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Show Owing to Scarcity of Leather Height of Boots Will Be Limited. LONDON, Dec. 11. (By mail.) A fusillade of questions as to the British Brit-ish government's reported intention to regulate the height of women's shoes was fired at the cabinet spokesmen spokes-men in the house of commons last week. "Is the government aware of the scarcity of leather and will it take steps to prohibit the manufacturer of high boots for women?" asked Lord Claude Hamilton. "Will the height of heels be limited also?" queried another member. "Will an order be made for the lengthening of petticoats" asked Sir J. E. R. Reese. The cabinet spokesman answered that it has been decided to issue an order prohibiting the manufacture of boots for women with uppers of more than a specified height. He ignored the inquiries as to heels and petticoats. |