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Show Shoe Styles Demand Attention; Lacy Frocks Are the Latest J7 VEN the oldest fnshlon reporter cannot recall a time when styles In shoes received so much attention and thought as this season's footwear Is getting. For several years women have been growing more and more discriminating and exacting In tha matter of shoes, and the element of style In footwear has mounted In Importance Im-portance until what Is chic for the feet takes as much consideration and money as what Is smart for the head. For the street the eyes of fashion linger on oxfords and pumps taking note of the tendency to light colors and becoming cut, for shoes as well as hats must be flattering. This year's oxford Is cut a little lower than made of Interwoven strips of leather. High colors, except among evening slippers, where they appear In metallic metal-lic brocades, are conspicuous by their absence from fashionable footwear, but emphasis Is placed on daintiness and on soft and neutral shades that harmonize with all colors. Leaving all responsibility of comfort com-fort to luxurious wraps, or steam heat and other practical things gay, sheer frocks keep a summer mind all the year round and refuse to recognize recog-nize a chill anywhere. All climes are genial to them and It Is Just a question ques-tion of more or less alrltiess for every season of the year. And now oonies midsummer, revealing to Just what Some Modes in Shoes. last year's, and Is made of kid, patent pat-ent leather, or reptile skins. Alligator, Alliga-tor, lizards and numerous snake skins, or imitations of them, are a dominating dominat-ing note in the fashions and very often reptile skins are combined with plain leathers. In the spring and summer displays of footwear the usual browns and black are less numerous than many light tones of brown and neutral shades, as beige, gray, parchment and the natural shades of snake skin. In choosing the walking shoe one may consider the low Cuban heel or a higher heel but not too high, for a walking shoe Is supposed to be sturdy. Stockings lengths or heights or degrees of sheer-ness sheer-ness the gay and frivolous mode will go as a climax to its riotous career. It appears that, with the advance of spring, fashion grew more and more fond of lace. The new season came In leading frocks of taffeta combined com-bined with georgette before the eyes of admiring throngs, followed by others oth-ers of taffeta and lace, then georgette and lace, next chiffon and more lace ! and finally comes the all-lace gown In company with mere wisps of frocks with lace skirts and printed chiffon bodices in which often the lace Is dyed to match the color dominating In the bodice. But the all-lace gown has iuiis - u X. i ; r A ; 'A -t"- (rvVt ivl to match in color are approved ami J gloves and hat of the same color as . ft rLy the footwear, to be worn with tailored clothes, flourish in the smile , u j S of fashion. , A' . J" V.-3 rSr Evening slippers of metallic bro- o cade may be selected with assurance hlck- satin slipper, with Lacy Frock for Summer. to match in color are approved anu gloves and hat of the same color as the footwear, to be worn with tailored clothes, flourish in the smile of fashion. Evening slippers of metallic brocade bro-cade may be selected with assurance and the black satin slipper, with rhinostone buckle, has lost none of its prestige for wear with formal gowns in black. The silver or gold kid slippers slip-pers or saiv.laH are di.!!:i.v"! anion evening shoe and also beautiful new ni(nles'co:i'.li:nii!g metallic kid with metallic brocade. For real shorts wear it is neces-s;,,v neces-s;,,v to own the ;.rop,-r shoes but the no'trre wo:v,e;i will make otit very 1Vi ' 1 wi-'i a nail- of white fl.oes in .. .. . i .: hid v.-hit. ;i are c-si-wl , ; : or with fat.dals a dignity that will make It the choice of many a bride, many a matron of honor and many other matrons. Very rlo.-e to It, in this particular, are frovUs of georgette and lace combined, in which lace motifs are carefully set in ti.e georgette in graceful godcts anil emplacements. In the tan, gray, black or white frocks this method of com'oining the two fabrics is most effective. ef-fective. ; JULIA I'.OTTOMLEY. 1SC6, Wesiera Ntwspaper Unloa ) |