The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-04-12

Same Dihtrent Pedestrian Styles
Seen q City Streets.


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-shes FeEy pretty girl, bat whas
sn awful Walk she hxssw isa remark
which 5 oftkrs heard and the truth al
L mar be txesaplffied any Ene day
upon tie arenues where ronen
promenade. Although walking j.
doubtless the nsoss difficult of al
movements 10 perform gracefully. It
Il, nevertheless. strange that ia this
city, - famed 81 home and abroad for
the beauty and grace OF is women. so
ssH Of tlem can boast Of q graceful
carriage.
f. i nov the fad for girls TO Ia
healthy ard vigorous, TO step out like
men. 10 carry the head high. 10 ~eAs
tnick-soled boots, snannish sisters and
CATERS. and 20 carry slender umbrellas
as their broshers do their canes. For
this reason. the girl with the uaincing
step Ii not met 1t every .sorner - she
vas . few years ago. she virtually
disappeared with the high ~heeies3
French shoes slse suffered in and q
very good thing, too. IL women would
k<OA ~ ~ t&zE V&k<Ss et33@@4St 4@tE SAf<fsx3
extreme, and Haddse. shuttle. stride.
rock, strut. and rraace. As they do
now
Daring wax on Broadway ske
other day q Sew York World reporter
noticed that very few women gave
their fe<s the necessary backward
spring for carrying the body lightly
and evenly forward. Nearly all walked
on their heels and in deliberase
manner. as If they knew it and we're
and heavy. with noses Ia the air and
hands eiinched ~ II they meant bust
ness. or stepped uHeyersly as II avoid
ing imaginary obstacles, or carried
their heads eraued forward, their step
loose and shutting, and not q few had
that walk peculiar 10 affected women
OF taking step and turning the head
another way. But perhaps the most
Elngraeeful walker IS the woman who
turns her toes IN and lets her feet fail
less the foot Is really deformed, this
horrible habit can be controlled by
walking slowly and with care.
Woman's disposition has been
judged by her paIm, face. dress, voice.
/ tFt<st s&S4A " &tV< Af ttLA y &4A w A4k
Is more chara.teristic2 As this idea
occurred to the reporter q woman
passed with a peculiar. pigeon-hke
strut. Her head was inclined very
much Id advance Of her feet, while her
body wax twisted petuianfly from one
side to the other, the head always
turned the reverse way. a. II disclaim-
ing all acquaintance with the rest OF
the person.
shortly after this a pretty girl crossed
Union square and entered Bretano's,
where size bought A Transaction in
Hearts. 2 having FIRST assured herself
that Saituss picture was the frontis-
piece. Her walk. though not correct
as the refsnenlersts of movements are
understood. was refreshing after
the 8 pigeon strut. y She was
not more than sixteen or seventeen,
and held her head up in a saucy, non
lightly and rapidly along, giving
the backward movement Into the
pocket OF her nnbuttoned jacket both
her little hands we're thrust, leaving
girl. and this afternoons walk was
EtEVlt<ttkt tue At-AtE1t %Etf1Ex&4s0ti III IGE
life. She bought bonbons at H1yier's.
bunch of violets outside of Lord and
Tayior's, and stopped TO gaze with
eager eyes for fuily ten minutes at the
photographs Of celebrities in Ritz
mans window eating her bonbons the
while.
The majority Of the art students
who throng Twenty-third street OH
their wav to the Art League have a
walk characteristic OF their profession.
They amble along in day-aream. the
streets and the people forgotten In the
absorption of some beautiful fancy,
their heads lowered. EYES fastened on
the ground or looking dreamiiy into
space, the inevitable book or portfolio
under their arms. In the same absent
minded fashion they lift their feet, and
the result Is an aimless, dispirited
walk.
Among VARIOUS groaps Of hnrrying
shop girls were some who carried
themselves with dignity and ease,
though walking fast; baf. as a rule,
they surrendered grace to speed, and
got over the ground on their heels. the
shoulders strained forward in the
effort TO walk against time. For this
reason most Of them swung their
arms, or. when they carried NUTS.
swung their elbows. This movement,
though ungainly, Is a help when walk
ingtast. as ii propeis the body forward.
With women devotees the fashion OF
walking is much the same Watch
Ing long line OF them filing into a
fashionable church, the Word reporter
noticed self-consciousnes of doing
right In their general hearing. They
wore calm, Sunday ex-
preston, in sympathy with tine sub
dued, sometimes measured steps, with
the prayer-hook or bible prirnly car