Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1888-12-29
SHOES AND THE WEARERS
DEALERS IN eooToEAR ron MEN
AND WOMEN GIVE come FACTS.

"what kind Of shoes are the ladies
wearing nowadaysy"
"lf you should say that they are wear.
ing all kinds you would just about
strike 1t; but there is ono thing ccrtain.
much moro sensible alocs arc worn by
women today than there were iivo years
ago. Tho best selling shoo We have In all
sections OF the country, with one or two
exceptions, h the New York medium toe.
n sh0e with this too has o comfortable
and Jet natty appearance, and is usually
which Il q comfortable height. Next in
popularity to the New York medium too
is The Now York opera toe, which n moro
pointed at tho end and has heel one
quarter Of an inch higher than the for
mer. Either OF these styles Of shoe may
or may not be adorned with the patent
leather tip which has been % popular for
the last year."
"Whero arc the largest shoes wornr'
II suppose you will think will say In
Chicago, but shan't, for while In that
city the sizes range from one to seven, in
Boston there are very few No. is sold,
the prevailing numbers ranging between
two and seven. Chicago women have
been much maligned, and It Is fact that
we send more large sizes east than to
OtlkcE UtCtAOD VI Jll0 INeW
Workers wear much slimmer shoes than
are worn in any other city, and while we
sell more medium sizes, thrces and threes
and half, for instance, right here somc
women wear as high as flves. We sell
very few shoes over that size In New
York"
IMPORTANT INFORMATION.
"Where arc the smallest shoes worn~
"You will be surprised when Itell you
that for small feet the southern women
arc in the van. They wear rather wider
shoes than their New York sisters, but
their feet arc shorter. To sum up, I
think I can confidently assert that tho
largest shoes are worn by eastern women,
slimmest by New Workers and the widest
and smallest by the fair creatures who
make the south and west their homes"
care there particular styles manufact-
ured for different sectionsf"
'Therc are. Here, for instance" and
case and took out what looked like mems
shoes, ais o sample Of the ladies' wauk-
enphast shoe, which Is now very popular
In that city Of blue blood and beans
Boston.
"You will notice that they nrc nearly
as heavy, have as wido heels, and look
fully as useful as mems shoes. We sell
them nowhere else but In the east.
Again, hero is pair of shoes which you
will observe have perfectly square toes
and narrow feet. These are what the
Philadelphia bellies dote upon, and you
couldn't see o pair in any other city to
save your neck. Funny, isn't itf'
Are women wearing heavier or
lighter shoes than formerlyT
"You would naturally suppose from
my previous statement that they are
wearing moro sensible shoes, that !
would say heavier. regret to say that
] cannot. Fair woman has como to the
from too short and too tight shoes de-
tract from her appearance, and Is there
fore wearing better shaped feet cover
ings. You cannot persuade her to wear
anything clumsy looking. A thick soled
shoe is her abomination, and there are
moro deaths resulting every year from
her determination to wear paper soled
shoes than from any other cause. AT
least, that Is my opinion. Why, Just
look at 1t q moment. The 1hickest shoe
we make has but three-eighths Of on
inch sole-about the thickness man
would wear on a summer shoe-and YET
women will put on their thick boots a
they call them, and tramp through slush
and mud all day long In them. It makes
no difference II their feet are soaked
their thick boots and that settles it,
That's what I like about the eastern
women. They will wear comfortable
and suitable shoes every time, appear
ances or no appearances"
sis the French high heel as much in
vogue as 1t wasr'
"FOr street wear, no. For the house
and carriage the most popular buttoi
shoe Is the New York opera toe, with thu
high French heel. This shoe naturally
Is not adapted for much walking, an(
the women have discovered this. FOl
low shoes the New York medium toe ant
the opera with high and moderately higl
French heels sell the best For goot
walking shoe IS to 50 should be paid; fol
fancy ball slippers of course fancy prices
are given"
IMPROVEMENT IN MEN's SHOES.
A wholesale manufacturer OF men,
shoes said: ut would be hard to say
| worn now. We make and sell all styles
It can be said, though, that men are get
ting better shoes for their money toda,
than ever before. Not only better Ii
quality but in ct. The time has gone b,
when a man expected to buy an un
comfortable, ready made shoe and tor
ture himself by wearing 1t until 1t wa
comparatively comfortable. Improves
methods Of taking measurements an,
improved machinery have accomplished
this, and q man can today 60 into
reputable ready made shoe store and &c
. aperfect fitting shoe without the slightes
trouble"
(Which section of the country dc
mands the largest shoesT
"That would be difficult to aay, bu
probably the western man will wear
little larger shoes than other men. AS
rule tho western man, you know, is NO
so particular in his dress as an east
erner, and SO long as q shoe is comfort
able that is about all he cares for"
"Do you make particular styles 70
different parts Of tho countryf"
II can't say that wo do except for tn
south. Southerners wear more boot
than men in the north. In fact ther
are very few Of the finer grado OF boot
worn up here. The southern man like
boots and he wears them with high heel
and Is apt to get them too short for hi
feet. In consequence the southern foe
is shorter and wider than other feet, th
sizes down there ranging from to
while in the north they range In tn!
part OF the country from to 10, and
the west from to -. Tho eastern me
have the slimmest feet. A fact which
somewhat strange is that more heav
shoes are sold right here in the city ths
In the country districts. New Y0f
Press.
Why the hear Got Mad.
Said MIR. Southmayd: "When q ma