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Show os?sZ?0 . AS WAR TIME uUm questions arc; concentrated as V H tho feminine mind is on relief B work, knitting and food conservation? con-servation? it is absolutely necessary Just now to bestow a little attention also upon wearables. If one docs not, all the pretty things in the shops will be snapped up and one's spring wardrobe ward-robe will soon have that sad behlnd-tho-moment look which i3 so discouraging discour-aging to the spirit whon bright spring days begin to demand fresh wearables. In other words: , "The time has come, the walrus said, to -talk of many things; Of shoes and ships and sealing' wax, of cabbages and kings, ..." with it, shoes, ships, cabbages' and kings at this season arc vitally important impor-tant considerations and to the feminine femi-nine mind shoes are particularly in- torestlng Just now. Theso aro days when nobody wants to spend more money on clothes than is necessary. Thero arc so many demands de-mands for one's extra pennies: Income tax, Thrift Stamps, tho high cost of knitting, etc. Clothes must be made to go as far as they can and It la beat to buy with discretion and to make no mistakes that will later cause regret. Very few women plan their footwear with a viow to its general usefulness with the wardrobe. Shoes aro enticing things, theso days, with their dainty shape, alluring colors and fascinating heels; and when, a particularly par-ticularly pretty pair aro exhibited in a shop window at a tempting price the average woman is apt to yield to tho temptation for the sako of the shoes alone, and with no thought as to their practical value in relation to the season's sea-son's wardrobe. The first thing to do Is to decldo just how many sorts of shoes one Is gplng to need, and how many pairs, of each sort; also, what shoes will have Interchangeable Inter-changeable uses. Some sort3 llko walking shoes ought to bo wearable with several kinds of costume; other sorts dancing slippers, for Instance, tr tennis shoes will bo UBcd only with special costumes. And the first pair of the footwear allowanco that later purchases will have to be less smart and correct than heart could wish. Spats are going to bo very fashionable fashion-able all through the spring soason and tho woman who has to economize will select for dressy wear a pair of smart pumps and two pairs,, perhaps of spats to harmonizo with street costumes. cos-tumes. Tho color of tho spat is an Important matter and makes more difference in the complete harmony of a costume than ono might suppose. Gray spats brldg out tho noto of gray In hat or frock trimming when tan spats, smart enough in themselves, would havo no value at all In such a costume. Gray spats, on tho contrary, would fail to produce tho harmony in a costume In brown tones that tan spats would. Whlto spats look very well with certain costumes and mako others extremely commonplace. So this question of spring spats must bo carefully considered; and an investment invest-ment in one pair of patent leathor pumps and two pairs of spats is much wiser whon economy must be served than an investment in ono pair of boots that will match certain costumes and fail to achieve the correct effect with others. Oxford ties arc high In fashion's favor this season but tho oxford will not tako tho placo of pump-and-spat; tho' lacings and ties spoil tho beautiful smoothness of lino over tho Instep which a spat must have, to look well on the foot. Oxfords will bo worn as thesdays grow milder, with silk stockings stock-ings in black or self color, and clocked stockings look particularly well with oxfords. -Thero arc patent leather oxfords ox-fords for dressy wear, and oxfords of brown patent leather, with tops of brown or tan cloth. Thero are gun-metal gun-metal oxfords, too, with taupo or dark gray tops. Gunmotal, taupe or brown silk stockings, matching tho cloth part of tho oxford, will bo permissible with those; but whlto or light colored silk stockings, though they have been worn this winter with dark boots, would give a very awkward effect indeed with, oxfords, breaking the lino at tho ankle and almost certainly producing a clumsy appearance. Thero aro very good looking laced boots and oxfords in mannish style, of mahogany colored calf with perforated trimming; theso for wear with semi-sport semi-sport suits as they are called--man-nlshly tailored suits ofmlxed worsted or homespun, with belt and patch pockets, tho sort of suit every woman owns now for running about of a morning or for (raveling or country wear. Theso mahogany colored calf boots and oxfords aro accompanied by silk stockings in matching shades, and though smartly shaped and dainty of lino they have a buslness-llkc suggestion sugges-tion with their low heels and laces through blind eyelets. Actual sport shoes are in high and Jow laced styles, the oxford, hero again, having much favor this season. Fancy sport shoes are not as good stylo as models of plain whlto buckskin or canvas and such footwear is as beautifully beauti-fully shaped and as flexible on the foot as tho' dancing slipper itself. All tho fanclfulness in sport footwear is focused fo-cused in tho stocking which may bo as gay as It pleases. There are striped and cross-barred and plaid sport stockings, and stockings with polka dot patterns. Some of thcso aro of, silk! some of fine, hard-twlstcd cotton, and wool sport stockings will bo worn all summer with some types of costume. cos-tume. Tho fine cotton stocking is preferred pre-ferred for athletic wear and Is really smarter than tho sheer silk stocking for such use. It Is quite as comfortable comfort-able on the foot and, of course, wears a great deal better than tho filmy silk stocking on tennis court and golf course. Only tho most expensive stockings may be relied on, these war times, to keep their shape and not to shrink after washing. Sizes seem to be skimped too, and it Is best to buy stockings two or three sizes larger than usual If you want them long enough not to bind your toos after the stockings stock-ings aro laundered. This Is true not only of cotton and lislo hose, but also of silk stockings with cotton heel and toe reinforcement. Dancing slippers aro tho slimmest affairs Imaginable now. Nothing is in worse tasto than a short, stubby evening slipper; beware of bargains in dancing slippers, almost certainly they will have" toes not long onough or slim enough to meet tho stylo standard of She Dances In Golden Slippers, Made Of Handsome Brocade. the moment The most exclusive dancing danc-ing slippers aro like thoso pictured, with tho very long, slim lines Just referred re-ferred to, and heels covered with tho slipper material; satin brocade of rich texture. Nothing In Footwear Is Smarter Now Than Oxford Ties; And These Aro Dainty, Dressy Ties Of Patent Leather With Slim Toes And High Hcols. IB Sport Stockings Mny Be Gay As W Please, But Sport Shoes Arc Swan- m ly Plain, Of White Buckskin M j With Perforated Trimming J |