The Portland daily press., 1865-05-23
A Nice Fitting Boot, Remedy for Oorns

A Nice Fitting Boot, Remedy for Oorns
Some people don't seem TO understand 'na'
a cali boot may be fitted to the foot WIN
much perfection and exactness as . kio gioSe
to the hand. Even some SO called ooo'-naA
appear yet foreman in proiounu ~. aAoe :
this fact, and hence the leatner DoAss ~ o.sH
worn bv gentlemen, which no more resemDie
q font than Jeff. Davis long boots unoer MS
,.,ss,. a,o.s did lady's nicely fitting CATERS.
ns 49, .a.son, probably, why SO large corn
IA raised on human feet, aHording rlch
saId for the sale of corn plasters and Tor the
,sractiee of corn doctors, is that SO large |
proportion OF the boots and shoes worn by La
dies and gentlemen, have so few bearings, or |
oolpts of contact with the foot.
. A boot is selected by number -beeause it
is the requisite number OF inches long, and
eau be drawn on easily and kicked off without
much effort, and not because It fits every part
of the foot, bearing equally on all sides, leay.l
ing no slack leather, and pinching at no point;
and yet a boot may do this, as we have sad !
as perfectly as q soft kid will fit the hand ana
when it does thus. fit there is no more danger
oftproducing corns on the toes than there is o.
producing them on the fingers Corns, siet 1t
be borne in mind, are almost invariably pro-
duced. notso much BY the close. OF even tight
boot, as by the badly fitting boot Far better
md more comfortable is tito wear loose
w. A.4ing coat or pants than to
! intended to support and proIeSs,. st;s
jdreds OF persons who scout the idea OF pur-
chasing good suit Of clothes not made to
measure, never think of having their feet
measured when they want anice pair of boots.
Any kind of boxes seem good enough forthe
feet, and few, judging by the looks of their
pedal coverings, seem to have adopted Paddys
rule, who told his shoemaker to give him the
largest pair he could afford for the money
We don't know how many places in this
city turn out work of the drst quality; doubt
less there are a good maryland therefore,
while referring specially to one place of which
we have reason to think highly, we would not
be understood as deprecisting any other man
| ufacturers. Aar zA1f 0as
A few days since we dropped into the es-
Enlistment Of B. h. JONES, Ne. Ill Federal
Street, and while there looking at the attrac-
lions OF the shop, gentemanly appearing
man invited friend of our acquaintance to
sit down, to remove his right boot and allow
his foot to be manipulated. With tape meas
ure and other implements, he took its dimen-
sions with as much care as fashionable tai
Tor would the chest and shoulders for dress
coat, and these operations ended, the individu-
at returned to his office, having no suspicious
OF monitors" or other "infernal machines, 2
but trusting in good time that practical ex-
PLANTATION would be given OF such singular lib-
critics with his understanding. That explana-
tion came. and whole soied one it proved to
be. Stepping into Mr.. Jones' shop again on
Saturday ,.who should we meet there but the
s'friendp aforesaid, who was just then being
invited to try on pair OF boots which were
placed within his reach. Hal he been request.
ed TO put three pecks OF grain into half
bushel measurs, or q twelve pound shot into a
nine FOUNDER gun the task would have ap-
peared no more formidable. Put foot &C.
customed to wear number nine into seven
and-a-half boot - preposterousI v The thing
seemed simply absurd. But the invitation was
so politely preferred, that to decline would
have been to express practical doubt OF the
manufacturers knowledge OF his business
and SO off come the boots for trial. AS we
looked on and watched the operation the first
effort did not remove orrelieve our scepticism.
The foot would go in just so far, but to get
the ''long heeP below the top of the counter
! of the boot was the question: We soon dis
covered, however, that our friend had lived
nifty years In profound ignorance of one of the
memorable conditions precedent of a good
fitting boot; that 1t must be worked on and
. .s,al on and stamped on and worked over
WAN tne same patient care mIsn w4.ssa :. iadv
nrst puts on her new white kids Itwas quite
process; one that, unaided, our friend could
never have accomplished, but the gentlemanlv
manipulation Of the shop understood his busi.
ness, and what could not otherwise have been
done, ne did; and then, though the boots were
close - Q ho,c close - our friend said he
could feel the pressure gradually giving way,
as the warmth OF the foot was impaired to the
leather, and In i've minutes he took them off
unaided, and then put them on without trouble
ana In bali an hour they were as comfortable
as an old and cherished garment, and yet they
ntted the foot as closely and with as much
freedom from wrinkles as natures covering
ITSELF a tsy x sessg.gs sess seae
But enough Of this. We have spoken Of
our friends experience only because Others
may proatby it, II they wish for an easv and
yet pe'Jectty.ttting boot, which may be had.
proca'ted always the best of French calf is used
Tor "uppers," and the proper skill is used in
the manufacture. la- nssl ses-s
Mr. Jones does nothing but custom pork
ne Keeps about dozen workmen, all of the
first class His head man, who has charge of
the v ork. is Mr.. J. L. WIILEY, We II known %
many OF our citizens, who will make to order
precisely such boots and shoes--for ladies and
gentlemen-as may be required, always, how
ever, Of superior workmanship and stock.
The very best stock is used without regard to
price, and no better work can be found in the
civilized world; and in every instance per-
fect.tt Is guaranteed, no matter how peculiar
the shape of the foot, how afflicted with corns
or how tender. As we have intimated. there
may be a good many others in the city who
can make as good boot and as good fit as
the gentleman we have spoken of, but il any
friend has not yet discovered them, we com.
mend him to Mr.. Jones. FNA
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