Summer - somewhere in the heat

It has been crazy hot here the past couple of days, and while I don't function the best in high heat and humidity (given the choice of being too hot or too cold, I always pick too cold), I love that it really feels like summer this summer. We all smell of sunscreen and salty sweat (the good kind, not the stinky kind) and chlorine, and the vegetables and flowers are growing like crazy. Add in beach time, and that spells the perfect summer to me.

I'm at an overnight retreat near Sandusky for work, at a place that is older (in both physical age and clientele) designed to look like a Native American/hunting lodge. The chandeliers are made out of deer antlers, people. I don't know whether to embrace the camp or be offended. And when I got into my room, I saw this:

The usual, right? Lotion, shampoo, and a shower cap or similar item. However, when I looked closer at the middle item, here is what I saw:

 What the heck is a shoe mitten? If it's supposed to go over my shoes to keep them clean (or warm?), why aren't there two? My best guess is that you're supposed to shine your shoes with it. I did open it up just to get a better look:

And then I decided its best use would be to wipe off my phone screen, a duty it performed admirably. I might have to write to the company to suggest this 21st century use, because I'm guessing anyone under 50 will be similarly flummoxed by its current name.