The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1889-10-23
LAMBERTvIILE N ). WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER %. 1850
BEAUTY m THE FooT.



1.-THE girl of the period,n generously
says prominent chiropodist, ais 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
to the greatest state of elasticity and
to beauty's own mouldings contains
the very hint she wants to follow in
the developments of the foot. No, she
IS not going to play the piano with her
feet, but she is going through lot Of
gymnastic exercises with them. She
sits on the bed every morning working
her toes, then she walks around the
room on her bare toes, and straighten-
ing 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 and walk ON them.
Presently that becomes easy. In q
week or so the exercise will accom-
plish that much. Then she grows
able to lift herself off even the balls OF
her feet on to the very toes alone for
moments at time. Then she sits
down on the bed and gives them
lighter exercises, just by working
them until they will move independ-
emily 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 practises his hand on
the technicon. They are very awk-
ward at first, just as tho fingers would
have been If not practised, and, indeed,
as many peoples fingers are. She is
no longer the victim to the foolish
prejudice against spreading her foot
out on the floor. She is no longer
victim of the illusion to the eve,
ignorant ofart, that littleness 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 proportions OF the
baby's sweet foot.
I'm 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 off their feet. She is con.
stantly seeking better shoes. She is
doing 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 fight
ing with him to get them broader at
the toes, and many girl who is proud
OF her new sensible, progressive idea
will hold the toe of a broad shoe in
view for you in the street cars. athome,
and elsewhere.
Many jokes are cracked on the corn
doctors in the papers, but we always
advise people to wear anything 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 cur
ing pigeon toe. 1t is curious thing
that many girls live all their lives and
are laughed at by the boys for walk
ing pigeon toed. when they never
notice that they walk differently from
other people, 81 sssas@. = = ,zvho have 1t
can correct ~ TO a great extent BY
practice. l advised several young
ladies In a practice which they say has
greatly improved them. That Is to
get before mirror in their dressing
rooms and walk toward it. stepping
high and extending the leg straight out
toward the glass at every step. They
thus find when the foot lights how It
crosses in 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
panes. Stepping forward and back
ward toward the mirror will frequent
ly correct pigeon-toed walking. "
Inquirer.