Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 142, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 June 1914 — WITH BROCADED SILK TOP [ARTICLE]

WITH BROCADED SILK TOP

Appendage Necessary if Shoes Are to Be of the Latest Effect of Fashion. The smart buttoned boot for formal wear has had a contrasting top for some time. Early in the winter buttoned boots of distinction had a suede top; later the fashionable top was of light cloth; now it is of brocaded silk fabric. But the top, whatever its material, is always buttoned, for this style of boot, only, is permitted by Madame Mode with costumes of a formal or semi-formal nature. The silk topped boot is a very dainty and luxurious affair withal, having a very light welted sole and a tall curved heel, the silk material of the top coming quite down to the heel while the toe is boxed with patent leather in dressy style. These boots have tops of brocaded ■ilk in light gray, smoke and slate gray and in various shades of brown. They may be ordered with tops of prune, raisin or other fashionable ■hades to match the costume.