Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-07-06
IN A SHOE STORE.
EFFECT OF A FRENCH MIRROR UPON
TRADE IN CHICAGO.

A Long Looking GIa.s Tor Prcttily Shud
Feminine Feet-Trying the Eject of
Poses and Atlitudes-Ihs Etiquette Of
Heels and Toes.
The latest thing in shoe stores is long
French mirror that rea 'ues within two
inches of tue floor AMI before wuIcu every
pretty footed woman who buys "a pair Of
shoes spends from tIIrry MINUTES t. an hDLr
and half "ge ttns the = rect oi the hOO-
The senior partner IN Stat. street house
was ssked how TIL mirror Affected Ine
trade lie ran his hands up his snowy cuTs.
smiled and rsplIed 1t sells better turu
anything we ever hal IN the house We
have only had 1t about Two years, nut NO
wouldn't be without 1t hall an hour. 10
you see those two la los oser there. Well,
they re waiting to get the mirror to SEQ
how their shoes IooN.
At the time the lass re lect'l young
woman seated between tNO men, the cle-E
and her husband ahs wa faultles ,Iy
dressed, auI her feet had just been laced
into matchless pair o. patent leather ties
10 ,eI with aIhsa.U skin She wurs some
sort Of navy blue hosiery, striped vertically
suggestion of Hamburg rule wa, ,islbi,
be.ow her Il UlnIIug. For tue tIrst lew
moment, she sat with her toes out, alter
nately tapping them IN all degree, OF time.
Tneu she crossed her feet ami
soon alter uuyrossed them with much
grace and deliDeratIon; the next move was
the frst position which she re- drdcd With
coy admiration Without any Interruption
.n,as l.
leg over her knee, arranged her SKIRTS SO IA,
to .ust clear the tinted holsery, and Iegan
swinging tut toy .O"t Then she dIdn /
thlnk the, iOoke .ruvrIul, som how, an l.
while the clerk declared 1t was tue prettle,t
tt he had turned out that afternoon. the
ankles were at right angies with each other
while the toes played tattoo Oh the carpet
that RosIna okes would applaud The do
hurry, Claude, which her husband made,
in a supphcatIns voice, was responded 10 uy
a sudden elevation OF the feet and Il comm j,
together OF the two pointed toes, the curve
described beIng positively hoidenIsh
Now, you see the shoe lets my auKIe turn
in it Won't you induige mo with another
lit, please"
Certainly. Just st p to the second divan,
please; and the husband sauntereI OF to
the door, leaving "C.aude and the cle.k To
make the new deal without the AID of his
valuable suggestions
A STOUT LADY ATTITU DINIZING.
She had scarcely reached the next depart
ment when a stout lady from i.aSaiIe av-
enue, with a pair of small feet in u smaller
pair OF French Kid boots took the mirror
divan She was evidently making her
uebut before the French plate, as all she
did was 10 toe out, IoOklng more at her
feet than into the mirror her stay was
much shorter than the Dells who followed,
and decidedly less inte. esting To begin
with, she was pretty she wore a SUIT OF
chamoiS- colored tri OF and two stockings,
one a mulberry and the other olive, each
fretted with the opposite TINT Her boots
were lusterless kid cut very low in the
heel, with a taperlng toe ami patent
leather vamps tipped with XII She turued
her toes in ami OUT, carried her foot IN all
attitudes, tent them for a walt, II carriage
step and roller s&ate, and CAUSED the at
tending clerk to furI his eyebrows when she
wished there was fender.
oh, We get usei TO theln- Its the same.
or about the same posing all day. We Try
to make the glas, genera, but can only
the ladies who have pretty feet use II
Those who wear No. . or Il shoe don't do
much tiourlshing with them. However, the
glass Is not without its benefits. and We 10
quite a little gratultous schooling III the
etiquette OF heels and toes To illustrate
There are plenty of women who Wear & Cd
foot gear and are woetUily ignorant in all
that pertains to pretty elect HaLt OF the
toes are turned IN, ami the other fourth point
$ sIuarely trout, both positions giving a bulky
appeal snce TO the foot Our patrons, who are
alike our para suns make tha vaTY best
VE sIIeIr Iect, ami the various maneuyer-
they exhibit, unconsCIously in most cases.
We endeavor to teach the semi unCouta
The carriage of the foot Is as much s
science as any branch of physical culture
and when IA woman knows something about
the suUJect all she nee.s Is nice shoe 10
make hsr feet look pretty. Pretty feet are
not the important features they are sup
posed to be- Tor shoes get out OF shape, aud
an inditferently shoi loot is equally un.
slightly, whether the foot is big or little.
Beauty Of foot lies as much in correct snOe
lns as a mans shape in the skill and tact Of
his tailor Inter Ocean