Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-08-01

10 a condition where it can
hardly be made pliable again.
Those who do Victory garden
ing should heed this caution. if
their footwear is genuine leather
which it is hoped it is not!
Wood (as the old Dutch farm
crs long ago found OUT is eX-
cellently suited for outdoor foot
protection; or clogs Gas the Chi
nese also discovered centuries be-
fore this) are also choice types
Of shoes" for the one who spends
long hours working in damp vege-
tation.
Today's best choices may be
some kind Of wicker sandal (hu-
araches) such as are worn by our
Mexican neighbors. or compost
ton soles and canvas combina-
tons.
Another word of advice: never
allow salt water TO stay on your
footwear. After coming from
the beach, take your footwear
and rinse it thoroughly in clear
water, and, after having stretched
it on some kind of shoe tree,
place outdoors, but not in too
sunny a location, TO dry Slowly.
This applies to all rubber beach
wear, too, if you are so lucky
as to possess it!
Daily inspection of Little John
ny, as he marches off to play or
visit, should include not only
Mothers swift check as TO
whether Johnny has brushed his
teeth, and his hair, but also,
whether or not he has brushed
his shoes!
But in spite Of the best of
care and protection, shoes wear
out, altogether too fast, many of
us think. Heels run over, straps
break. wedges come loose. Time
seems to play tricks with us,
and shoes that were once a per
feet fit now seem as uncom-
Portable as an old girdle.
.uERE is where more persons
~ should resort 10 what is
known in the trade as "shoe re-
conditioning. This is not the
usual repair service offered by
the local cobbler; it is a first
class job Of rebuilding the entire
pair OF shoes, if necessary, so
that they are practically like
new.
If the shoe is a well-known
brand usually the practice is 10
take the worn shoes back 70 the
outlet store carrying that par
ticular brand and have them send
the old pair back 20 their own
factory. after having again
checked the feet for size. against
that particular shoe. For. while
we may not always realize II.
our feet, like our hands or our
face, do change When we gain
more weight, our feet, too, may
enlarge slightly or considerably
TO take care Of the extra weight.
Standing many hours at a Job
VIII encourage fallen arches"
which may require special formed
shoes for our comfort at work,
or as age comes along, some of
us lose weight and thus our
bones become more prominent
and we find our shoes sloppy for
loss Of former body flesh, and
so on.
Shoes can be shortened. length
ened made narrower or wider.
the former open toes" may be
filled up thus making a Summer
type Of shoe see longer service
into Fall and cold weather.
backless shoes can be built up,
II desired, high heels can be
lowered, or low heels made high
or even a new type Of heel ad-
Justed 20 the old snoe.
Suede and other scuffcd leath-
ers can be re-trcated and brushed
so that the finish is quite like
that in a new pair; many kinds
OF shoes may be dyed, or brought
back to original shade of leather:
new bows or ornaments can be
sewed on; loose pumps can be
frightened TO hug the foot more
closely.
How much cost, such recon
ditioning? II varies of course.
depending on the type of shoe
its condition, etc. But one should
be able TO have a good recon
ditioning job done for between
50 and Sand it's well worth
1t! Sometimes your favorite de-
partment store offers such a shoe
repair service; again, the store
where the shoes were purchased:
or IN some cities, there are shoe
service shops which make a fea-
ture Of this special type OF re-
building on mems and women's
shoes, and those of children.