The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1880-09-03

The Feminine Foot.
There Is no ,iuuibi iiiiai Inc i00; play
a most important part in social life
often wields IN influence over It's desti
ny. We are speaking now strictly o
the feminine foot, upon which so mucl
time, labor and expense are lavished
In dancing il becomes vocal and ex
presses whole language Of sentiment
used to emphasize emotioH it ges,icu.
lates with startling force. and lovel
who hesitates TO announce his devo
ton eau be brought to an immediat,
avowel by transitory but maddeninp
glimpse ola dainty foot, encased il
pink, silk embroidered hose, and Mig
non slippers, thrust distTactingly for
ward
"IIcr petty icct, like snails did crccr
A little out, and then
A. II thcy played at Bo-Prrp.
Did soon draw In again"
A story Is recorded ola sourtier who
drank his lady.love's health in the shoe
he had stolen from her. and at this
day il is practice with the young
bloods, who ape the manners Of the
French regime, To have the SCOT OF
their favoriie cast in marble or bronze
and Use it for paper weight.
There are no people in the world 50
exacting in the matter of feet as act
resses, and il is largely true of them
that their feet are not born, hut made.
As a rule, they do not naturally have
patrician feet. but they have artists
for shse makers, and by dint Of pinch.
ing and COMPRISING, wearing patent
heel and toe-bands, having the heel
placed under the middle of the foot,
and the length of the uppers shorten
ell by stitching lines and otho devi-
COS. a small, symmetrical f'ot is Sc
cured. II happens, however, with
some Of our best actresses, that they
can only stand the pain without faint.
ing during a single scene, when their
stage dresser removes the shoe and
restores outraged nature So much
can he done by delusion that a Ne. .
boot will not appear larger than a
No. 2 behind the foot-lights. The
doctors who treat spinal and brain
diseases can tell the rest Of the story.
Beautiful feet require fine adorn-
ing; there are boots sold in New York
City at 1925 pair. They are i'm
ported from Paris, and the cloth is a
mixture of gold or silver thread and
silk. They are lined with the finest
kid, and the buttons are gems. They
are generally purchased by those who
"toil not, neither do they SPIN aud
silk stockings worth sT5 pair are
worn with them.
A pair of boots made for Annie
Louise Cary, to wear in opera, are OF
light blue satin, soft and thick, with
blue silk lacings, tied with lovely tas-
sells. lined with brilliant cardinal kid,
and banded horizontally with inch
vide ribbons OF gold brand. The feet
may well he handsome now, for there
is everything to make them so. In
Vulnerable shops filed with the fnest
goods, fancy silk and fancy boots ant
slippers; opera ties, walking tiee, pat
ent leather and kid shoes; lemon col
Ored, old gold, lavender or Orienta
satins. heels four inches high, and in
steps that form a royal arch, and
faithful pedicure, who steps TO thu
front with his salves aud instruments
when nature becomes obstreperous.
After all, il is the willing feet, thu
helping set--the feet that are swift
10 do errands az merey--the "beaute
Gus feet" climbing the hill Of Zion OIL
of difficulty, that are Of the most val
ne in the world. There are feet fol
whose step loving hearts watch ant
wait, and when they come il is lik'
the coming of sweet, glad music
There are heavy feet borne dow
with sorrow that drag listlessly along
and there are feet that from thei
labors
"Palc Death, With equal foot strikes wide the ope
II door
OF royal halls and hoyels OF the poor.