, 1884-03-06
AoHAT ON SHOES.
Aten Said to Be blessed with Hand
somer Feet Than Women
some Reasons why---A Few Hints
to shoe and Boot wearers---The
Ono Remedy For Z


Washington National Republican,
Tell me something about feet said .
Republican representative yesterday to q
leading shoe manufacturer Of the District
well, to begin with. As charity hides q
multitude OF sins. 80 a wslI-iuads shoe covers
very frequently a host Of dsformitiss and
uglinesses" a4
slow oftenT- r
About two-thirds OF the fest that walk
over streets are more or les deformed or
crippled with corns, bunions, sunken arches,
i~n-growing nails, and other unsightly, un-
natural features. 1t is a. rare to find a hand
some foot us a perfect 10 rarsr-for
the foot has to bear the weight of the body,
and the style Of shoe generally worn is much
more Objectionable than that Of the gloves
Strange as it may appear at first glance,
there arc more men with wellshaped, natural
feet than women" -.f
4What Ia the reason therefor
AZ think It arises chiefly from the excessive,
but nearly always ignorant, solicitude
mothers show about tho feet OF their daugh-
tiers whom the latter are young. Tho custom
of buying ~ready-made shoes. especially for
children, is 4 fatal ono 70 the beauty and
health Of the feet. X The average man and
woman are as incapable OF picking out a
proper ready-made shoe as they are of select
ing a pair OF spectacles suitable TO the re-
quiremsnts Of the eyes, without calling in
the aid of an oculist. For example, the shoe
should be two sizes longer than the foot A
mother, buying a pair Of shoss for her child.
will have the child's foot epcased in one of
proper length, and then, fesling around the
toe. will say: o, this shoe is entirely too
long, or goes the shoe, and tho little ono's
tender feet are pressed into n pair no longer
than the foot Tho feet of q child grow
rapidly, and any excessive pressure. even IL
the nerves do not complain, acts injuriously.
Then the ready-made shoe, being built
on a general measure, cannot be
adapted to the requirements of each individ-
ual foot, except at the expense OF the foot
There is great difference in the size OF tho
same PERSONS feet, one or the sther being
longer, broader, with higher instsp, larger
heel, etc The ready-made shoe IL handy, Is
much cheaper than those made to order, but
you cannot fit your feet in them any more
than you can get a perfect at In r~eady-made
clothes-not so well, even, for all tho ready
made clearinghouse have special tailors
whose business 1t Il to adapt the garments to
the peculiarities OF the purchaser
In the course of further conversation the
dealer said: Nothing 50 soon spoils the arch
Of the foot and boats down the instep, making
the foot fiat, az buttoned CATERS. You OBJ
serve that the flesh around the instep is I'M
usually tender, and has but little support.
The bones of the foot are not calculated to
stand a continuous pressure such as a but
toned gaiter gives on top. Well, the effect
Of wearing them is to cause the flesh
to spread out and iatten and the
bones to yield, until finally a we'll
shaped, handsome foot, is made ugly.
A gaiter that laces up the fronts Is
bad, very bad for the feet, but not 30 objec-
tionable as the buttoned. A shoe that laces
up the sido is far better, and, as ladies gen
orally will not wear boots. Is the best shoe
to preserve the health and beauty of the
foot"
"Why do you say 'bootsr"
because boots are the only kind Of foot
covering that answer all requirements Of
health, comfort and good looks. A boot
erly made, In all cases-braces up the foot
and ankle. and rests the extremity instead OF
~fatiguing. Such evils as pointed toes and
narrow soles should never even be thought
OF, much less worn. But they are.
"Yes, and will be. Men ought not TO get
drunk; or, in fact, lead lives other than OF
the highest purity, but they do, and will con.
tinue to do so. And hence they arc AWAY
SHINING and ] always repenting. Mature,
however, has given ono remedy for eorns and
bunions, and the same agent will go far to
tho restoring of deformed feet TO their
original shape" E1rI ~
Tell me that, by all means"
THE use of hot water and soap. No mattor
how badly his pedal eItremitiss nave been
abused, II q man will soak his feet every
night in hot water for about lfsesn minutes,
and use soap on them freely, he will get
cured Of corns, etc. a sunfon instsp will DO
restored, and tho parts of the feet will as
sumo their normal proportion. He must
continue tho practice, sometimes for many
months, but it is never-faiing. or course,
he must wear properly made shoes all the
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