SIDE LEATHER. Ca whide, split to thickness adapting it for use for uppers of shoes or purPc.,es. There is a great variety of finish lc. and variety in quality. The usual r of finishing tanned includes ncludes cutting the lode in two down the back making two "sides" of it. The trade refers to "a side of sole leather," meaning half a cowhide finished whole, for soles or other use; the term " side leather" refers to the cowhides as split, and includes the leathers more specially referred to as the various kinds of "grains" and "splits." Among these varieties are so-called "satin calf," "seal grain," "box calf," "buff," "glove grain," etc. (See Split. ) SIZE. The length measure cf a last or shoe. taken on a certain standard width and varying slightly as the shoe is made wider or narrower. The American and English series of size vary of an inch. That is, size 8 is of an inch longer than size 7, etc. The series of numbers begin with the smallest infants' shoe, size 0, and run up to 131 then back to 1 and up to 12, men's size.
In tabular form the sizes on shoes run as follows: Sus-snot. A rule for foot measurement having a fixed upright standard at one end and a sliding standard, the foot of which marks the sizes which are indicated on the face of the rule. In use, the customer's foot is placed fiat on the stick and the sliding standard slid forward to adjust. Ordinarily from 2 to 3 sizes above the stick meas urement is allowed as being the proper size of shoe to fit the foot.
Sears. The leather trade use of this term applies to the skins of small animals, such as goats, sheep, calves, etc.,
as distinguished from the term "hides," this referring only to those skins from cattle, horses, etc., which are above 25 pounds in weight, green salted.
Sgrinces. A term applied to thin slip soles placed in the bottom of a shoe as fillers. The word "skive" as used in the manufacturing trade means to shave or pare thin, as for example, the edges of upper leather where it is the intention to fold them under before stitching.
Sure. A shoe ornament which may be described as " a buckle minus the tongue." This class of ornament has been in very common use for a number of years in women's shoes for Street wear although it was always Used to some extent in fancy slivers.
Sur Sots OR SLIP TAP. A half sole running from toe to shank between the regular outsole and the welt or insole. The term "slip sole" is applied also to a thin insole, which is slipped into the shoe to add warmth or to adjust it in fitting it to the customer's foot.
Suarga. This term applies generally to any footwear other than rubbers, which has no method of fastening, being merely slipped on the foot and there by tension of its upper part. General varieties include bath slippers, the Everett, the Faust, the Juliet, the Romeo, nullifiers, opera slippers, all varieties of pumps, etc. The term applies also to strapped footwear for women or children, as "one-strap slipper", or "two-strap slipper," etc.