Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1883-04-04
Dramatic Foot Notes.

Favorite SHOES with feminine stars
Just now are brocaded satin, either boots
or slippers, and made with high Louis
XIV. heels. The boots cost SO pair
and the slippers sl2. Then there are
hard painted slippers imported from
Paris. l DO not tnlnk, said a New York
merchant, that these will stand stage
use very well, and they are not likely
to be permanently popular. just now
they are all the rage. Then We lave
real dressed sealskin low quartered
shoes, winch are quite popular. 1t
makes very little difference what char
acter a lady assumes she will generally
prefer stylish modern boot 10 one per-
haps more historically correct. The
Sultan's wife and the Utah settlers
daughter are each bound TO come on
the stage IN the latest French slippers
for the reason that these look much
smaller and prettIer.
"Who is the most notable stage Gus
toner you have had lately?'. asked 4
Star reporter.
"Wel, L suppose Mrs. Langtry would
be considered so. She came in with
six Others of her company, all in long
ulsters. She bought pair of brocaded
blue satin slippers, with Louis Wv.
heels, paying Sl5 for them, and the
Others bought rubbers and overshoes. Z"
"How Is the English beauty's foot?"
Mrs. Langtry has not a large foot
nor yet shapeless one. 1t is proper
toned to her height. She bought a No
81. Maude Granger, who was here last
week, came III one day and bought pair
of fancy cut steel ana bead embroidered
slippers Miss Granger is large woman
and it took a No. and c last to MAKE
her happy"
''Do actresses often have small and
shapely feet?'
Actresses are very much like other
women, small feet are the exception and
not the Iule. The Louis XIV. heels
upon stage shoes give them an appear
ance of smallness which they really do
not possess. \ foot looks from two to
three sizes smaller with this heel (tbough
OILY moderately high than with an
equally nigh heel OF any other pattern.
Annie Pixley has small and pretty foot.
She was here when last n CHICAGO and
bought pair of l ! morocco slippers for
stage use.
'Who else has been here lately for
pedal adornment?"
Christine Nilsson visited us and pur-
Chased a handsome pair OF Ied satin
slippers. Miss Nilsson, as You know, is
good sized, and hence required a No.
81. Mrs, Mckee Rankin is one of my
regular customers. She has pretty
foot, and on the stage wears a No. ..
Last year she bought fonrpans of fancy
slippers at one time. l remember that
she kept boy running some hours be-
tween the store and the Grand Pacific
Hotel before she could be exactly suit
ed"
'What 10 you consider small foot
Tor large woman?'
A large woman who can comfortably
wear No. 3 may be said 10 have
small foot have, however. seen such
who only take No. l. A medium siz-
ed woman, to have small foot. would
require aOout a No. 2, and small We
man No. ! or No. !. But You take
the smallest ladies', as The average, AID
not one III a hundred can v ear a No. l.
1t Is not once week that we have
call for a No. l. Not long since, though,
large, heshy lady OF this city had a
par ui Is slippers made here and they
lifted her exactly. You may believe
that they ooked mighty small with such
a weight above them. 1 don't suppose
there is woman IN the city who can
wear less than 13, though 1 have read
oil such elsewhere"