The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-06-06
CHARACTER IN FEET.
HOW PEOPLE MAY BE JUDGED BY
THEIR PEDAL ExTREMlTlES.
a Philosophers Observations While Gar
Ing at the Erer-shiftiny Panorama
OF Feet aud Persons on
Damp, sloppy Day.


Milwaukee Globel
"Dd You ever notice that great deal OF
chara ter aud disposition Il told by ankles
anu feet" remarked an old friend TO The
Globe man as the pair pulled their chairs up
g. the broad windows Of the Plankinton
reading room. The day was sloppy and
nasty in the extreme The lauguid moisture
hadn't energy enough 70 fall with business
like air Altogether it was good day for
tie stuly OF ankles and feet Cozily en-
sconced in their easy chairs the reporter
an / his friend observed the ever-shllting
panorama of feet and persons.
The remark of tho philosopher called at
tentm particularly to the feet, and he
opened somewhat in this wise: There's 70
woman of 40, anyway. See, she wears white
stockings and don't care a snap if she does
show more of them than Is necessary. This
display is not ono fathered by vanity. Life
has proved a serious thing to her, no doubt,
and she Is trying to save her skirts from be-
coming muddy. Her ankles are thick and
She wears a No. ) shoe. This indicates good
nature and motheriy, loving heart. She's
"A comfort 10 her family, but, withel, when
she says no they all know what il means.
Notice that pair Of twinkling feet; they
belong TO girl not over IL years old. She
has left the counter AM is going TO dinner,
with just an hour in which to walk eight
blocks, eat her dinner, and get back to work
As she brushes past that oil gentleman you
see her ioet and little above the shoe-top.
Those stockings are fine, and of reddish
| body-color and tit To the queens taste. That
dainty shO5 is not larger than No ~ and
rs neat as wax The ankle is small and we'll
turned Her disposition is fairly good one.
IL,
eyes are dark and she's n brunette sure
She takes oifense easily, AMI when shs Is
provoked, resentment takes ful possession OF
her II she marries IA man she loves before
she's % she'll bloom into one of tho sweetest
of women. If she's crossed in love or does
not marry before the age noted she will bo
an old maid for all she's worth; regular
old tartar.
There's her opposite. That girl couldn't
hurry If she tried How leisurely she picks
/ her way along the walk There did you So,
| that ankle, The stocking mu 4 tit it. Ii was
/ stocky and fat. Her limbs and arms ara
! large aud fat. She is well developed, and
! you may bet she has brown hair, blum eyes
and the most charming of complexions Her
! shoe is a three, and you'll find at least two
! buttons on il unfastenel. One or two stray
/ locks will escape from the back hair, and In
! "a measure she will give you the impression
| that her clothes were fired at hor from q
/ shotgun and have stayed where they fell
| At 25 she will become coarse and probably
! gross but nothing on earth will ever mater
| tally disturb tae calm serenity OF her dispo-
sltion.
Lots drop her and glance az the next pair
Of shoes. These are clad in warm overshoes.
! The feet are covered with soft WOODEN stock
ings Of subduel color IL it weren't for tho
window you'd hear the soft rustic uf silk or
satin dress, and without glance at tho face
| You would recognize the hale, hearty grand
mamma Of half dozen pretty cherubs up
! town You would know her hair was VIII ite
and wavy, and that her eyes We're bright,
and of that indiscritablo- color so near of kin
to tlsmore beautiful grays and blues. Her
character is a combination of all that l.
! lovely. The gold of 1t has boen tried as 10y
| fire. and the dross of pride, hate and envy
! has all vanished Maybe the feet don't tell
us that, but they suggest it.
Here we get ano;har pair OF feet that
puzzle us. They are planted firmly an dig
nii6lly on the walk Inc ankles are round
! nenly, and their dressing is faultless.
! Thrgugn the ugly go,,amer you fancy you
! can almost see the 1.-the, willowy form Of a
society girl. She must be about ~, and her
hair and eyes are certainly dark. Her head
will b. well poised on graceful shoulders
and she is certainly accomplished. Sh
sings, plays and paints. Her complexion
will puzzle her best friend and she is good 10
her friends too, letting them soc as much OF
/ her nature as she ever shows She Is
| secretlve and generally quiet in her
deme.H'F Sls will marry some
| day, and the chances are more than ever
that her husband will be well of, or he will
not be her husband She will give parties
and attend receptions, be n society woman
ard appear content with life, all the time
sitting desire that almost chokes her some.
times to be and do some thing better.
There's another, an old maid, certainly
You just catch quick glance at her trim
boot-tops She's blonde with blue eyes
but the ankle is firm and full, indicating
that her chin is square, denoting determine
ton Her nose is slightly arched, and when
she asserts thing positively you are con
WINGED that she is dead sure Of it, Public
opinion doesn't turn her. She thinks
and WORKS. Exercise keeps her
in perfect tono, physically, and you are
C rtain she works both for the money and
mental employment she gets. Independent,
true, and worker, she does not seem as old
/ as she is, nor will she ever look her age.
| When she grows old she viii do so mosi
gracefully, and will be the rarest of al
womon--a charming old maid who makes
every man so fortunate as 10 meet hei
wonder why she never married.
"Yes feet and ankles Indicate something
Of character, but this sort Of thing don't buy
dinners and ! know you're tired Of my
chatter about people l never meet. Let's
have a fresh cigar"