The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-11-14
SHOES IN CHICAGO.
Chat with . Dcaier-Getting a rit-sho~s
NJ Today.

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walked into one Of the principal shoe
stores on Madison street where shoes are
sold on something like scientific ideas,
and where the proprietor talked with
sort Of philosophy on feet and shoes far
above the ordinary merchant.
Americans" he said, pay more at
tention to their feet than they used TO.
This being the case. the man who caters
10 the comfort of the feet must make
study of the same. When you and |
were bows We bought shoes in which our
toes came out 10 the end of the shoe
right against tile end We also bought,
or our fathers did. according 10 the price.
No intelligent dealer in shoes today Will
ever sell customer a pair OF shoes
against the end Of which the toes VIII tie
forced. The hoe of today-that l., the
common sense shoe--is always longer
than the foot. The stylish shoe i long
and narrow. No lady who has any re-
gard for her comfort, To say nothing
about her pride. will ever wear anything
else than a long and narrow shoe. We
are now making cheap shoe on tie same
principle. suppose you know that
In England an American is generally
known by the kind If shoe lac wears.
The English wear wide shoes-men and
women alike. Some folks think this ~
done because the English do 50 much
more walking than We Americans That
is not il. II j. habit. They don't take
the same pains with their feet in tho old
country that w do over here. | Go not
know of any nation that does.
Somebody asked me the other day
what sizes were mostly worn in Chicago.
Ny answer rather surprised him | said
IS and as. and morc As than 3's lie
got OF the idiOtic talk about Chicago
womcns feet that va find IN newspapers
of rival cities. The same thing Is true OF
every American city i'm thi, age 81 the
world. IN some sections 81 fle country
children used to run in their bare feet
more than the do now. / should say
that with ladies "a No. ! j. tine most gen
orally worm won't say called ior-shoc
in the market. No e's. ladies sizes. YOU
understand. ar. not much WON, although
called for frequently That l. another
thing You hear great deal about IN a
funny way. ! never deceive customer
about his or her number if the question
j. asked But when a lady comes ~ and
saws t0 one of the young men that she
wants a No >. he looks at her foot. 1t he
can do SO without giving Oflense, and
proceeds 10 tit her.
Il must say for the intelligence Of the
average woman that this sort Of nonsense
is not INDUCED in 80 much now as for
merly. The intelligent woman comes m
and saws she wants 10 be fitted. II the
same time putting mp one foot 10 the
salesman. We don't go rs much on
numbers as We did twenty years ago.
We tit the shoe 10 the foot. and when We
have done that it makes precious little
/ difference 10 the wcarcr what the num-
her is or whether the last Is double i or
, double T. You know. of course. that
double a. is narrow last and double
/ T. very wide last. The widths become
wider az the letters run down. The
French heel is not worn az much as II
was. IL j. q good thing il is not. No
wOman's foot ever looked 80 well IN ~
shoe with q French heel The half
I French heel j. a popular one.
The shoes of today lac continued.
care smaller than they were twenty
years ago. That IS saying that the feet
ar smaller. OF course. That Is go,
especially with Americans, don't mean
by that that feet are becoming actually
smaller But they are becoming edu-
Gated so TO speak. Better care is given
them in every way. IN intelligent
dealer FITS the foot 90 the shoe.
Il told yOu that the tendency j. 10 long
shoes This does not apply 10 shoes worn
on the stage. which are always short.
There Is more taste displayed in the shoe
for thc larlor now than there used 20 be-.
Tho lady of taste il she can afford 1t, of
course. has % pair OF shoes 10 match each
dress. one OF the prctticst shoes for
evening is the undrcsscd kid. orange
shade, especially if the dress is Of biacs
ailk OF satin. One Of The most stylish
F thing we know Of in tins line l. a lavcr-
der. f T. exceedingly rich and cess
so. Airago Times.