Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 82, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 April 1914 — TO MATCH THE GOWN [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

TO MATCH THE GOWN

FOOTWEAR ELABORATE AND OCCASIONALLY STARTLING. u ” J With the Prettiest of Shoes, Conspicuously Embroidered Stockings Are Worn—Some Charming Fancies Seen in City Shops. To meet the requirements of the fashionable woman, whose faultless appearance necessitates the wearing of specially matched shoes to each gown, manufacturers offer the most alluring footwear. They realize that never before was there so great an opportunity for making money as at present. Even the most conservative dressers Insist upon pretty footwear,

for with the short, tight skirts an otherwise faultless costume will be ruined if the shoes are not in keeping. ™ Stockings are as much a factor in the scheme of dress as shoes. A few years back women disdained the thought of conspicuously em-

broidered stockings, but today nothing is too elaborate. For instance, a pair of dull blue suede slippers are accompanied by a pair of dull blue silk hose, elaborately embroidered in soft tones, with shaped medallions encir-

cling a small bouquet of miniature roses. Another pair of green suede slippers, ornamented with soft colored bows and laced with ribbons of a

matching color, are fastened »rth • jade buckle, set In a heavy rim of dull gold and are accompanied by a pair of latticework silk hose of the same shade, Another pair of dull green suede slippers fastened with straps over the instep have pearl butr tons, and are accompanied by sheer silk hose of the same shade embroidered on the ankle with a flower and , leaf design. Another pair of black ! and white slippers with black heels and black bows are perforated in order to show ribbons. A pair of dainty ’ stockings with scroll deslgth on the ankle are worn with these. Still another pair of slippers of black suede are accompanied by a pair of pale green stockings, z The shoes have cameo buckles set in a dull gold rim. This time the stockings are embroidered in dull gold, in a conventional design at the ankle. Some women who go in for the spectacular will be interested in the hose, which have gayly colored animals and insects inset with semiprecious stones. For instance, one

pair of hose seen in a New York shop window was orn a m ented at the instep with a tiny chameleon in imitation emeralds. Another pair of hose in black silk showed son the instep a scarlet lobster embroidered with red silk thread. Still another pair

of silk hose in a dainty shade of gray had a tiny gray mouse with pink eyes. Many are the hose embroidered in flower designs, self-tones or natural colors. One pair was decked with morning glories in all the lovely shades of the flowers; another with forget-me-nots, and a third pair of black silk stockings was adorned with yellow daisies.

Black Patent Leather.

Green Suede.