Shoes!
Cover Image: Masthead of Ka Nupepa Kuokoa published on March 15, 1862.
Aloha Nūhou Monday!
Dear Reader,
Advertisements and announcements appear on the outer columns of nūpepa. This week will feature a handful of shoe ads. Some of these ads provide illustrations of the shoes sold at the time, along with their prices.
Image: Regal Shoes in the Pantheon Building at Fort St. (left) and Hotel St. (right); Honolulu, Oʻahu, Hawaiʻi. L. E. Edgeworth, May 29, 1914. Bishop Museum Archives, SA 24768
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Image: “Kuai Hoemi Nui!” Ka Nupepa Kuokoa, January 6, 1902, p. 1
TREMENDOUS BARGAINS!
At Our
Shoe Store !
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It is quite a big thing for people shopping for shoes.
The prices were reduced before removal
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| Former Price | Removal Sale Price | |
|---|---|---|
| Children’s Shoes | ||
| Button Shoes, 4×8 | $1.75 | $1.25 |
| Misses’ Shoes, 9×11 | $2.00 | $1.50 |
| Misses’ Shoes, 11×2 | $2.50 | $2.00 |
| Misses’ Slippers, 11×2 | $2.25 | $1.65 |
| Ladies’ Shoes | ||
| Oxford Lace Tie | – | $1.50 |
| Oxford Lace Tie | $2.50 | $1.75 |
| Oxford Shoes, Louis heel | $3.50 | $2.50 |
| Black Lace Boots | – | $2.50 |
| Tan Lace Boots | – | $4.50 |
| Button Boots | – | $3.00 |
| Strapped Slippers | – | $2.25 |
| Beaded Slippers Strapped | $3.00 | $2.25 |
| White Kid Border Strap | $2.50 | $2.00 |
| Boy’s Shoes | ||
| Calf Lace Bals, 11×2 | $2.00 | $1.25 |
| Calf Lace Bals, 2 ½ x 5 | $2.25 | $1.50 |
| Men’s Shoes | ||
| Lace Bals all sizes | $1.50 | $1.00 |
| Koko Kid Bals | $1.75 | $1.25 |
| Rapid Transit Bals | $2.00 | $1.50 |
| Superior Bal Shoes | $2.50 | $2.00 |
| All Calf Bals | $3.00 | $2.50 |
| All Calf Bals | $3.50 | $3.00 |
| All Calf Bals | $4.00 | $3.50 |
| Strong & Garfield Shoes | $6.50 | $5.00 |
| Nettleton’s Shoes | $6.50 | $5.00 |
| Tan Oxford Shoes | $4.50 | $3.50 |
| Men’s Slippers | $1.75 | $1.25 |
| Men’s Slippers | $3.00 | $1.25 |
| Nullitiers | $3.00 | $2.25 |
| White Canvas Shoes | $2.50 | $1.75 |
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These Bargains to be Found at Shoe Store
L. B. KERR and Co. Ltd.
Corner of Hotel and Fort Streets
Image: “Na Kamaa No ka La Kulaia,” Ka Nupepa Kuokoa, December 10, 1915, p. 5.
Shoes for the Holiday
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The Short Block Heels for Strolling
B-362 Kid ………………… $3.50 B-360 Gum Metal …….. $3.50 P-424 Patent …………….. $4.00 P-441 Gum Metal ………$4.00
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The Red Footwear for Men For the Home/House
No. 260 ……………………. $2.50 No. 340 ……………………. $3.00 | Products that were finely crafted
For the holiday season
SANTA
Comfortable footwear
In various styles
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The Evening Shoes “Mazie” Black Leather
Beaded ………… $5.00 Plain …………… $4.50
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The Black Footwear for Men
No. 258 ………… $2.50 No. 318 ………… $3.00
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Manufacturers’ Shoe Co.,
Limited
PHONE 1782 1051 FORT STREET
Image: “Flash Bata Newest Styles” Ka Hoku o Hawaii, November 25, 1936, p. 2.
FLASH
Baťa
NEWEST STYLES
Svedes Shoes
and
soft deer skin
Get it at – – $2.59
Up to – – – $2.99
Shoes of different styles for the entire family.
Shoes available in black and brown from size 3 to size 8.
Baťa
Shoe Co. (Pronounced Bayta)
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WORN THE WORLD OVER
(Kamehameha Avenue next door to Schoen’s store)
HILO
Silk Stockings.
All pairs of stockings are exceptionally knitted with strands of the finest silk. With colors for every season.
For 59 cents – – – –
Here is an extra pair of shoes. They appear in the translation of one of the most famous stories featuring shoes—Cinderella. This is just the opening of a version based on the Grimm tale. There are at least two other Cinderella stories in the Hawaiian language newspapers. One starts on August 12, 1873 in Ka Nuhou, with the title, “He Kaao no Kinisarela! Ka Pua Nani o Asia me ke Kamaa Aniani!” or “A Tale of Cinderella! The Beautiful Blossom of Asia with Glass Slippers!” The other begins on February 13, 1894 in Hawaii Holomua Puka La, with the title, “Moolelo Hoonaueue Puuwai no Siniderela; a i Ole ia, ka Opio Kamaa Aniani” or “Heart-Stirring Story of Cinderella, or the Glass-Slipper Youth.”
Image: “Cinderella, Ke Kaikamahine Kamaa Aniani Liilii. He Kaao,” Ka Nupepa Kuokoa, March 15, 1862, p. 1.
CINDERELLA
The Girl
Glass Slippers
A TALE.
There was once a wealthy man whose wife had passed. Due to the great love he had for his wife, he was pained deeply by her death. His mind being so disturbed at the loss of his wife, he decides to remarry with the idea that in doing so his mind would be at ease as it was before. The woman he desired was a conceited and angry woman; angry at everyone—nobody could console her. Any pleasantness displayed before her was met with anger. She had two daughters with her first husband, and what she taught them was vanity and laziness. As such, their temperament and behavior were just like their mother’s. In short, she was disliked by all.
Image: Manufacturers’ Shoe Company located at 1051 Fort St., ca. 1927; Honolulu, Oʻahu, Hawaiʻi. Bishop Museum Archives, SA 215898
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This post is part of He Aupuni Palapala: Preserving and Digitizing the Hawaiian Language Newspapers, a partnership between Bishop Museum and Awaiaulu with assistance from Kamehameha Schools. Mahalo nui loa to Hawaii Tourism Authority for their support. Learn more about this project here.
