Suede, glace kid, and canvas shoes can be dyed with special stain sold for the purpose. If the shoes are light, several shades of brown, such as tan, fawn, walnut, or rosewood, should' be successful, or they may be coloured red, blue, orange, or green. All. these colours' are obtainable in both light and dark shades and can be applied to old shoes with good effect. It is a fai ly simple matter to change the colour of shoes with a stain made for the purpose, but it is always advisable to experiment on a very old pair first. Home dyeing can now be carried out very successfully with the aid of one or other of the packet dyes sold in the shops. The special stains for suede and kid shoes can More than any other piece of furniture, the dressing, table has undergone an evolutionary proce: which carries it far from Marie Antoinette's little table at the Petit Trianon and equally from the Victorian manifestations in mahon any and veneer. The table, as such, has disappeared altogether in the newest moe Instead is generally a full-length mirror set up in an alcove, Very often it he half-length wings which leave room underneath for the rest of the toilet requisites. These may take the form of piles of boxes—rather irregular piles very often. The top of the two piles is used in the ordin~ ary way asa table. The inst consists of enchanting little boxes, little shelves that pull out when wanted, and below these little cupboards in which shoes may be kept. The two piles look rather like supports to the mirror, and sometimes fare when this is not'set in an alcove bhut is placed out in the room. In them is room for the cosmetic drawer, for gloves, laces, jewellery, everything being ' most conviently arranged. A shelf may pull out from over the top of drawer, which perhaps contains the brush and comb, or, it may be, scent bottles. Quite clearly, such' intricate and beautifully made arrangements are a joy to the cabinet maker, who not be too ingenious in devising them, Like so many other articles of formerly movable furniture, the Gressing table tends to become as much a fixture as a kitchen dresser. This is the result of owning one's own house, which makes such fixtures desirable. also be used on velvet, satin, and Teathers, and. these shoe stains colour wood beautifully, Sometimes, however, it is more econo tal to send a good pair of shoes to the dyers, rather than risk failure at home,
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