The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-02-01
Special Correspondence of SUNDAY HERALD.

Special Correspondence of SUNDAY HERALD.
NEW YORK, Jan. 30.-It is not exactly the
proper quotation but it is true, that all things
come to her who knoweth how to walk" and by
knowing how to walk, l mean to go out in all
sorts and conditions of weather, and keep your
eyes open wide, so that you see everything, from
the shop-windows to the pretty girls, from the
sunshine to the clear blue sky, and you can get
absolutely intoxicated with the fresh air. Now,
the material side of knowing how to walk is un-
known to the New York woman. When she
goes IN for being stately she takes two long
steps and three short ones, and when she is in
hurry she trots. A woman trotting, especially if
she is waving muff to stop street-car. is much
more ridiculous than the woman who doing an
amateur tobogganng down a high stoop, and
she ought to realize this, and cease her frantic
rush. A French woman can hasten, and you are
never conscious of anything ridiculous in her
walk.
THE BEST WALKERS IN THIS COUNTRY
are the Southern women, who from natural in
dolence put the foot down with ease, and are
taught early in life that they must land first on
their toes, and not on their heels The Western
woman walks with emphasis, as If she meant to
get there, and, usually, think she does The
Philadelphia woman has little bit of an inclina-
tion to mince, and an occasional startled air
about her, as if she were afraid of being quick in
her movements. To walk well, have comfort
able shoe, that fits the foot, with medium high
heel, and always put the toes down first; this
gives good carriage, throws the hips in their
proper position, itensifes the sprngy movement,
and makes the man passing by you very con-
scious of the fact that you are well shaped about
the shoulders, and have graceful curve from
the waist down. woman who walks well is
pleasure to look at, and every man who knows
her feels himself honored by being seen with
her.
DIAMoNDED SLIPPERS, BUT THEY WERE 80. l.
The real Jim dc steele is for the man of your
heart 10 give you not gloves, not flowers, not
sweete, though these may all come in due sea-
son, but slippers. Slippers such as Cinderella
wore; slippers that glitter with buckles Of gold
or silver. sometimes of precious stones, and that
have the highest of heels and the narrowest and
most pointed of toes. With them always comes
wish that your feet may go in pleasant places
or the slippers come with hope that you may
walk through life beside him who loves you with
all the intensity of his heart It's very touching
But think the most touched girl in New York
was one who got PAIR of white satin slippers
and on the toe of each, instead OF buckle was
beautiful diamond butterfly, that might be used
as brooch or a hair ornament when it was not
doing duty on the slipper. 1 consider those Slip
pers the first excuse i have ever seen for any
body putting their feet on the manteshelf; but
the funny part OF it is that the young man be-
lieyed that his own darling wore No. !, whereas
she found it difficult to get into No. 3, She
couldn't change the slippers, for She couldn't
find out where they came from, but she bought
herself pair exactly like them, removed the
butterflies, and dances around and over that
young mans heart with perfect unconcern.
SMALL FORTUNES IN SMALL SLIPPERS.
Another pretty pair of slippers sent to a Gdnct
were of gold brocade, with buckles glittering
with topaz. These were to be worn at dinner
where the engagement was announced, and the
gown with them was one of deep yellow chiffon
The man who sent these slippers will certainly
make a good husband, for with them came
lovely yellow gauze fan on tortoise-shell sticks
with monogram wrought out in topaz pai
of pale-yellow gloves that reached far up owe
the arm, while very far down in the toe of eacl
slipper was pale-yellow silk stocking Thes
all came together with the note from him, ant
later in the day, without any card, presumabl!
not from him. arrived box, in which were en-
eased a pair of garters, one black, the othe
yellow. the buckles set with topaz, and on on
shirts-The Model, 9Os Seventh street north