The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1889-08-02

Nes an UntmPortant Matter In the Mako.
up Of . Perfect Woman.

Mes an UntmPortant Matter In the Mako.
upofa Perfect Woman.
1.-The girl of the period" generously
says prominent chiropodist. lis de-
voting herself more and more to the
study OF her foot. She has found out
that this instrument is capable of al
most as much development for strength
and beauty Greatly synonymous terms)
as her hand. She knows that the
splendid exercise OF piano playing, in
which each finger and every muscle of
the hand. wrist and arm is developed
70 the greatest state of elasticity and TO
oeautys own mouldings, contains the
very hint she wants to follow in the de-
velopment of the foot. No. she is not
going to play the piano with her feet.
but she is going through lot of gym
nastlc exercises with them. She sits on
the bed every morning working her
toes, then she walks around the room
on hA' bare toes. and Strengthening out
her ankle like ballet girl with every
step. She finds at first that she can
hardly raise herself on the balls of her
feet aud walk on them.
Presently that becomes easy. In a
week or so the exercise will accomplish
that much. Then she grows able tc
lift herself off even the balls of her
feet on to the very toes alone for no
ments at time. Then she SITS down
on the bed and gives them lighter ex-
erclses. just by working them until
they will move independently of each
other. At first she has to- pull them
with her hands as far as possible in all
different directions. just like the pianist
practices his hands ON the technicon.
Iney are very awkward at first, just as
the fingers would have been if not
practiced. and. indeed, as many peo-
pies fingers are. She is no longer
victim to The foolish prejudice against
spreading her foot out on the floor.
She is no longer victim of the illusion
to the eye. ignorant of art, that little
ness is beauty. She no longer desires
set of cramped toes. but spreads them
out on the floor and tries to make them
assume the square beautiful proper
tions of the baby's sweet foot.
Gin fact the foot development craze
with the fashionable progressive girl
OF the period may be called the baby
foot craze. These exercises OF the foot
and toes make them able to spring
twice as far of theirfeet. She is con-
stantly seeking better shoes She is
toing just the reverse of what she used
to do when she fought with her shoe
maker because the shoe was not tight
enough. She is now constantly fighting
with him TO get them. broader at the
toes. and many a girl who is proud of
her new sensible, progressive idea will
hold the toe Of broad shoe in view
for you in the street cars, at home and
elsewhere.
MANY jokes are cracked on the corn
doctors in the papers, but we always
advise people to wear any thing but
pointed shoes. The foot and toes
should have all the freedom of the
hand and fingers. A great many girls
also ask us for advice about curing
pigeon toe. 1t is a curious thing that
many girls live all their lives and are,
laughed at by the boys for walking
pigeon tOed. when they never notice
that they walk differently from other
people. But those who have it can
correct it to great extent by practice.
[ advised seve al young ladies in a
practice which they say has greatly i'm
proved them. That:is to get before
mirror in their dressing rooms and
walk toward it, stepping high and ex-
tending the leg straight out toward the
glass at every step. They thus find
when the foot lights: how it crosses 10
upon the vertical plane which the other
foot must reverse for its movements.
They thus see how the legs are not
hinged quite properly, and learn to
move them in parallel planes. Step
ping forward and backward toward
the mirror will frequently correct
Digeon-toed walking
In Venezuela all manner Oh MAKO
shifts have been resorted to for sup
plying "a circulating medium" In
Guanta. for example, the people have
bso!utely no money. and when they
wish to purchase few necessaries
they steal cocanuts by 1.-The dark of
the moon" and hand them over to the
traders in exchange for the supplies
they require. This free and easy GUS
tom became so universal and alarming
that in order to protect the few who
raise the fruit the Alcaldi of the dis
trict of Guanta was obliged to issue
decree which probably has not par
allel in financial circles. He has
lately prohibited the use of cocoanuts
as money and threatened with condign
punishment all traders who may re-
ceive them as such.
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