Generally speaking freak fashions vanish almost as quickly as they appear. They cause a moment's amusement, much comment, more criticism and then they are forgotten. Very rarely do women really take to the sort of fashion we term "freak," because it may be distinctly out-of-the-ordinary, but neither beautiful nor practical. But that one can be mistaken in dubbing a new fashion as merely a "freak" was shown clearly at the newly opened Shoe and Leather Fair. a little dirt in it, but by dressing it repeatedly it seemed to be all right on September 28. During the next two days the boy complained of pain in his jaw and back, and she applied hot bran bags. Then she called a doctor, who ordered him to be removed to Leigh Infirmary, where he was given an anti-tetanus serum, He Gied on October 3.
The coroner, returning a verdict of death by misadventure, said that once tetanus got hold of a body it was very difficult to deal with it. Iodine was a marvellous drug for some things, but it had a habit of stopping bleeding, whereas by allowing a wound to bleed it might throw out things that might cause trouble, It was better to apply a saline or bor-acle powder in hot water.
At this Fair, the most popular feature proves io be the "platform" shoe, which adds inches to a woman': height by the thickness of its sole. It has no heel in the ordinary sense of the word. The sole, sometimes 1% inches thick, and heel, sometimes as much as 3 inches thick, are made in one. A few months ago, when the "platform" type of footwear first appeared, some of us thought womankind would soon laugh the fashion to a speedy death. But they didn't. "Women liked it. And they still do.
The "rainbow platform" has grown out of what seemed at first glance to be just a comic novelty in sports shoes. In-this type of shoe, and it may be a sports shoe or an evening sandal, the sole and heel wedges are divided into four strips of brilliant colour. To display the new type of evening sandals, a mannequin at the Fair strutted up and down the platform wearing shoes which had silver kid uppers on red, yellow, green and blue platform soles.
To prevent stockings wearing at the toes, turn them inside out and tack a piece of soft silk around the toes. Do not remove when washing.
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