leathers-plain kid, patent, and two
kinds Of reptile. This shoe may be
had in black or dark brown.
Buckles Are Larger
Another innovation is the pump
with the toe piece and heel of kid
and the rest of the shoe fabric.
Changa, which is a wooden much
used for coats. is made up in
black or brown with leather the
same color. Tweed may be used the
same way and the smart shops will
make UP any of these shoes in the
identical fabric of your coat or suit
If you wish.
Shoe buckles are growing larger.
Colonial pumps that would be per-
feet with the dressy afternoon suit
have huge tongues [standing erect
beneath the buckles. Surprisingly
enough these make feet seem
smaller than they are.
A suede Colonial with large
square buckle of faille silk over
suede tongue comes in black and
brown. Another pump which is more
formal has the forepart and up
standing tongue Of patent, while
the back of the shoe is suede. A
small faille silk buckle is posed over
the tongue.
Alligator Is Popular
You may add color to your en-
semble by selecting a black patent
opera pump with rows and rows
of stitching forming a wide horse
shoe shaped trim around the instep.
This stitching is done in white to
be dyed any shade you wish. Red
stitching on brown or green on
black are combinations recon-
mended
For sport and walking shoes alli-
gator remains the favorite. Brown
alligator and suede make an at
tractive street shoe with small
gold buckle at the simulated clos
ing.
Opera pumps of pin seal are smart
with the light weight wooden frocks.
A model which is practical as we'll
as graceful has wing tips and fox
ing Of matching calf.
Heels Are Lower
Heels of street shoes are lower
this fall. They are known as high
low heels. generally leather instead
of covered wood, and they are broad
enough and low enough to be sem
sible footwear. On the other hand,
they are no where near as unattrac-
tive as the broad, fiat heels of the
typical health" shoe.
Some elegant pumps for formal
afternoon or evening have been de-
signed of faille silk heavily trimmed
with narrow self -color braid. These
come in black or brown and may
be ordered in other shades.
Brown slippers for evening are
an innovation that is expected to
be popular. Brown and black are
almost the only colorS shown,
though some pumps and oxfords
offered for day wear are black or
brown combined with green or red.
Blue shoes are practically unknown
among the new models.
With these new shoes you should
wear hose several shades darker
than your summer hosiery. With
brown the best selection is dark
chocolate tinged with rose. Gun
metal shades. also touched with