| Show dainty footwear for evening THE day has come when displays of elegant footwear may be bald to rival displays of jewelry in brilliance judging from the dressy shoes and slippers which fill the show cases of the shoe shops and those of depart ments in the great stores the adjectives which have been used in de gowns and hats will find themselves associated in the future with clothing for the feet t will require them to convey any idea of the daintiness and brilliance that characterize the newest footwear tor evening black patent leather combinations with white kid make up a great num ber of the handsomest slippers but besides these there are combinations of bronze gold and silver with fabrics and flippers of these fancy leathers alone as well as clippers made of fabrics alone the array Is dazzling and in point of variety bewildering just now there Is a liking for white satin on which gold or silver figures are thrown lip in embroidered de signs these are finished with small but most brilliant buckles of rhene stones certainly such slippers deserve to be called confections confect ions in foot wear but to get any idea of the va clety which confronts the purchaser just the display in a single show case may be described to give a clear idea of the leading style feature for this evaeon first there Is a satin novelty called the slipper it Is plain beautifully shaped model with short vamp somewhat pointed toe and french heel at ahe back the satin extends upward to the ankle where it la fastened to a velvet band this band encircles the ankle fastening with two small pearl buttons at the bide one may choose this slipper in white satin with black velvet col lar black satin alth alte velvet col lar silver cloth with black velvet or in all black next to it stand the emaree Em pree quite losers ing of its royal name with r A jL db black satin vamp and white bahn quarterma qu artera very plain very beautifully finished and very elegant the em press Is shown in this single tam A third strikingly beautiful black and white slipper has a black batu vamp and heel with quarter of white satin extended over the instep in a strap the edges of the slipper and strap are bound with black satin and this new creation is fastened with a double buckle of brilliant at the side one may have it in all black or all white either of them handsome enough but having not quite the snap of black and white and rhinestone in conjunction next comes a quiet model in bronze kid having tongue embroidered with bronze beads and then a tango tie in bronze laced across the instep with ribbon which ties about the ankle these are to be had in other materials and colors less showy a slipper in dull kid Is exquisitely shaped and supplied with four straps across the instep the toe and straps are beaded this la made in white or in bronze with beads to match then comes a marvel in white satin and gold brocade and after it an array of plain satin opera slippers in aj the evening colors truly she who Is looking for ome thing new and beautiful in slippers will have no trouble in finding all that she Is looking for and more too for there are other showcases filled with other slippers JULIA BOTTOMLEY |
