“RED SHOES FOR LUCK.”
MAYFAIR’S NEWEST FAD. Mayfair society lias reverted to lollc lore as the basis for novelties. Red shoes and slippers are the thing just now. For birthdays, anniversary of various kinds and other occasions where gifts are desired, old-time superstitions have been dug out of the past and given a colourful touch of modernism. “Red shoes for luck’ is the-Mayfair slogan. In the. days of old the present ol a pair of shoes, of any colour, or some trinket in the form of shoes, was he'd to imply the wish for a happy and prosperous journey along life’s pathway. It was a common practice for a l>air of "char’’ shoes wrought in wood, brass and sometime- even in gold, t be bung up>uear the fireplace to ensure happiness of the home. These trinkets have reappeared in the novelty shops;
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Hokitika Guardian, 18 May 1928, Page 4
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142“RED SHOES FOR LUCK.” Hokitika Guardian, 18 May 1928, Page 4
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