The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1891-12-18
. ,,v;.y DRAWING ROOM CHAT.

: ..fvr;,y DRAWING ROOM CHAT.
W. ;yl.ich O. variety Of Views Concerning
Points of Beauty Are Discussed.
Atlanta Costuti0n.
at really is funny how little one can
indge about girls feet and legs by the
rest of her figure"
This remark was made when the subject
Of human anatomy came up for discussion
in . certain pretty boudoir where some SIX
or eight comeiy young woman we're as
semblcd.
"Thcre is onci sure way of finding out
that sort of thng," spoke up fair mai
den
.tHows that"' asked the other.
"Yon all know as we'll as ! do that every
woman with pretty feet or legs: or both,
is Going to show them"
A Mortified stiffness prevailed The as
sembly.
"On, YOU needn't be shocked" said the
dauuticss speaker. "Of courc don {
mean that we reputable females will put
On tights and appear in ballet for the
sake Of showing ourselves oil, nor DO de-
clare that correct understanding will
make US walk upside down On Peachtrce
street but do know, and go do YOU, II
you'il lust admit it that no matter what
a woman's prudishncss may be, she will
maze some concessions when it comes to
her own shapciy anatomy"
Its very low idea of 4 womans mod
cs,y," objected the speakers best friend.
Her reply was quizzical smile.
''Weu, my dear girl, since yon want to
prove me false" she went on, "l'ii just
RENTED you of something I've never for
sottco. You have distincly pretty feet
and legs, coupled with awfuily strict ideas
concerning the department OF women.
heard YOU lecture an hour one erening to
u lot Of girls on the dreadful possibility
ola grl's ever allowing herself to be kiss
ed. Then YOU went out TO u party, sat ON
:. high piano stool, crossed those dear lit
tie fee, OF yours SO that any and every
BODY Il few Yards off could actually see up
to your knees
The maiden aspersed turned red and
white, and, while others laughed, blulted
out something about its being shame
chat some one hadn't told her.
4 Il h har "a
have told yoa, she said sadly, "but my
admonitions have ever been un-
needed"
q believe you are right" said med
tive girl as she crushed caramel.
Now 40 sort Of terrible accident would
permit me to oltrude these upon the mas
cuiinc eye.
She lifted up the pretty drapercs other
skirts aud showed not ): foot and leg OF the
lean nngaiuly sort, but something eyea
worse to IN artistic eve. vide, ilat-iron
affair with calf and ankle like the under.
pinnins of a grand piano.
II am sure she went on, "that if a
ire should find me in my cheinise I'd slip
it oil MY body to make it long enough to
cpycr these.
And well you might, laughed the phil
osophical girl, "for you've the loveilest
neck and arms.
What Il pity your mother didn't ban
dagc those like the Chinese do their ba-
Les and make them grow into the right
way" said girl given to rcsretting
things.
mo use to wish that now" said the.
most practical Of the party. THE feet
can be helped yet by getting long narrow
shoes and stutling the toes with cotton.
! had friend with shape like yours,
and she did this, and when she went to the
seashore she padded her calves to make
them bigger than her ankles, and, some
way, one of the cotton things got lost in
The surf and her best bean found it and
thought it belonged to another part of
her anatomy, and she dida't need it there
at all and it was very notifying, ] can
tell you.
Here her story vas interrupted by con-
yuisiFe merriment.
..i'ii try the cotton toes" said the NAL
formed maiden, shut the other story don't
impress me; = II keep out OF the surf, that's
the best way toayoid accident"
Il wouldn't miss the seashorc Q season
foransthing.
ghe philosophical girl dsd her shy;
II, ss1shey must be aWfnlly -prct she.
said.
admitted The accasss olssa