, 1877-10-07

i.,1s Letter Go'n Gli1e Logan.
At the bat1-llousc in Paris, near the Church
II La Madeleine. and which is called after that
magnificent building, told the female attend
mi tia: silc might send the chjropodist, or, to
lSc the French term, pedicuTc,' to me, as
oor as t,at' had my bath anl dressed myself.
.,Thcu maiatnc will not have her feet done :
xhilc she is still i'll tile bath? she Qucricd. "1t
S more convenient 1t is thus that all our
.adics do in Paris.''
''Tacr must hare different ideas of modestv
from nninc.:'
''-Ah Ia ,,zodestie-t snc' is not infrngcd. Ia
snodenie- Our pedicure is a good, brave woman,
knowing we'll her trade. a fl!cet thrown over
:lae bath-tub. aud with our braye pcdicure in
the roou, the ulodesty of 1nadamc will suffer
st,lc.''
So said, SO done The brave pedicurc sus-
tasucd her reput alton for goodness by her looks
when she appeared, and strapped 4 band Of
leather from side to side Of the tath-tub. She
mas plump. good-natured woman OF Is or so,
and the easy manner in which she handled her
numerous instruments showed her to be quite,
ut ease in her profession. She placed nv foot
very gently and gracefully on the leather sun.
port twil!le ! 1uxuriousiy rcposcd in the warm
water Vi The batn-tub), and dextcrousiy nanip-
ulated the troublesome little cunstQucAces OF
unceasing tratnping and the rubbing OF tight or
Il-tittug shoes She was pleasant talkcr and
while she welded her dainty implements with
the ease aud precision Of long practice she dis
courscd about the opening OF the dour OF public
tn!!:ion concerning the pcdc11re profession to
the secondary sex
''i1 Is soale years now,'' she said, s.sincc
women pedicuFcs first began to prat1ire in lin
Paris lighthouses. Formerly mel, came into
ladies' bltl-rooms, the Iady's form being cor
ercd Wath sheet, OF course. But as suon as
women learned thc trade, and Il few great Ladies'
G1naded the little surgery o! their feet to them,
then no lady would tolerate male pcdicure in
tue bathroom any Inurc. It Is Il rerv nice and
suitable trade 1or woman who has sufficient
ly steady hand: and all day am IS busy as can
IN order"
Does everybody have troublesome feet,
:. Everybody,' che answered, nos;t,re,v
r,a1'S .,,o - nbs H. .aoy hather comes to these
1oouls NAo mas not got cpFns-so,nt. friohtfn}
ones. These modern hieh-hceleil bnnts 3ra an
aoomln1atton; they murder the feet OF all who
! lle female pedicurc gave me such c,sa that
iel1 as if she had furnished with bran, ,a,
PAT Of let when got up and prepared to wall,
od OF them. ~ "'"A
.;A "Aod ID. the ;9, hands, she suggested: "You
would not like your tinser-nails 'doncs' Hand
some tinger-nals-they advantage greatly an
Already pretty hand" 4
sly d3t1crer! I was in for the " doing of
the hands, of course
II will give You the address Of the mani
cure We recommend, :" she said. "No, / am not
neutrality-suspicious. is NV only trades
In the course OF the day, more from curiosity
than anything else, I bctook myself: to The
rooms Of the manicure, between the hours indi-
Gated on her business card for her reception of
clients at home To my surprise found the
place crowded, not only with ladies, but With
gentlemen, patiently awaiting their turn for the
favor OF sitting with the manicure The dress
and bearing Of all present indicated their posi-
tion, and III almost every case it was one Of i'm
-portance- Grave Senators, Young ecions Of no.
biIity, numerous stately gentlemen decorated
with the cross Of the Legion Of Honor, taste