The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1889-08-07
SHOES OF ALL NATIONS
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Various forms Of footuear haee been
devised By different people under dir
fercnt conditions AT the sh5es made
have ono thing in common. and thar Is
q soia. There are shoes consisting 1t q
sole without an urfer. tz. none iiiat
consist 81 an upper u'itiiout q sole Not
u have snie Oh ones shoe iias been
taker si-urziirely 10 rriIreseat extreme
dezitu-iau. So when one ygaHIs 70
SPEAK of q Tersoa who Is in isiipecunious
circumstance. one. II be uses slang. Is
likely 10 say: -He is walking ca his
upI'cn-
The oldest form Of shoe or sandal
seems TO have been merely ilat sole
secured io the foot by thongs
F7rsr EyFoFTs TO PROTECT THE TEEL
This form can be seen represented IN
Roman and Greek sculpture The Egyp-
tians had similar soles or sandals made
ordinarily Of lcafher. but sometimes Of
palm leaves or paPyrus- IN the Ninth
and Tenth centuries the common form
of shoe in Europe was the wooden shoe
Even the mobiles and princes wore clumsy
wooden shoes. such as now are found
among the peasants The Fourteenth
century produced the gr0tesque long
pointed shoe. Tie points had been ez-
tended by fashion 50 far that in the days
Of Richard II they were secured 20 the
knee Jy little Chains the church tiun-
dered against this absurd and useless
fashion. but almost without avail, for Il
held sway for 200 years or mo5e. In 1853.
however, 80 much lleadway had been
gained against the mode that decree OF
the English parliament was obtained TO
OPPOSE the decree Of fashion.
An act was passed prohibiting shoe
makers from making points more than
two inches ions for the unprivileged
CLASSES Henccfor.h the long point be
came a badge of tie criminal class but
a reaction came. the long point went oyt
Of fashion. and people went 10 the op-
lsosite extreme The toes Of shoes were
made Of l,rOiesgue width This absurdity
was carriei 50 far that Queen Aary felt
called upon 10 issue q proclamation re
stricting the width Of toes 10 six inches.
II there acrs any o. her subjects who
lad natural spread Of the toes greater
than SIX inches they had tog so barcfOoted-
IL the Sixteenth century boots were
generally worn in England and France
ana the boo;s Of the cavaliers were made
with enormously vide tops. that were
rolled or foltied over. After the rest0ra-
ton the tops OF the boots were orna-
Inented. II least BY the fops Of the day.
with lace. The simple form Of shoe,
which has held its Oyn among Euro-
reans and Americans ~ the present day,
made is appearance IN the Seventeenth
century. This shoe lias undergone sew
eral notifications. i was fastened with
a buckle before shoe laces and buttons
came into vogue
In the National museum ia the depart
ment Of ethnology are gathered together
specimens Of foot wear from ali over the
world Shoes are studied not alone from
the economic standpoint Ethnoiogists
see in the Development Of shoes. the
growth Of the heel, the sole and the up
per, the process Of evolution, Just as
the naturalist sees II in the mechanical
fitness Of the prehensile tail to the con
ditions Of life Of the monkey that has It.
Many drawers are filed with shoes, and
IN one Of the alcoves OF the museum are
stored away another collection Of shoes.
II there WAS procession representing al
nations and even the subordinate diyi-
sious Of AL nations, the representatives
Of the different countries and localities
could all find in this collection the proper
boots OF shoes 10 wear.
FooTGEAR PROM ALL NATIONS.
Then. scattered through the museum.
are e4iigies-arniies Of very little ones in
cases. representing the dress and the i'm
pleInents and ceremonies Of different
people. and here and there large figures
startling in tlleir lifelike character, and
ON each of these the students Uf shoes
can find an interesting study. NOOdcn
shoes. or sabOts. are worn now among
the peasants in many countries IN Eu-
rUpe. Their advantage Is IN tlieir cheap
ness and durability. In France and Bel
GUM are factories where they are made
OF maple and ash There are s0gle IA tlia
museum from Norway and Belgium. and
some used among the Scandinavian set
tiers in flie northwestern states and ter
riiories that seem heavy and clumsy to
one accustomed To fine leather The shoe
Is made all Of one piece. followed out
They are fashioned in the form Of the
foot. and sometimes have a little carving
outside 10 represent buttons and the top
caps on leather shoes. The uppers are
about quarter OF al inch thick and the
soles twice - thick
On one Iair Of wooden shoes in the
museum. from Belgium. even a repre-
sanitation Of tie little knob supposed 70
be made by the wearer's corn appears.
An attempt was made 10 establish the
manufacture Of wooden shoes in this
country during the war. but the indus
Try never reached large proportions
Some. however. are made now and sold
among the foreign born people Of tie
northwest or exported 20 Europe. In the
Tin district Of Cornwall. Egypt made
wooden slIoes or pattens are used
One Of these ip-the museum IS eimply
a flat piece Of wood. with an iron ring
fastened underneath Tie ring is on
ihe ground. and raises tie fiat shoe and
its wearsr above the groun1 The shoe
is fastened to the foot with straps. Shoes
with wooden soles are very common.
They are used in some countries Tor or
dinary wear, and many are made FOR
the special use Ct persons employed in
biezcheries or damp places. The imper-
yiOus wooden solcs keep the feet dry.
Some shoes with handsomely adorned
uppers are provided with wooden soles.
Washington star.
Comfortable Darus-
If there WAS no other reason IN the
wide world-but there are many-for