Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-11-06
FEET TO LOOK TRIM
Should Be Eneased in Well
Designed Shoes
THE COMMON SENSE SHOES
Mzks ths Foot Look Ugly and Have Not
Hygisnlc vslus-Anosner Russian
Custom oeiety News.

Nearly every woman can have
pretty foot II she u careful IN the selec-
ton OF her foot gear. The most per-
feet foot can DC made hideous TO look
at II IL b encAssd u that acme OF
ughness, tina common sense shoe and
. foot ill-shaped almost 10 dstormIty
can De made 10 look trim and pretty
by the aid Of clever shoemaker who
will make the beat Of It's good points
and conceal It's worst features The
art Of cutting . boot we'll, 10 TO give
sufficient room 20 the foot while pre-
serving the ideal effect Of height and
nArrosness IN the insLep. Eass and
beauty may be combined by buying
good shoe leather. II does not rub or
run down Al the heel, but preserves
good shape until well worn. Any NO
man wishing 10 nave pretty foot will
never buy . square toed shoe. IL
makes her foot lock as II portion Was
chopped of. Nor will she buy shoe
too short for her foot. Better a num-
Der nye on narrow last than . num-
Der } on wide last.
San blouses and Russian coats any
thing Russian is Of interest TO the aver
age woman. IL Is interesting As we'll
as curious 20 note tina. the matchmaker
IL a recognized and respected person.
When . Russian swain feels an attrac-
ton towards special young woman,
he employs the matchmaker, or
'.Svskha." as she "a called. TO open
preliminary negotiations She dons
her sunday clothes, probably finishing
her make 40 with = blouse, and calls
upon the parents of the young woman
Her nrss advances are made IN
rouncsbout manner, though the par
ents are perfectly well aware OF the
object of her visit. III they are desIr-
Gus of marrying OF their daughter
their answers are encouraging and the
svakha proceeds TO disclose the hopes
OF the young man. As soon "a a COM
pleEo understanding has been reached,
tine Svakha retires from the scene.
leaving the field open 20 the lover, who
proceeds with the more enjoyable fea-
lures of courtship. should the par
ents be adverse TO the Immediate mar
rage of their daughter, or should they
have other plans for her future, they
meet the advances OF the Svakna cold
~ and with great ceremony. and she
departs as gracefully and speedily as
poss BILE under the circumstances. The
young man - thereby saved the pain
and discontinue of a direct refusal.
The feelings OF the girl do not receive
much consideration.
There are women who are as strong
ly attracted toward linen fabrics as
ducks are TO water. The finest OF lin
ems adsrn their dining tables and I'LL
the drawers of their sideboard. Should
IL end here il would be well and good;
but IL doesn't. The unfortunate guest
that sleeps under her roof Is plunged
between layers of linen sheetiug as
cold and slippery as q bed OF seaweed.
His head rests upon . pillow covered
with sleek icy linen and his feet never
get warm again until morning dawns
and he 10 able 10 hold them over the
register. These same women wear
linen undergarments. and though they
are pretty and dainty and launder
we'll, tne material should never enter
into the construction OF q garment de-
signed TO wear next TO the skin. Its
firm texture and hard surface makes
IL nor-conductor and allows the body
to become chilled. IL is an ideal ma
terial for outer summer wear, and for
tnSthoussnd and one uses to which
art needlework assigns il. Ii is also in
cispenssble for the table and for trav-
cling. but q IS the last material in the
world of which undergarments and
bed-clothlng should be constructed.