Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1883-04-22
LADY CLERKS
Nantsd to RI Shoes Tor Lady,.
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was ,aunteringuP- Nais vtreet, saznr.
placently at the numerous fair win =
advantage Of TIE fine weather to ira
new spring suits. One II these attn
the Observation-Disclosures mon pardc,lss
and following ti,s wearer with'his s,,.
pencil shower saw her enter . shoe q,
and hold an intent confab with the pro,s
tor. A little later. the reporter dro,pS
on the merchant and Vas BOON engst-s
an animated conversation on the subs,
well, I've made up my mind"
no? What upony
"A lady came into the store th;. a..
noon and inquired il We had sny ".'
clerks. and when she found We hal H
went To another establishment. ~
I'll get one now. Since she west out
been rendering this thing and I
iieye II were q lady | wouldn't VA,
man fOoling about my feet, either. S.,
ladies don't mind. and ! can recull So
queer experiences had when. as yo'.'
man, first went into the shoe busn.S
You would be astonished TO learn the =
ference there is in the feminine id., y
irving on shoes. BY Geor-e' rwpu, ~.
on stockings that looked ~ II they d b..
worn for q week, and the wearer va, p,osi
of il; and again, I've shOd ladies whose /.
were encased in stockings, where As nsS
care bad been expended rs on iLei. d,
collars
do clerks always fit on the shoes
Nearly always. It's an awkward .,
sition for lady to SIT bent over while bo,
toning or lacing q par OF high boots AZ
they generally prefer to have II done. u.
casionally, too, IL requires muscle To pu. n
a new shoe, when you have u No I FOO, |.
get into No. 2sboe. Well it's curioa, !,
observe some ladies. ! remember one ~,
eyed me curiously-l was quite q .u,
how, tben-and told me 10 button I'd b.,
shoes. I began ut the bottom and at,s
fastening four or i've buttons. 81
said: 'fhatll do. iou can't maze Il.
buttons meet, the rest Of the way. ,h,,s
never do Now III take my oath ID J,
Shoes would have tapped two inches al u,
ton xnd-but that WAS her Ii tile peculisn,,
YOU see. Some ladies will draw the,
dresses tight, just at the Top OF their sho-
and watch you while you nj their ped,,
hut others will cross their limbs, suck oa,
their feet and be sublimely indifferent ls
~ "
exhibited, | remember once an a,Irrs
came in here and ordered pair Of Shoe, T.
be made and Forwarded 10 her. !. ooA be-,
foot measure and then Circlrd Tie tape hs,
about where the tops ot shoes usul,
came, for the measure there. BuI she "a:
,mpstiently: Not there, ] Want them :.
come to here, indicating point ncsry VI
her knee. took the measnre-no. dja /,
rem ember it-and We sent the shoes on.
Young ladies with small feet sni pr.
IN ankles are usually too vain OF then y
carefully oouces! them. have (rcquentJ
tugptd ut shoes 10 make them meet %!
button at the top, while the owner Of Ii,
shsp+ly ankle smiled con- plaenily NJ ID.
attempt and then blsndly venturrd
puess you'd better mo 70 the buttons.
You must b. q connoisseur, by tLiI
time. in feet and ankles"
We'll, yes, ! ought to he. and in s;ot
ings too, ny, even in carriers. But I'm a.
old married man, now. and things chan;
and have changed very considerably Anr
the time I am speaking Of This thing -
comes matter OF business and my old b.
head is q sufficient guarantee. You ynlg
reprobHte. don't you suppose We can has"
professional secrets ~ we'll ~ Others. ST.,
as Sairey Camp says: 'Samin' no nsmr
no oiIense could be took hut you'd ;.
sstopished TO know how many ladie, cor
In here for shoes and sit down aud sut
out their feet in sort OF look st'mysr'
ter attitude"
And do you ever?'
Never, pom honor. only know ffu
my clerks OF the medallion, jeweIcd d
souvenir carriers you sometimes hesr q
but frankly, this kind Of foolishnen I
very rare with the Wheeling girls
How about the Wheeling girls' feet
size. you mean They'll aycras
mighty we'll. ] know % n dozen your
married ladies who wear No. Is, and %,
or two who can put their pretty feet ini.
lrs with comfort. That's having might
small feet. A 3 or 81 Is the aNrrar
aud some run M no higi
Ms IS ] have fitted
number Of girls, full! grown, with No -
while Others, who have 'aristocratic !et
which means slim ones with high iGsrP
wear narrow No. IS. Very few ar" tA'
girls who attempt 10 crowd their feet inn
shoes more than two sizes too small. br
there Is q gzest deal OF cTowdIng
"Do none Of the stores have lady ci"rt''
Several OF them, and this one will brH
cluded, after today