The Wingham Times, 1898-09-23, Page 5Slater "root -Fora•" Shape.
This shape is an old favorite, the most comfortable and
foot -fitting yet produced. It is on the English
style of last, with a rounded curve on outer edge
of sole, tapering inward to a narrow point at
the toe, which is flat and comparatively soft,
though boxed with a fairly stiff leather, A
feature of the " Foot -Form" 15 that
it will fit a large foot com-
fortably with a shoe which
seems smaller than the foot,
this effect being se-
cured by the ingen-
ious curve which fol-
lows the line of the
foot, but ends in a
deceptive point, It
has all the fit and comfort of a broad -toed shoe, and the man who wears the
right size should never have corns. Laced, Buttoned, Congress, Imitation
Button Congress, and Oxford. All colors, 14 sizes, widths B to E.
Goodyear Welted, Slater method. $3•oo, $4•0o and $5.00•
alis Slater " Coa.monsensc " Shape.
Business men s'.iould wear this shoe for
its sensible, high grade, madeto-order
appearance. It is the most comfortable
of all the American models, tapering
very little in width from across
ball of foot to toe, which is
round and full, but not high,
with a box pliant and roomy,
without being clumsy er wide
locking, as a square -toed shoe of equal size
would be. The ' ` Commonsense" is a roan's
shoe, which will be best appreciated by these
who buy shoes for foot -wear and comfort first,
style and fashion freaks last. L.nced,Buttoned,
Congress, Imitation Button Congress, nllleathers, all colors,
rel. sizes, 6 widths. Goody. ar Welted—$3, $4 and $5.
The Slater " Natural" Shape.
A new comfort shoe without clumsy looking toe.
Roomy but neat, fitting a
broad foot easily while making
it look stylish and narrow.
A. good shoe f r a foot that
sll has been 'pinched' lty I:arrowr
pointed shoes, Laced, Button-
ed, Congress, Imitation But-
ton Congress, In 14 sizes,
5 widths, all colors— Good-
year Welted. $3, $4 and $5.
The Slater " Flat Tread," Shape.
The tread of certain feet is flatter
than that of others, shorter from
heel to ball of foot, longer front
that to tips of tots. Feet
like these are powerful and
i not easily wearied,
but much of their
t
i strength is
lost in the
ordinary
shoe, theF,x�,��
sole of
which curves sharply upwards, bringing all the
strain cf a flat foot on the toes,
and bending it unnaturally. at
the ball. 14 sizes, 5 widths,
all colors, Laced, Congress, and
Oxford. Goodyear Welted—
Ct=�„ Slater method. $3, $4 and $5.
Slater " Bulldog " Shape.
An English fashion freak—relief for
corny toes cramped into a munch
by narrow shoes. The 1 nhg and
stiffly bo\etl tip
gives ease. • Foot -
form " shape only.
Laced, Buttoned,
Congress,Imitation
�., ButtoneoC;ingress,
and Low Cut Laced. Light Median and 1)arlc Tan, Seal Brown, Wine
e and
Blacd
k. All sizes and widths. Goodyear Welted—$3.00, $4• nand
oo.
The Slater- "Aristocrat" Shape.
Narrower than the `•Beau -Ideal" with same
straight outside line of sole (American type)
\ high, stiff, box toe without ridge, round-
ed and moderately full at point.
'The characteristic of this shoe is its
'stylish effect, which has made it a favorite
with Parisian wearers, twice
as many pairs of this shape as
of any other being sold by the
Slater Shoe Agency, Avenue
de 1'Opera, Paris. It is particularly suited to young omen who dress well,
and realize that the finishing touch conaiste in wearing a shoe which leis in
its shape that peculiar atmosphere of style and slenderness which narks the
"Aristocrat." Laced, Buttoned, Congress, Ox rd, alt
loatherss.,allt colors,
14 sizes, Goodyear Welted, Stater Method. $3
AN has been wonderfully and curiously made, but
his feet were never intended to be the curiosities
which many cf them are.
Modern footwear (read foot -prisons) has transformed
his feet from sonrcis cf comfort and support to painy,
distorted nerve centres.
They have been forced into shoes modelled on ideal
lasts, the conceptions of workers in wood, who newer
stuuied the peculiarities of .sect.
