Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-10-26


which protruded long iron rod with handle
TO 1T Giving the rod vigorous twist. which
expanded the last he then hammered the
shoe little at the objective point and returned
1t to the owner, who squeezed il on and stood up
apparently comfortable. "Just put that on
my little account, you know" he remarked
after stamping his foot to satisfy himself that
the job was properly done, closing the door be-
hind him as he said it
That young man." said the shoe artist to
The STAR reporter, lis one Of my best GUS
toners and one Of the few who pays his bills
without being dinged-donged to death about
them. have fixed that same shoe for him
twenty times reckon and it costs MIN Is cents
every time. Like many others he wears his
dropping in here to get this or that place
'eased up little do it by running in that
iron last with holes scattered about in it. With
this small oval piece Of iron to which is at
tached pin that fits the holes can force a
projection at any given point, and by dampen-
ing and hammering the shoe at that place the
leather is stretched so that pressure on the
loot can be relieved temporarily. or course it
draws back again and in short time / get
another pull at the same job. This young man
puys pair OF store shoes at sc to 81 and get
about that much or more in the end out of him
Tor liking them SO that they won't hurt.
HUNDREDS OF THE SAME SORT.
"Many Of that kind2 Why hundreds Of them,
but they are not always good pay. Several
times have had to keep shoes to get anything
at all, though they would not pay, if sold, half
the arrearages
Ladies'? Yes. indeed, you would be as
founded at the number Of ladies who have their
shoes 'eased four or five times q week. As q
rule they have more corns than men though
not such bad ones. The most of ladies' corns
are on the little toes from wearing shoes en-
tlrely too narrow, and the next greatest num-
Der are on the bottoms Of the feet from wear
ing thin sole shoes.
''Chiropodists make lots Of money out of
women, but not SO much as formerly. The
signs are dead give away so they are on the
look out for plain shoe makers who understand
liking up their feet There is one thing
though
WOMAN 10 MIGHTY ToUcHY ABOUT,
even with us shoe makers, and that is the num-
Der of the shoe she wears when it is not below the
average. I get shoes to mend sometimes with
the number cut bodily out read an article
the other day which stated that some manu-
facturers were thinking Of excluding numbers
from ladies' shoes entirely, SO that a dealer can
| take the measure of foot and know what size is
actually worn, but can call a number four shoe
| three or two and half if he wants to. NV!
What great scheme that would be and how it
would tighten the labors and lessen the lies of
the clerks. They would only have one lie to tell
then and could sell a pair Of shoes in one
fourth Of the time"
SHOE MAKERS OBSERVATIONS.
All this was said by Washington professor
of shoeology to STAR reporter who was hav-
ing an old pair of No. SIS and bunion repaired
at his shop. This deciple Of Crispin is an in
| telligent, well-read man and evidently student
| OF the foot As we'll as Of the face divine.
You may talk about the clothes one
wears, the eye or even the palm of the hand as
| delineator Of character, but shoeology or
footology, whichever you chose to call it, said
he, sis not Q whit behind them. Show me a
persons fOot-covering after two months wear,
or even in much less time than that in most
cases, and will tell you pretty well what kind
of an individual that somebody is. Now, if
both heel and sole are worn of evenly the
| wearer IL clear-headed, decisive and resolute,
| a good business man or woman, and an excel
lent person to be with in many ways. II the
| outside sole is cut through, the wearer, if
q man, is inclined to be adventurous, unrelia-
BILE and spasmodic in his actions; if woman,
predisposed to boldness and good person to be
shy of. II the inside Of the sole is worn through
it generally indicates weakness and vacillation
in man, but modesty in q woman"
''Take this shoe of yours for instance, the sole
| is cut through on the inside, you see, and,
what is unusual when such is the case, it is run
down on the outside at the heel, and what is
more each shoe Is wearing of differently. Be-
sides vacillation observe irresolution and q
tendency toward negligence, evasion Of I'M
pleasant duties, occasional spells of moroseness
and an inclination to penury; Let me tell
you something said he quickly with an air of
confidential kindness that scattered a gather
| ing cloud Of resentment in that neighborhood,
"a certain young man up in the northwest Sec
| ton, who has been patron Of mine for years
was
PAYING ATTENTION TO TWO GIRLS
| at the same time, also customers of mine. ]
noticed that one of them wore out her shoes on
the sole first, while the other stepped squareIy
| and wore down heel and sole alike. I always
| had . liking for that young man. and knowing
| that his affections were see-sawing between the
| two dsmsels took him in the shop one night
| and showed him the shoes which his flames had
left to be repaired and told him what have
| told you. The result was he married the square
little tot, whose shoes mended yesterday. The
| other girl allowed her affections to 20 all to
pieces on New York drummer and they ran of
to Baltimore and got married against every
body's wishes but their own, and neither Of
| them did well afterward.
SOME GOOD ADVICE.
"There now, sir, your job is done and hope
these shoes will run you along smoothly till
spring; then you can put on those low-quarter
fellows again mended for you last summer.
II you will be careful in crowds to keep pedes-
TRANS of your feet that bunion Of yours will
get along all right. So will you. Sorry could
| not give you better character, but am moth
ing II not truthful and good shoe maker and
never hatter.
Damages? Thrty-fve cents to you; to any
o one else i would be sixty, but have SYM
But the gently closing door shut out the fad
ing echoes Of 'vacillating" footsteps shamblins
up the street.
Mulhattan's Fame - . Liar.
From the Louisville Post
I was sorry TO see IL announced that Col. Joe
Mulhattan has shaken the dust Of Kentucky OF
his feet to become New Mexican. Louisville
needs all her celebrities and hates to lose any
Of them. No doubt we shall hear Of some
wonderful caves and mines and things dis