Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1873-06-05
quite in the habit of taking the size and

quite In the habit Of taking the size and
shape Of the foot.
ssThen say to Mr.. Smith, Please meas
ure that and tell me just how wide it is -
"Mr. Smith measures. You look on.
He finds that the width is exactly three
inches and seven-eiglths
But, he will say, Miss S., what is
all this for p
No matter. Now, Mr.. Smith, will
You make the soles of this pair as broad
as my feet?'
Certainly, Miss s., l will make them
all nice and broad
Mr.. Smith. please make the soles as
broad as my feet this time
why, certainly, Miss, what is the
trouble? ! will give them to You real
nice and wide
You always tell me so but when
they come home, they are always those
little narrow ones
''.Miss s., you shouldn't say so. | al
ways make the soles of my shoes very
broad 1t will be all right. You needn't
worry about that
We'll, Mr.. Smith, you need not send
these shoes to me; / will come for them.
The width of my foot is three inches and
seven-eigh,hs. Very well; when l come
for these shoes, shall measure the width
OF the soles; If they are one-cighth of an
inch less than three inches and seven
eighths, will not touch them
That struggle is all over. Mr.. Smith
will, for the first time in his life, keep his
broad-solc promise.
BEAUTY OF BROAD soLEs.
Besides the advantages l have named
broad soles are much handsomer than mar
row ones. They make the foot smaller.
If one puts his foot into shoe too short,
and too narrow, and the toes and sides of
the foot press out all around over the sole,
it makes the foot look big; but if the sole
be large enough to let the foot rest in its
natural relations it looks much smaller.
Another advantage may be mentioned
for the benefit of those who study econo-
my. Such shoes will not only keep in
shape, but they will last two or three times
as long as those with narrow soles. The
uppers, not being stretched, as they are
with narrow soles, will if of good stock,
almost never wear out, while the soles
will remain square and even.
have spoken of the adyanl ,re of a
greatly improved circulation, which would
result from the introduction OF the wide
soles. / may add that the change which
would at once appear in the manner of
walking, would strike every beholder.
THICKNESS OF THE SOILS.
The soles of girls boots and shoes
should he thick. They are not always to
remain upon carpets, but they must 90 out
doors and walk on the ground. Some
people seem. somehow, to suppose that
girls do not really step on the ground, but
that, in some sort of spiritual way, they
pass along just above the damp, uncean
earth. But, as matter of fact girls do
step on the ground just like boys. | have
frequently walked behind them to test this
point, and have noticed that when the
ground is soft. they make tracks and thus
demonstrate the existence of an actual,
material body. Now, while this is the case
and while it is indispensable to their health
that they go much in the open air, they
must have thick soles. Let these be made
OF the hardest and most impcryious leath-
er.
OF WHAT SHALL THE UPPERS OF GIRLS
BOOTS BE COMPOSED?
During the cold and damp months they
should be made of thick, solid leather.
No matter about the Nance some calfskin
is very thin, while morocco is often very
thick. During the warm season they may
wear Tor uppers prunella, or other cloth.
1t need hardly be said that should be
broad. long and low Our Girls