Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 172, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 31 July 1918 — Shoes That Have Proved Popular [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

Shoes That Have Proved Popular

Here is a representative display of summer shoes that have proved popular with women who give thoughtful attention to their footwear. Except for shoes for sport wear they Include styles for any sort of demand. For the street the choice between high and low shoes depends upon the weather and taste of the wearer and there is safety in providing oneself with both kinds. The high boot at the left of the picture in black kid and the oxfords at the top, also in black kid, may be hud with Cuban heels for those who prefer them to French heels. But French heels are not always high and some women like them on street shoes. At the right of the group is a pair of white glace high boots being among the styles that are favored above all others for smart dressing. Like black shoes they go well with almost any dress. But they are to be classed among expensive luxuries for they must be made Of fine quality ofkld order to clean successfully and they are always being cleaned. In the center of the group is a pair of dressy 1 black colonial pumps with steel buckles. These are dressy enough for any sort of wear, but below them a more brilliant fair of pumps in patent leather has buckles in sparkling Jet.

There is nothing more elegant than these and they are Immensely well liked for afternoon and evening wear. There is nothing more durable or satisfactory than white canvas shoes for street wear. They are more easily cleaned than other white shoes and strong linen canvas will outwear feather. For midsummer they are the coolest of shoes and probably the most economical in the long run.