New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-06-24

"A SCHOOL FOR NURSES-HOW TO CHOOSE
sHOEs-THE SAD INMATES OF THE
ALMsHoUsE-AN ENGLISH NOVELIST
A pretty costume for Cycling has been adopted
at Tuxedo which will probably be the coming neces-
sity for fashionable wheelwomen for the summer.
This consists of a dress of gray linen. the skirt
short to the ankles, and very full the jacket tight
citing with a leather belt. straw sailor hat and
tan-coored leather leggngs coming well UP to the
knee and made rather loose above the ankle. 1t
Is altogether a neat. TRIM and appropriate little
costume. and perfectly feminine for milady Will
MOI wear boomers or knckerbockers. Nor is there
anv need for a divided skirt more than there
IL on a chair. the separation Of the feet being
very slight. 1t is very funny 10 see a group or
women talking "wheelsl" At Tuxedo and the
Country Club Of Westchester especially, the sport.
or exercise, or fad. whatever It is, has been
taken up with particular enthusiasm. and the
no,nts and merits of the different machines are dis
cussed with the same eagerness that men show In
taking Of their fast horses. No matter what sub
feet is started. the conversation returns 10 the
wheel
How is your wife JIM" asked Of
friend.
she is very bad indeed" replied the other.
gravey.
I'm sorry to hear that" returned the first
speaker: whats the natter"
"She Is hopelessly addicted to the bicycle habit
said the husband, with a sigh.
Il was quite startled day." said recent
tsftor 10 one Of the above-named resorts. ITO see
on the road coming rapidly toward me. with great
swftness, a superb mass Of pink laurel without any
visible means of support. Here are the woods or
Rlrnarn come to Dunsinare. mentally CALCULATED
and stood aside TO discover the propellng power
Then a voice from behind the bush called out.
cod morning Mr. - was sure Of bright,
nre,tv face flashing al me from behind the rosy
blossoms; and in another second the vision mad
vanished. while 1 calculated TO myself sotto-voce
q might have known from the first that it was the
An-de-siecle summer girl on bicycle
81 hardly think that would recommend the fol-
lowing method of procedure 10 young professional
mon as a rule" said a well-known lawyer, al
though In my case it was eminenty successful
Besides I had already made my beginning ana
started my pile 1t was really calculation on my
mart not youthful extravaganza After had prac-
tIsed my profession for several years. and had es-
tabllshed very good business I was offered the
most az first secretary OF Legation TO one OF the
largest CAPITALS of Europe. AS II was sure TO be
socially a delightful experience. could not resist
the temptation: so l arranged my arars accepted
the appointment and passed three or four years
most charmingly.
"on nv return however. Nemesis awaited me!
found that my practice was practically NIL. Other
naople had come to the fore in my particular nne
and was forgotten. while my resources on account
OF the constant drain and no increase were almost
completely exhausted Well, my first proceeding
was 10 buy an English mail phaeton ana the
finest pair OF housekeeping coos that couiu
find; then l hunted up all my old friends' Joiheu
a few more clubs and waited-and IT was lucky
Or me- that my time OF probation was snort
one and that my venture proved entirely successful
II worked splendidly; had soon all the practiCe
I wanted and in a couple of years had ihaue
enough TO put down my horses ana practlce e'o"
pmy."
THAT sounds like De Quincy's man. who began
with murder and ended with incvility. laughed
n lady who was present; Ito say that you put over
vour carriage as soon you were able 10 anord 10
do So
That was Just about It. however" answered the
astute diplomat. Il simply did not dare 10 go un-
der"
cit is all a falacy to suppose that we set ,ne
fashions" said a well-known leader In society IL
Won will observe closely you Will see that any
decided innovation is always taken up first by the
mass of Sixth-ave. shoppers who have the courage
of their convictions and never hesitate moment
about adopting any new styles rake the fsSOie
tnot for instance. II was worn FOR year IN 'le
shons before IT was finally adopted by nous autres'
and the Sunday excursionsts took up the bcycle
,onq before we ventured to defy prejudice In that
direction And you almost always see the very
latest French freak is reproduced in cheap materials
first"
"vVbat a comfort II is nowadays that one need
not be afraid 10 own ones big feet. remarked MIS-.
NJ as the shopwoman fitted on shapeiy pair OIL
number sevens II remember twenty years ago
when was girl. used 10 wear my shoes 50 us"'
that life was burden, and suffered actual misery
because 7 would insist upon wearing size smaller
than really required No one does that now II
a woman has big foot. she dresses 1t well ana
thinks no more about IT,
Law rna'am; / don't call your feet big. in
~f liCQ
mines. 800
"Wbat would YOU call really small foot?' in
qured Mrs. MS companion
Three and a half or fours are smaller than
most" answered the employe. and three Is ABOUT
the smallest You 1t isn't the fashion 10 wear
shoes tight. and they must be long 50 that makes
the sizes larger
"yas ~ women would only be as sensible about
yber waists as they are about their feet In these
latter days" concluded Mrs. NJ, they would be
truly emancipated"
In buvine shoes by the way. II Is well to remem-
Der that the feet are one-third Of an inch longer
when the body is standing than when seated ana
the elongation is further increased when Walking
for the weight then thrown entirely on one ioot
at each alternate step; so that in choosing one ,
boots II is absolutely necessary that an allowance
should be made for this The shortness may not
be felt at once but after few weeks II becomes
very manifest: end moreover. by forcing the great
toe back it is apt to produce bunion on the joint
A new school has been started In England which
Will commend Itself to every mother and which
Il Is hoped will find an imltator in this coun-
try IL is school for nurses-not for hospital
nurses but for the caretakers OF young children
whose early training is so all important both men
tally and physically. 1t is so very important. In
fact that the whole future life may depend upon
1t. and it is a most astonishing thing that 80 many
xrflli 10
children 10 such ignorant guardians. In this new
training school for domestic nurses young
women are taught primary kindergarten training
the care Of sick children, the proper way 10 Keep
a nursery how to dress cuts, burns, etc In fact
all that appertains to the intelligent care OF the