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Show In selecting a pair of shoes, consider, con-sider, first the fit and proper size. How much money has been wasted by the millions of pairs of shoes, bought because of their style and then discarded because of the pain and misery they brought to the feet. What good is the most beautiful beau-tiful pair of shoes in the world if they do not fit and give satisfactory satisfac-tory results ! A cute miss, the other day, walked into her office showing off a pair-of dainty shoes, a copy of Cinderella's glass slippers, high.heel sling pumps of clear plastic. "These are the most comfortable com-fortable shoes I've ever had," she said, "I'm delighted with them, they doh't stay on when I walk, but they're certainly comfortable." Whnf a nuzzle this is! ing shoe but not suited to the occasion. How many women abuse this principle ? Stenographers and office girls are seen wearing dainty, open-heeled formal slippers in the business offices. The secretary secre-tary of the president of a local bank recently greeted clients in a pair of formal suede sandals and a dressy, somewhat decollete silk print afternoon dress. It was truly a display of poor taste. On the other hand, I have seen a lovely dress spoiled with a pair of solid looking sport shoes accompanying it. If you are interested in acquiring good taste and in being well groomed, make these details important, im-portant, for an otherwise perfect ensemble may be ruined by ill chosen accessories. With the shoe industry what it is today, turning out the excellent shoes it does, it is possible to choose a well-fitting shoe to blend with any costume and suit every purpose. r Despite the importance of style in shoes with regards to the wearer, wear-er, secondly, should be considered the use to which a shoe will be put. That is, consider the occasion and the practicability the shoe will offer. It is far better to appear in the correct shoe for the occasion even though it might not be the most stylish for your foot, rather than the reverse, the most becom- |