Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1881-05-26
Helena, Montana, Thursday, May 26, 1881.
THE HASDSOMEST FOOT.
How the Foot of IL Southern Lady COm-
pareS with that of u Yankee Lady.

parcS with that of a Yankee Lady.
A reporter dropped into II New lor
Bleecker street shoe store the other day tn
saw the clerk selling an exquisite pair Z
CATERS to handsome girl when the follow
ing conv ersation ensued:
What is the largest pair of CATERS that yo
ever sold to a LADY," we asked.
THE largest was Il pair of Mines" was tn
reply. Two sisters-and very pretty girl
. they arc-live not far from here. One wear
eights and the other Mines
How do their hands compare with thei
feet - was the next question.
Their hands looked as though they re
quired genteman's kid glove said tn
clerk ''But they were iaultless in shape
and had the sweetest pink nails that | eve
saw ON hand He smiled as hesagain re
ferred to their feet. The Oldest sister," h
continued tried hard to squeeze on q pair 0
cights, but without success. Finally sht
gave me an order to make a pair of mines. an(
they really look well on her foot lor
wouldn think they were mines to look Al
them
"4Are the girls Americans:"
No said the clerk. They are rosy
checked Irish girls
''What is the smallest size of gaitels sold p
we asked.
Number ones They were bought by Il
lady living in Macdougal street, and they
were actually little to large"
"Do you sell many number ones?'
More ones than eights. | have been in
the business over fifteen years. and find
that the majority Of those who wear ones are
Southern and Spanish ladies'
What is the difference betweeil the foot OF
a Southern lady and that OF a Yankee wo-
man ?" we inquired.
THE difference is the same asstlle differ
ence between the foot of a Southern man and
& Yankee" Mr.. Wolfreplied. Southern feet
are narrow and bowed in the middle, giving
them very high instep. The Yankee foot
is spread ut the toes. and has more surface.
You, ior instance, have I; genuine Yankee
foot The difference from bunion to bunion
i beg pardon, from the joint Of the big toe
to the joint of the little tOe-is much greater
than that of a Southern foot. There is much
grace about the foot Of Yankee lady, but it
lacks the suppleness o; a Southern foot. Its
merits are its exquisite shape, small heel and
strength. Compare the walk of a Southern
Woman with the walk OF ii asfsscsa woman
The Yankee lady has short, springy step
The little heel first catches the sidewalk, and
the CATERS sound like the click ef 4 telegraph
instrument. The Southern woman walks
languidly and makes long steps. The feet
make the difference. Let a Yankee girl at
tempt the step of a 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 4 foot on a par with
that of 4 Kentucky belle. l can't imagine
where she gets it, but she has it. One would
think that the desendents of the Aquacke-
nonck Dutch ought to have splay feet, but it
is not So
Numbers OF the Aquackenonck Dutch
married among the French Huguenot tami-
lies of Staten Island the reporter remarked.
Isn't it possible that Il mixture OF the blood,
may have something to do with the size of
the teet?"
That's So replied Mr. Wolf: Il never
thought Of that. One thing is certain, |
never saw Il prctticr foot than the foot OF the
blue-h!ooded Jersey woman. They would
90 into salt cellar. 1t is worth trip to
to Jersey just to see the feet Of the womc."
"How do the feet OF the Jersey men COM
pare with them p
Good Lord" exclaimed Mr.. Wolf Don't
talk about it. The real Jersey man has q
foot like griddle. Put a brick in glove
box and it will lay clean over the foot of the
jersey man. If there is any one man in this
world whose foot is uglier than any other
one man in the world, that man is Jersey
man."
Here Il customer entered the store, and Mr..
Wolf turned his back upon the reporter and
his powerful mind upon new
subject.