The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-10-19

- AUkwor4 manner N WhSen sems
usn and Women walk.
ALook at that fellows footv
The question was delivered In tone
q command by . gruff, but good
natursd and observing gentleman, to =
Tribune Republican reporter ~ the
two were gazing At the passing throng |
on Sixteenth street last exening.
The newspaper man looked in the
direction indicated, and bsheld the OBJ
ioct OF his friends remark. The foot
IVES attached to the leg OF an elegantly
dressed young gentleman. The foot
indicated was the right loot, and 1t
was only OF moderate size, but 1t
made terrible imprint in the mud
which cnrpeted the places whore the
crossing usually exists vt street cor
mere.
|. The left foot was of the same size,
but IL made print only about one.
half M large, am, q very neat impress
sion 1t was. The owner OF the pair
was, as before remarked, handsomely
dressed, and would have presented a
very atty lsh appearance but for the
right foot, which was not acting i'll u
right manner.
"Flippity flop; fllppity flop!' said
the graif nan, keeping time with his
words to the step OF the stylish young
gentleman. "That young fellow
hasn't yet learned what q child ought
to have done during its first year on
earth. He hasn't learned to walk"
The whole trouble with the young man
was . popularity which the reporter
soon learned is quito common, he
turned the right foot Gin" and map
- knr Ngrtx unit IA nc
toes slightly "out." "Now you just
notice." said the gruff man, Chow
many people there will be come along
In the next few minutes, who walk ~
civilized bsings ought to walk"
The first man who came by thu
Watching pair was short, fat man
He was hurrying along, breathing
short, anu perspiring freely. He ha(
avery black cigar In his mouth, ant
he blew out q short, thick puff o
smoke with every breath, averaging
two puffs to every step. He turned
both feet squarely out, almost at RICH
angles with his body.
HE TURNED BOTH FEET OUT.
"Nvw he goes to an extreme" re
marked the gruff.voiced old man, "bu
he errs on virtues side. He'd bottle
turn them both out than walk pigeon
tOed. Ii he didn't turn them out, wit
all the weight OF fat no has to carry
he'd probably fall down pretty ofteI
Now look OF this"
He referred to tall young ma
whose costume included q pair Of yer
short pante. This young man leane
forward and his long body rookie
from sideto side as he propelled hin
selfforwsrd. He turned both feet Gin
His pedal extremities looked like tw
UapU unuuU lOunrq nrn M a n adtnfr al Inn
mO0nlit lane and tryin
TO look into each Others eye
While the sentiment which Tho fe,
expressed was beautiful, tho practic,
part or their normal position had 1
unpleasant features, for the yOun
man, happening to meet an obstacle
his path. suddenly turned aside an
trod upon his own toes, and grimat
OF pain and annoyance distorted b
otherwise boaming countenance.
He recovered his balance In mt
ment, however, and along came thrt
young ladies, side by side, and a
afoot, TWO OF them tho right foot al
she third, apparently ''to DO odd
turned tin" inc left.
Upon the "turned In" foot in Gao
case was a crooked boot heel, viii
the other one wau all right, with il
tiny brass attachment smoothly M
evenly worn. They wers pretty lsdi,
and could only be graceful whom the
walked bearing upon the arm
another, or when they were dancir
or sitting.
Out OFFS people inspected by Il
a0lf-app0inted committee of two the
were only q half dozen who walk,
gracefully, and the cause Of the la,
Of grace In the other cases was on
due to their manner Of managing the
feet.
The habit OF turning "in" one fo
was noticed to prevail, especial
among ladies. "That's all owing /
training" said the gruff gentlema
"M0st girls learn to talk before the
learn to walk, and that's why tho mi
.j0rity OF ladies talk more and bett
than they walk"
The gruff gentleman was abacheln
"The people who train them thin
OF telling them how to carry the
heads and their hands, how to ami
and to throw their shoulders bac
They show them how to manage
train and how to hold their fans, al
they forget all about their feet excey
Ing to caution them about wearil
shoes large enough for them, unle
the girls have corns or arc going
dance."-Denver Tribune-Republica