The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1885-04-25

tapered down TO cherry PIT In the
middle of the foot. / presume you
wear these all the time you are in the
housep"
"Why, of course, auntie."
''In the dead of winter as well as il
the dog-days."
The young lady laughed merrily at
her companions old fogyism. Ger
tainly. just see how pretty they look
with the silk stockings"
'How many corns have you,
BlancheP"
"Oh, only too or three little bits of
ones. l send for chiropodist once in
awhile, and then I'm all right for ever
SO long"
ga girl of nineteen with her feet in a
chiropodist's handsr' said auntie, with
a wry face.
THAT isn't anything. Why, almost
all the girls"
mot the slightest doubt of it," the
lady interrupted. "You have nothing
else, / suppose, to put on your feet but
these things?"
mo, auntie, and 1 wouldn't wear
any others if 1 had"
81 have now accounted for your
backaches, Blanche" said Miss Har-
rington, 'and we will proceed to elm
mate the spinal column from the
charge of malaria; it is perfectly inno-
cent" And now the nurse examined
the other articles laid out for use.
There wasn't an inch of flannel to be
seen; nothing but the finest and most
deliberately beruff1ed and embroidered
linen.
"And do you not own a flannel pet
ticoat, Blanche?"
''What in the world do want with
flannels? You know l almost always
go out in the carriage, and there are
lots of warm robes.
ut is about as I supposed" Miss
Harrington remarked, sadly. "Yom
breakdown is due to perfectly plair
and natural causes. There is nothing
in the least mysterious about it. Yor
have deformed your feet, weakened
your spine, and consequently you
whole nervous system, by the shoes
you have worn. By series of expos
ures you have reduced your vital forct
to such an extent that reaction was i'm
possible without further prostratioI
and complete cessation of irritating
causes. Here are your corsets. How
much do they measure, please?"
nineteen inches, auntie, It'll,
young lady was almost ready to or,
now-''and they are a whole incl
larger than most girls of my siz
wear.
What is your sizeP Here is a tap
measure, and will soon tell you. Yol
have lost considerable flesh, and shall
have to allow for shrinkage. Twenty
four inches just as you are, Blanche
Think of it! A twenty-four inch wais
squeezed into nineteen inch corsets
We will now clear the heart and lung
from the charge of malaria. Your il
regular pulse, the cutting pain in you
side, your uneven and most inadequat
respiration can be traced directly t.
tight lacing. Now have this to say
my child. l shall not permit you t
wear one of these articles as long a
you are under my care. If you will &C
cept pair of my quilted slippers, an
allow me to wrap you in blankets til
you have some clothes suitable for
conValescent to wear, all right. If not
you must find some enc else to tax
care of you. My time is altogether to
precious to throw away. This ma
seem very cruel, Blanche; but l reall
think it would be far better for you t
die now than to be nursed back to tn
cid shameful conditions. There
nothing before you but life of invalid
ism if you decide to go on as you hav
begun"
''But how can wear horrid old shoe
and old scratchy flannels, and have
waist like washerwoman'sPn the gi
inquired, between laughing and cryin:
"You haven't said anything about go
oshes and leggings yet, but perhaI
you'd like to have me wear. those?"
"Shall l get the blankets and n
: quilted slippers, Blanche?" Aunt MAI
inquired.
Eyes; bring the gun-boats and tt
3 flannels,n her companion reptile,
X "And if you can find few hens feat
: ers to stick in my hair, the resemblan'
to Sioux squaw will be still mo
u striking"
:: After this Miss Blanche had son
lessons in physiology and hygiene, al
), very interesting and profitable topi
they proved to be. She learned Il
$ reasons of things, and had sen
;. enough to accept and utilize thel
e Eleanor KIRK, IN Harper's Bazaar.