Page 3 Advertisements Column 3

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 239, 15 November 1909, Page 3

HIE REVTVAL OP THE SANDAL. Tlip popularity of the snndnl as a sensible form of summer footwear is a remarkable instanee of "swinging back'' tc ancient customs. Tlie modern sandal , or shoe-ette, as it is sometimes called, is merely a twentieth century modili cation of the footwear am worn by the fiivient Oreeks over two thousand years ;.?o. Even now in certain parts of i Africa tile natives wear a sandal which merely consists of a piece of raw hide rotiffhty fashioned to the ehane of the foot and held in position with thongs passing between the first and second toe? and around the ankles. The main differences between the present-day saidal and its flreek prototyne fire tho omission of the thongs nnd the introduction of the perforated vamp. Tlie sandal of to-day is held in position hv a strap which passes through a loop in Hi., vamp and (hence to a buckle chw to the ankles, thus ensuring close fitting at the most desirable part—the heel. The newest aandals are cut much higher fran formerly, and it is found to be a disiinct advantage, inasmuch as dust, pebbles, or grit cannot now easily find their way under the so?es of the feet. The latest kinds of "natural form" sandal mav be obtained at the MET.TIOTTfIXE CTjOTHTW! COMPANY in tan or Wack at the following prices:— Kiw 14 to ft. 3s 4d: 7 to n. 3s fid: ID to 1.1 4' 3d; 1 and 2. 4s fid; and women' s sizes, Bs fid.—Advt.

rr.i.-p f «t»c of rhPiimfiti«m !>v<>rv your ir "i nil 11"* «n-rnl]pfl rliPiimftlism medi--3 combined. It will pcnntrnto to nd sontlio .nnd oiihdno st arnilirntion will riilifv<>. and ("mtimiH u" eflVot a pp.rman»nt oii-o. Owixijiitopd td ciirp. or mono? __ ent no substitute. Price, Is 6d and 3a. Obtainable everywhere