Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1876-07-08
EARN AND a9!ousEHolp.
TIGHT BOOTS.

TloHI BUTTS.
1t may seem almost incredible that
so many of the Young persist in wear
ing boots at least one size too short and
still more faulty in reference 10 the
width. It is strange that all IDEA
should prevail that small foot j. any
mo:. .Icditable to a young lady than u
auI;,li brain, Il small heart. or :, small
....unt of common sense. a!id yCi j.: i.
true that very fev age willing 10 We"r
an easy uai ca:ntu..;li" BOO, one IL
s.iublinr the form and wilth OF Tie
foot. When the Chinese, as punish
!ueiIt 70. The tieachciy OF women, con-
Gemnel iAen to W.: from infancy :,
sNl.l Hi, !ol,linE a.toe. tina; they TAI ., ~
be 50 crippled as never to ae able a. ~
to bct!ay them, it certainly had ;i.e Iuo2;
OF malice and savage revenge, such as
we might expect from the = heatheu
Chinee" Of centuries in the dim past
But why young ladies in the nineteenth
century, or young tops, shonld subject
themselves to this self-imposed punish
ment, the fortunes Of corns, bunions
enlarged and equity joints, and general
deformity, is difficult to see, save on the
supposition that Dame Fashion is not
only very unreasonable and seuse,cSs i'll
her demands, but very exacting in her
requirements.
If small and beautiful feet are really
ornamental, let such remember that the
wearing OF too small boots will ceitainly
deform them, destroying their symme
try, as all may learn Ivy an examination
OF feet thus compressed, crowded in
too small space, cramped and changed
in their form by narrow boo ). These
errors, and with the small and high
heel added, have much to do in the pro-
duction of the many deformities Of the
feet, while it must be admitted that a
natural foot, though large and differing
somewhat from the more usual form, is
more comely than one pinched and
abused till it assumes an unnatural
shape. In the natural foot, q straig ht
line from the center of the heel will ex-
tend to the end of the large toe, par
allel to the line of that toe, but in far
too many instances, when tight boot
is worn, especially with high heel,
pressing the foot forward, that toe turns
inward of necessity, since it strikes the
end of the boot, and, from its length,
must turn to one side or the other,
usually inward. When too narrow,
also, with insufficient loom for all, one
or more of the toes must be pressed up,
overlapping another. 1t is possible,
therefore to buy a sinal. and genteel boot,
but one can not, III consequence OF such
purchase, nave n small and Senteel
foot, if to be small is gentcel, The foot
will increase in size and and deformity
by such q course of cruel treatment
BRooM-SwEEPING.--If brooms are wet
in boiling suds once week they will
become very tough, will not cut a car
pet, but last much longer, and always
sweep like new broom. A handful
or so of salt sprinkled on the carpet
will carry the dust along with it and
make the carpet look bright and clean.
A very dusty carpet may be cleaned by
setting pail of cold water out by the
door, wet the broom in it, knock it to
get off oil the drops. sweep yard or SO,
then wash the broom as before and
sweep again, being careful to shake off
the broom, and not sweep far at a time.
If done with care it will sweep carpet
very nicely, and you will be surprised
at the quantity of dirt in the water.
The water may need changing once or
twice if the carpet is very dirty. Snow
sprinkled over carpet and swept off
before it has time to meltsand dissolve,
is also nice for renovating soiled car
pet. Moistened Indian meal is used
with good effect by some housekeepers.
The broom wears out carpets quite as
much as feet do.
MoLAssEs Toast. Boil nice molasses;