Further curiosities are foreshadow-Jed at the Shoe and Leather Fair which opens on Monday. I wrote recently of the shoes with extra thick soles, Intended to add to the wearer's height. Several varieties of these will be shown at the Agricultural Hall, "In some designs the heel Is 3% ins, high, not separated from the Yorward part of the shoe, but continuous from it, the whole sole form= ing a thick wedge. The most daring designs are those brought by a Florentine shoemaker. Cork is. the foundation, covered with suede, the shoe being really a sandal, But kid i also used, for the uppers, with Seles in layers coloured yellow, Breen, red and blue. 'The wedge: Sole mentioned about is adopted in" all patterns, and is said to be so comfortable' that there Is quite a chance of their being wor for a week or two. before they disappear like "all the absurdities which every itumn's shoe show brings forth.
However, we have definitely to be sensible about our shoes this autumn, low heels for outdoor wear ani broad thick welts to protect us from mud. Also there are to be winter shoes lined with lamb's wool and astrakhan, But what chance has any shoe which would make the foot look oven as large as Nature planned it?
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