To complete the work of destnnction these "ideal"
shoes (save the mark) are varnished with waxy dressings
which close ne the pores of the leather, and in these dank,
ill-fitting d mecnns, man's fcethave sweltered and absorbed
poisons thrown off by perspiration, which should have
escaped through the leather pore:: plugged with iaax and
varnish.
Then came the " Slater shoe " made to fit
these distorted feet and to preserve the shapes of the few-
that
ewthat remain normal.
Eveey kind of men's feet were studied—a general
average of classified distortions was struck and after months
of study special lasts were made modelled to fit real
-human feet not merely the ideal of a last designer's
concept ion.
Allowances for style and changing fashions must be
made but the interior—foot shape—cf the "Slater Shoe"
never varies—like a room that may look longer or
narrower, larger or smaller according as it i; furnished and
decorated—but it is always the. same sized and shaped
room.
After the shapes had been selected, the dressing
was studied. You could not live in a ' house with the
doors and windows all sealed up.
Neither can your foot remain healthy in a shoe coated
and air proof with the wax and varnish of common
dressings.
„Slatetr Shoe Polish" is made to protect "Slater
Shoes" and the feet they cover.
It is a thin oily fluid that sinks into the leather, feeds
its fibres, slakes its thirst—the plague cf fine leather—and
leaves a fine powder (not a wax paste that cracks the
leather as coon as it is thick enough) that burnishes the
f actual leather like ernery docs steel.
These then are the. homes in which you are invited to
comfortably instal feet with corns, or bunions or bad
n. ill; or calloused soles or painy joints, and they fit the
first time they are worn, and always after, because the
t shrink and stretch has been forever taken out of them by
v remaining six days on their lasts. (N. B.—Common
Shocs are only on the lasts one day.)
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Matchless, footfltting, Goodyear welted — tackess,
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The Slater "Beau Ideal" Shape.
—A shoe that looks slender but fits a comparatively
wide foot—comfortable for long spreading
toes. The ridge toe, boxed with solid
sole leather gives greater room and cannot
break down. Made in Laced,
Buttoned, Congress, Imitation
Button Congress and Oxford.
All leathers—allcolor s—r 4sizes,
5 widths, Goodyear Welt—Slater
Method. $3, $4 and $5.
The Slater "Dandy" Shape.
Won't fit as many feet as would
like to wear it for its appearance, but
for those who find comfort in this shape
`` it is slender and modish
`l in appearance, with sole
curving upward tow-
ards toe, and long, narrow, but not sharp
pointed box. Grace in its every curve—
style in its every line—the most elegant
conception amongst this season's designs.
Laced, Buttoned, Congress, Imitation
Buttoned Congress and Oxford. All
leathers, all colors, 14 sizes, widths C to E, Goodyear
Welted, Slater Method. $3.00, $4..00 and $5.00.
The Slater "Broadfoot" Shape.
Shaped for short thick feet, wide English model,
tread, flat, thick scle, and stoutly stitched.
A masculine shoe for portly men. Built
solely far easy walking, foot comfort and
hard wear though of fine materials. Laced
and congress ; colored and black. All
sizes and widths. Goodyear Welted.
Slater Method.
broad and full throughout, wide
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tl�,1' ii
The Slater ",'grow Point" Shape.
The extreme of American fashion, a shoe
that fits few feet comfortably, yet if con-
siderable allowance is made for the length
a moderately broad foot may wear it.
The toes should not reach within an inch
of the point. Most other shoes
of th is style break down across
the toe, on account of pres-
sure on the hollow portion,
and the "Arrow Point" is specially constructed to overcome this, while per-
mitting the free use of toe joints. Laced , Buttoned, Congress, Imitation Button
Congress, Oxford. All leathers, all colors, 14 sizes, 6 widths, Goodyear
Welted, Slater method. $3.o0, $4.00 and $5.bo.
1s soles.—
The "Juvenile" Slater Shoe.
The makers of Slater Shoes have designed and
made a line of shoes to protect young developing
feet. It is in youth that the greatest injuty is
done to feet and the worst ills contracted. A
shoe too short for a tender foot will pro-
duce a bunion in a couple
of days, and it stays for life.
The Slater"Juvenile" shoe
fits young feet perfectly, is
as well made as its elders,
Goodyear Welted, Slater
method, price $z.00 and $=.50•
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