Show I b aZ f l 1 FOOT d 2 f A 0 A matter how much 0 money a 0 woman oman W M may expend upon her gowns wraps H D and lod hats bats she cannot expect to present pre pre- U JM sent a 11 really feally smart appearance if her footwear is shabby or not In InI I accordance with whatever costume Is 1 j Jw rn and nd so thoroughly does the average f ti j r appreciate this tact fact that the sum sura devoted to shoes and slippers clippers often otten n disproportionately Js large when compared t l e amounts set aside for other items ol of ot the he wardrobe Nevertheless this apparent ap- ap 1 parent parent paren extravagance In 10 the matter of ot coverings cov cov- b f for r the feet Is excusable when it is remembered that the woman who is 15 correctly cor con shod invariably looks well dressed even though her hat may may have seen weeks of ot service and her tailored suit show that I I it has Jas frequently been cleaned and pressed I 1 Moreover the consciousness that ones one's onesI I feet feet are beyond criticism not infrequently inspires an ease of ot manner which is more I attractive than beauty or wit 1 Since women of ot moderate income do not hesitate to spend from tift fifty l' l to a hundred dollars annually upon their footwear It Itis Itis is not surprising that wealthier members of ot the sisterhood should each year devote several hundred dollars to the same purpose purI pur pur- I po pose e Of Ot course coune a large portion of this i I money Is 13 expended upon evening slippers sUppers L to watch ward the color color and and whenever possible pos pos- sible the sible-the the texture of ot each elaborate costume cos coso tume Slippers to be worn at the large dinners dinners din din- ners dances and theater parties already scheduled for tor the brief but gay season immediately following Easter differ in several respects from those worn during the past winter The toes of ot the new slippers slIppers slippers slip slIp- pers are less Jess pointed the vamps Tamps somewhat somewhat somewhat some some- what shorter and the Louis Loots heels less extreme extreme extreme ex ex- in fn height Although embroidered with silk sUk silver sliver or gold thread sewn with seed pearls or rhinestones the designs designs designs de de- signs thus produced are of ot so 10 much smaller small small- er size than formerly seen that considerable considerable considerable consider consider- able of the space between the toe and the base of ot the Instep is 13 not decorated while the buckles Instead of being set directly upon the vamp are attached to each side of it ft and rest directly over the elaborately elaborate elaborate- ly embroidered silk stocking In some instances In- In stances these satin slippers have haTe the In In- supporting step-supporting strap which Is 13 embroidered embroidered embroidered ered or Jewel sewn sen to match the garnishing garnishing gar gar- fishing on 00 the vamp Similar designs are seen on ou the black satin footwear worn with black white or colored restaurant and Informal dinner costumes by young young- middle-aged middle and elderly women White slippers sUppers in glace and suede are areso areso so easily cleaned and so substantial tha that they are rather more moie practical than are those of ot satin salin and while they do not readily lend themselves to embroidered and sewn Jewel-sewn erects effects they may be decorated with silver gilt or rhinestone buckles At present th the smartest looking types are rather low c cut it and closed Just below the instep with large bows of ot wide corded white ribbon So long as silver and gold trimmings I continue to be used on evening gowns just so long will slippers ot of sliver silver and gold cloth or kid continue to find pur pur- chasers It is undeniable however that these bullion effects are just a bit garish arish in addition to making the feet look several several several sev sev- eral times their normal size and a n much better way of ot repeating the decorative scheme of ot the evening costume in ID the footwear Is to have baTe the slippers of ot a matching shade of ot satin bordered with silver sliver or gold embroidery in Grecian key design Bronze kid slippers with plain or embroidered embroidered embroidered em em- broidered bronze silk sUk hosiery are now worn almost exclusively with evening toilettes especially those of ot a dark or neutral tint They are developed on practically practically I the same lines as are those of ot i satin glace kid or 01 suede usually with double straps crossing the Instep and with a n bronze-beaded bronze vamp beaded headed with witha a butterfly bow of ot bronze leather Pumps designed for spring and summer service are of ot suede Buede Russia or dull calf sometimes brightened with touches of ot patent kid One attractive e model in dull calf lined with black ooze Is exceedingly low cut has bas narrow strap fastenings supporting the Instep a Cuban heel and a flat fist bow of thick ribbon Entirely Eu- Eu In patent leat leather er Is another model stitched prominently with white and equipped with a one-eyelet one tie Joined with witha a u astin ribbon bow Because of ot the vogue of tan shades in to gowns gown s suits snits and dress accessories all aU shades of tan in pumps and shoes are to tobe tobe tobe be extensively worn during the ensuing summer nut Dui but use line the topped high boots whirs many women wear throughout the year win swill be modeled on the most conservative conservative con con- lines and be distinguished more for elegance of ot material and cut rather than for tor novelty effects While patent kid continues to be popular popular lar lor with women of ot every class there are evidences that black Russia suede and dull calf will soon lead even In the case of the dressy type of ot high boot which frequently shows a D. combination of ot two pelts Because the topped cloth-topped boot Is Isso isso isso so much softer sorter and more pliable as well as lighter for wear during moderate weather er than Is the one topped with kid or calfskin Its Us vogue is steadily Increasing Not Kot only is cloth used to top the very expensive expensive ex ox- pensive class of ot shoes but it is employed in connection with vamps of ot rather coarse coane quality And the rel reason son is obvious for tor while the worsted fabric adequately sup- sup I ports the ankle it also lends it a slender appearance and that Is an advantage which women of ot anew any age are quick to appreciate A mannish type of high shoe which is being adopted chiefly by those women who walk regularly each day purely for forthe forthe the love Jove of ot exercise Is developed on blucher lines Hues It has broadly rounded toes an and ana vamps substantial projecting soles and anda a rather low heel of ot military shape Although Although Al Al- though these boots come In button style those thos which lace are rather more In demand demand de de- demand mand as In that form torm it is much easier to fit tit the feet For daytime service during the coming summer white and canvas canTas low- low cut shoes are developed on much the sane salI lines as are those of ot black or tan dull and glace pelts A strap pump In white calfskin which will answer alike for tor street or house wear has a calfskin cov ered modified Louis heel and a small flat fiat flatI bow of ot white leather I F l T tt P s r e yr yf f X Footwear for Dressy Costumes |