Evening star., 1934-10-04
Shopping in Washington
A w e e ky
D i g e s t
By
Margaret
Warner

many sandal types in silver and gold
kid. Although sandals are still styled
with the exposed-toe feature, there is
usually a more substantial support
elsewhere to make the slipper more
comfortable-probably a heavy strap
ping up through the arch, which ex-
tends around the upper part of the
heel.
We did not mention colors for eve
ming wear, but the use of shoes dyed
to match the gown still continues a
high style, and therefore the white
evening slipper is the one that fills all
needs. Every shop has a service for
dyeing these slippers to match your
costume.
A casual glance at the windows of
shoe shops is sort of bewildering, but
when you sift the matter down a bit
and think in terms of what you need
the shoes for and the general color
scheme of the clothes you expect to
wear this season, it is not such diff
cult proposition after all.
The very first shoes you need, of
course, are street shoes to put right on
and wear to business, for shopping, to
live in comfortably for most of the
hours of the day, and for this purpose
brown suede oxford with calf wing
tip or an all-calf oxford in some sort
of rough grain leather is suggested.
This will harmonic with all the lovely
Autumn colors, the rusts, greens and
most tweeds. If, however. you are par
tial to some of those nice blues and
grayiSh mixtures, your better choice
would be black. Practically all the
models come in black and brown and
many of them also can be gotten in
dark blue, but these more especially
in the dressier types.
A fashion magazine shows a
good model for town and country
wear which comes in all-calf or calf
and suede with wing tip and a
fringed leather tongue. which is re-
movable. This shoe is available in
Washington. Another excellent
street shoe is the one sketched of
brown suede with cut-outS that
show the suede beneath It is
called a windblown tie, as the de-
sign has such nice, sweeping lines.
1t is an excellent model for the
business woman.
1T is surprising how many mannish
types are being featured for gen.
eral wear. One shop places in con-
spicuous position a pair of brown
suede oxfords with plain stitched
moccasin section and an extra heavy
sole and substantial heel Another
shop shows a new version of walking
shoe made up in light-colored calf
like riding boot, and, in fact, de-
signed somewhat on that type, as the
leather of the shoe continues up into
the tongue without toe trim of any
sort. One wide-stitched strap holds
the shoe firmly in place. This jodh-
purlike shoe is receiving good deal
of attention and an astonishing
amount of popularity.
When we talk of afternoon shoes
the subject becomes still more at
tractive, as more liberties can be
taken with the styling, as for in
stance, the perfectly stunning model
in black antelope sketched in one of
the center circles. This dressy day.
time model is distinctive and attracts
attention Immediately, with its
trimming of fine kidskin running
through metal rings around the
throat Of the vamp and with red
piping outlining strap and quarter.
Imagine it with black velvet en-
semble, accompanied by an exquisite
antelope bag with beautifully de-
signed solid silver frame, which was