The Wichita daily eagle., 1893-07-09
PROPER FOOT GEAR.
The Stocking Has Much to DO with q
Comfort OF the Feet.

HhOfch FOOu o6SAns
The Stocking Has Much to DO with the
Comfort OF the Feet.
With the coming-back of short skirts
and the inevitable journeying that IS
the order of the coming season, the
subject OF footwear assumes added I'M
portance. What to wear on the feet
that viii bring comfort and present
the stylish appearance that fastidious
women demand is the great point un-
der discussion
There is a large class of persons who
seem to think that If an article is s.yl-
ish or fashionable, or is worn by. GER
tain people who are supposed TO be up
with the times. that is quite all that is
necessary. If fthis selected model wears
narrow and pointed shoe, it is
straightway taken for granted that
narrow and pointed shoe is the only
one that can be tolerated, and SO. with
out allowing for the difference in the
shape of feet and without consideration
for difference in size, occupation or
health. these same narrow-toed shoes
arc adopted.
1t has been decided by very eminent
authority that much of the nervousness
and many of the serious ailments OF
mankind are chargeable 10 ill-fitting
shoes The nerves of the feet are ex-
tremely sensitive, and being compressed
or crowded out of their natural position
nature Furnishes by the most agoniz-
ing distress. Women who ha bitually wear
narrow shoes and have always worn
what were considered as well-fitting
footgear have not the slightest idea of
the comfort TO be derived from loose,
men, for the matter of that--are for
part of their lives in state of almost
chronic invalidism solely on account of
the way in which they misuse their
feet They do not know what ails
them, and if any one suggests that
their shoes are too tight they treat the
subject in the most frivolous fashion
and laugh to scorn all attempts to con-
vince them. They curl their toes up
and exclaim:
Just look at these shoes They are
mile too large"
Among the needs of the day are well
grounded arguments 10 convince the
rising generation that feet out of pro-
portion to the rest of the figure are not
by any means beautiful. Perfect sym
metry only is artistic. A head or shoul-
ders disproportionately small would
not be voted a mark of beauty, and it
is hard to see why a foot or a hand en-
tfrely unsuited in size to the rest of the
body should be thought such distin-
gushing grace, and one in which o
take pride. Given shapely foot of
medium size properly clothed. and one
has the first elements of comfort
Very few people think it necessary,
if indeed their attention has ever been
called to the subject at all, TO give any
special attention To the fit and quality
of their hosiery. The world is full of
people who make serious mis-
takes in the selection of this por-
tion of their attire. A very thin
stocking is not in any sense desirable
except for very warm weather and idle
ness The woman who is much on her
feet finds herself weary and taxed if
she is given to wearing very thin hos
1erN: IL never once occurs tO nef tnat
this has great deal TO do with her suf-
ferings Many of these persons are,
however, so exceedingly obstinate and
set in their opinions on such subjects
that it is worse than useless to argue
with them, for they attribute their
miseries to every cause but the right
one and persist in wearing the uncom-
forta BILE and distressing things their
fancy dictates. 4 medium weight soft
stocking lessons fatigue in remark
able degree. Especially should this be
borne in mind where one has much go-
ing-about to do or where there are
journeys and much sightseeing. 1t
would only require a single experiment,
conducted strictly with a view to results
in comfort, To convince any person of
the truth of this idea. OF course, one
must not start into it with determine
tion to find nothing to argue on, but
strictly for the purpose of ascertaining
whether given amount of exercise
taken under parallel circumstances is
not attained with more comfort when
soft, easy hosiery and rational shoes
are adopted. Y. Ledger.