The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-03-18
FEMININE VANITY.
Women Who Wear Tight Shoes for Fashions
Sake and Pull Out Their Gray Hair.
,ecial to the Indianapolis journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
NEW YORK, March Iz.-Truly the woman is
known by her shoes, or the heels of them, which
are the significant feature. Frequently it is
easier to make study of shoes while the wom-
an is girl and before the skirts have come
down and covered those implements of walking.
People say Miss Waddell. Ellen Terrys daugh-
ter. has large feet. That is because there is not
another girl in New York who wears such broad,
easy, thick and comfortable shoes Contrast
them with the native specimens. There is Mrs.
James Brown Potter's little daughter, slim,
ssf.m. graceful with her fathers features and
Yer M her 8 co!oring. Note the melton cloak,
wide hat and the long, narrow, daintily-
French shoes, that tilt her forward she walks
ever so slightly.
Why wouldn't Mildred accept your invitation
when you suggested a turn in the park this aft
ernoon7 You know that she is famous walker
and that her trampS are the admiration and the
envy of the whole set of athletic girls. Because
the fair and discreet Mildred had gotten herself
up for slaughter and put on for the first time
uncommonly swell pair of shoes. The dear Girl
looked uncommonly brilliant. and it was just like
your masculine stupidity to take her bright eyes,
flushed cheeks. and quick, impatient vlvacity
for signs of correspondinely high spirits and pro-
pose that least innocent bit of a spree. You dull
fellow Her boots pinched and she was aching
TO get rid of you, limp home and screw the
corners of her mouth down with pain until she
was in sight of shippers again.
Mrs. Howard Crosby, the wife or the divine,
is n model for sensibly shod women She is
of the best walkers in New York, and her shoe
maker says that she knows what she wants in
shoes and has it-foot wear that is broad enongh
and low heeled enough to be a help to locomo
tion not hindrance
Actresses apt TO be sinners in shoe
leather. Emma Juch has spoiled whole scene
because she was fairly crippled by stilted heels
that wouldn't let her walk across the stage
decently. and drew the attention OF the
dience from the music to her feet
Rosna Vokes knows better. Her feet, when
they twinkle slowly enough for one to get
glimpse of them. reveal shoes or sinners made
expressly for them-neat. trinity fitting, but
low-heeled and comfortable.
Selma Dolaro used to wear high heels of
very uncomfortable. Frenchy build. Mrs. Lang
try sets q better example. She is walker TO
keep down the advances of emponpont, if for
no other reason. and SIZE wears q walkers shoes
She orders sometimes dozen pairs at a time,
for she is believer in the rule of giving boots
long rests between times TO be thoroughly aired
and regain their shape.
Ella Wheeler Wilcox is something of q shoe
aristocrat and INDUCES in all sorts of caprices
such as shoes made to order of the material OF
her gowns TO accompany half the dresses, both
for day and evening that she wears. Annie
Jenness Miller, the pretty dress reformer, advo-
Gates. with limit at ons. the same IDEA
Possibly the most unique method of earning
living known is that adopted bv a big ROSY,
twenty -year-old blonde, who finds engagements
with women just lsmenting their first gray hairs
to weed out so 60 speak, those obnoxious
minders of advancing years The gray hair
puller is gentle in her methods of tFeatnent, and
makes periodic visits at intervals of a few weeks.
hours. letting down the hair com hing il out. and
spving for tell-tale silver threads. She carries
an innocent looking little reticne, which con-
tains various elycerine and rose water prepara-
torture has been done. 1t is not especially dis
agreeable work, and II is said to pay.