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I had such a fuss getting this pair of French-heeled boots that I don't intend to spoil the looks of them with rubbers any oftener than I can help.

From Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm by Wiggin, Kate Douglas Smith

It was the kind of kimono that is associated with straw-colored hair, and French-heeled shoes, and over-fed dogs at the end of a leash.

From Roast Beef, Medium by Ferber, Edna

Gila Dare, in her very most startling costume, lavishly plastered with costly fur, and high-laced, French-heeled boots, came tripping down her father's steps to the limousine.

From The Witness by Lutz, Grace Livingston Hill

I saw thousands of them in Piccadilly and Regent Street, and at Church Parade in the Park, with high, French-heeled slippers over colored stockings.

From As Seen By Me by Bell, Lilian

She spent a good part of each day scraping off the bottoms of her French-heeled shoes with a piece of cardboard.

From Working With the Working Woman by Parker, Cornelia Stratton