Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1889-08-06
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BEAUTY IN TNE FOOT.
Not an unimrortant Matter In the Make.
mp OF u i'erfeet Woman.

Not an unfmuortsnt Matter in the Make.
upoi = t'erfect Woman.
"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 AT |
most as much development for strength |
and beauty Greatly synonymous terIns) |
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 de-
velopment Of the foot. No. she is not
going to play the eiano with her feet.
but she is going through lot Of gym
nastic exercises with them. She sits on
the bed every morning working her
toes. then she walks around the room
on h o 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 and walk on them.
Presently that becomes easy. In
week or SO the exercise will accomplish
that much. Then she grows able to
| lift herself off even the balls Of her
feet on to the very toes alone fer RIO
ments at a time. Then she sits down
on the bed and gives them lighter ex-
ercises. 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
They are very awkward at first, just rs
the fingers would have been il not
practiced, and, indeed, as many peo-
pies fingers are. She is no longer a
victim to the foolish prejudice against
spreading her foot out on the floor.
She is no longer "a victim Of the illusion
to the eye, ignorant of art. that little
ness is beauty. She no longer desires
a set Of cramped toes. but spreads them
out on the noor aud tries to make them
assume the square beautiful proper
tions Of the baby S sweet foot.
''ln 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 rs far off their feet She is con-
stantly seeking better shoes. She is
1oing 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 "a 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 rls
also ask us for advice about caring
pigeon toe. 1t is a curious thing that
many girls live all their lives and art
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 car
correct it to a great extent by practice
| advised seve al young ladies in I
practice which they say has greatly i'm
proved them. That is to get before
mirror in their dressing rooms ant
walk toward it. stepping high and ex
tending the leg straight out toward The
glass at every step. They thus fine
when the foot lights how it crosses il
, upon the vertical plane which the othe
foot must reverse for its movements
They thus see how the legs are no
hinged quite properly, and learn t
: move them in parallel planes. Step
. ping forward and backward towar,
: the mirror will frequently correc
pigeon-toed walking"
In Venezuela all manner vi MAKE
> shifts have been resorted to for sup
a plying a "a circulating medium. Ii
a Guanta, for example, the people have
a bso utely no money. and when they
q nlsh to purchase few necessarie'
n they steal cocanuts by 1.-The dark o
, the moon and hand them over to Thu
: traders in exchange for the supple
r they require. This free and easy Gus
a tom became so universal and alarmin.
: that in order To protect the few witt
II raise the fruit the Alcaldi of the dis
A trict of Guanta was obliged to issue
l. decree which probably has not par
n allel in financial circles He ha
s lately prohibited the use of cocoanut
= as money and threatened with condig
o. punishment all traders who may re
ceive them AS such.
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