The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1885-10-22
FEET "iN" AND FEET .'oUT."
The Awkward Manner In which Eome
Men and Women Walk.


"Look at that fellows foot"
The question WAS delivered In tone
of command by q gruff, but good
natured and Observing gentleman, 10
Tribune Republican reporter as the
two were gazing at the passing throng
on 3ixlesnth street last exening.
Tho newspaper man looked In the
direction indicated, and byheld the OBJ
ject OF his friends remark. The foot
was attached to the leg OF an elegantly
dressed young gentleman. The loot
Indicated was the right Inot, and u
was only of moderate size, but IL
made a terrible imprint la the mud
which carBeted the places where the
crossing usually exists st street cor
uers.
The left foot was of tho same size,
but it made print only about one
hslf IS large, apI very neat impress
zion it was. The owner OF the pair
was, as before remarked, handsomely
dressed, aud would haye presented d
very stylish appearance but for the
right foot, which was not acting in
right manner. -,
"Flippity flop; flippity flopw said
the gruff man, Keeping time with his
words to the stop of the stylish young
gentleman. "That young follow
h ssn't vet learned what a child ought
to have done during it's first year on
earth. He hasn't learned to walk"
The whole trouble with the young man
was @ peculiarly which tho reporter
soon learned is quite common, be
turned the right foot Sin" and man-
toes slightly "out.n HNow You just
no,ice,I said tbs gruff mai, chow
many people there will be come along
in the next few minutes, who walk as
civilized bsings ought to walk"
The first man who camo by the
watching pair was short, lat rasn.
He was burrying along, breathing
short, anu perspiring freely. He had
| a very black cigar in his mouth, and
he blew out u short, thick pun OF
smoke with every breath, averaging
| two puffs to every stop. He turned
both fest squarely out, slnsst az rlgnt
angles with his body.
HE TURNED BOTH FEET OUT.
"NUw be goes to an eXtrome," re-
marked the gruff-voiced o man. "but
| he errs on virtues sid8. He'd better
turn them both out than walk pigeon
toed. Ithe didn't turn them out, with
all the weight of tat he has to carry,
he'd probably fall down pretty often.
Nov look Mt this"
He referred to q tall young man
whose costume included a pair OF very
short pants. This young man leaned
| forward and his long body rocked
from side to side as he propelled him.
elfforward. He turned both feet "in."
His pedal extremities looked like two
| very young lovers promenading along
la moonIit lane and trying
| to look into each others eyes.
While the sentiment which The feet
expressed was beautiful, the practical
| part of their normal position had It's
unpleasant Gestures, Tor the young
man, happening to meet an obstacle IN
his p.th. suddenly turned aside and
| trod upon his own toes, and grimace
otherwise besming countenance.
| He recovered his balance in mo-
ment, however, and along came three
young ladies', side by side, and al!
talking at once. Each one turned SIM
a foot, two OF them the right foot and
| tho third, apparently "tO be odd"
turned sin" the left.
Upon the "turned in" foot in each
case was crooked boot heel, while
| the other one was all right, with its
| tiny brass attachment smoothly and
evenly worn. They wers pretty ladies
and could only be graceful when they
| " dihSo oPcA nv -
another, or when they were dancing
or sitting.
Out of % people inspected by the
| seif-appointed committee of two there
| were only half dozen who walked
gracefully, and the cause of the lack
OF grace In the other cases was only
due TO their manner of managing their
| feet.
The habit Of turning Gin" one foot
was noticed to prevail, especially
among ladies'. "That's all owing TO
training" said the gruff gentleman.
"Most girls learn to talk before they
learn to walk, and that's why the ma
iority OF ladies' talk moro and better
than they walk"
The gruff gentleman was q bachelor.
"The people who train them think
of telling them how to carry their
heads aud their hands, how to smila
and to throw their shoulders back.
They show Thorn how to manage q
train and how to hold their fans, and
they forget all about their feet except
ing to caution them about wearing
shoes large enough for them, unless
the girls have corns or are going to
dance" -Danver neutrality-suspicious..