The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-09-12
the ~IIANpsoMEsr roor.
How the Foot of n southern Lady Com.
pares with that OF u Yankee Lady.

street Shoe store on FRIDAY evening, ant
saw Mr.. Charles Wolf, chief clerk, sellini
an exquisite pair Of CATERS 10 q handsome
girl.
"Whati is the largest size OF CATERS tina.
you ever sold to a lady" we asked.
"The largest vas a pair OF n%ines," Mr.
Wolf replied. 1.-TWO sisters-and very
pretty girls they are-live not far from
here. One wears Fights and the Other
Mines"
SLOW do their hands compare with theil
leet?" was the next question.
''Their hands looked as though they re-
quireda gentleman's kid glove" said Mr..
Wolf. "But they were faultless In shape,
and had the sweetest pink nails that /
ever saw on a hand" He smiled as be
again referred to their feet. 1.-THE oldest
sister," he continued, "tried hard Il
squeeze on a pair Of Fights, but without
success. Finally she gave me on, order to
make a pair OF mines, and they really look
well on her feet. You wouldn't think
they were mines to look at them"
Were the girls AmericansP"
ANb1 WI "Olk hl6MeT6lt lk6y htt
rosy.cheeked Irish girls"
"What is the smallest size OF CATERS
sold2" we asked.
Number ones" Mr.. Wolf responded.
"They were bought by a married lady liv-
ing in Macdougal street, and they were
actually a little too large"
"Do you sell many number ones?"
"More mes than Fights" said Mr.. Wolf.
~ have been in the business over fifteen
years, and find that the majority Of
those who wears ones are Southern and
Spanish ladies'"
"What is the difference between the
foot OF a Southern lady and the foot Of a
Yankee womsn?" we inquired.
"The difference Is the same as the DIFF
ference between tho foot Of a Southern
man and a Yankee" Mr.. Wolf replied.
Southern feet are narrow and bowed in
the middle, giving them a very high in.
step. The Yankee foot Is spread Ut the
toes, and has more surface. You, for in
stance, have a genuine Yankee foot. The
difference from bunion TO bunion : I beg
pardon, from the joint OF the big toe IN
the joint OF the little toe-is much greater
than that Of Q Southern foot. There is
much grace about the loot Of q Yankee
lady, but it lacks the snppleness Of O
Southern foot. Its merits are its exdui-
site shape, small heel and strength. Com
pare the walk OF a Southern woman with
a Yankee woman. The Yankee lady has
a short, springy step. The little heel first
catches the sidewalk, and the CATERS
sound like the click Of q Telegraph instru-
ment. The Southern woman walks Ian
guidly and makes long steps. The feet
make the difference. Let q Yankee girl
attempt the step Of q Southern lady, and
she would turn her ankle. There is only
one woman in the North whose foot will
compare with the Southern foot"
Name her" said the reporter.
"The Jersey woman" said Mr.. Wolf.
"The true Jersey woman has q foot on a
par with that OF q Kentucky belle. | can't
imagine where she gets it, but she has it.
One would think that the defendants OF
the A~quackenonck Dutch ought to have
splay feet, but it is not So"
Numbers Of the Aquackenonck Dutch
married among the French H4guenot IA
miles OF Staten Island" the reporter re.
marked. "Isn'ti it possible that the mix.
ture Of the blood may have something to
do with the size OF the feet?"
That's 80" replied Mr.. Wolf; II never
thought ofthat. One thing is certain, l
never saw a prettier foot than the foot OF
the b~lue.blooded Jersey woman. They
would go into 6 sqlt cellar. It is worth q
trip to Jersey Just to Took 1.-THE feet OF the
women"
"How do the feet Of the Jersey men
compare with them"
"Good Lordm exclaimed Mr.. Wolf.
"Don't talk about it. The real Jersey man
has a foot like q griddle. Put a brick in q
%glove.box, and it would lay clean over the
foot Of the Jersey man. II thereis any one
man In this world whose foot is uglier than
that Of any other one man in this world,
that man lisa Jersey man."
Here o customer entered the store, and
Mr.. Wolf turned his back upon the report.
er and concentrated his powerful mind
upon . new subject.