New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-09-29
WOMANS root.

rorIIEs OF THOSE WHO BUY SHOES.
eft seems strange thing to say. but the
straghter you make a shoe the more crooked "
looks"
The speaker recognized master OF the a"i
and last and the kid boot which he held bottom
nm IN demonstrate his meaning. presented very
original outline indeed. when contrasted with an
ordinary ready-made shoe
IA babys foot is straight the inside. perfectly
straight" went on the shoemaker All feet that
have never been confined in shoes have that
straight outline showing that to be the na1urai
formation of the foot. All shoes should be made
straight on the inside and full on the outer edge
TO allow room for the muscles to play. can you
move the muscles OF your toes% he added looking
at YOUNG woman who was being measured FOR
evening slippers.
why. yes" she replied. proceeding to move
them.
Eyes in that way you cam" admitted the coun-
seor ''but YOU ca nnOt move your toes individually
with the ease and freedom with when you move
your fingers. Few people can who wear SHOES
venture 10 assert that you have no control over
YOUR small toe ALL that II is as dormant as II II
had no muscles and was simply a part OF the MAN
foot All that comes from wearing Improperly
fitting shoes.
bicycles are going to make change In the matt
ter of toe exercise Bicycle riding brings into play
a set of muscles that are never used IN Walking
That is. If the foot is in proper position on inc
good many people ride with the shark OF the boot-
that is the part Immediately under the arch OK
the instep-resting on the pedal The ball OF the
foot should press the pedal; that is where the
muscular power lies.
Are people generally, women in particular get
ting more sensible in the matter OF shoes-in'
sisting more on a perfect ft?" asked customer.
"Well | should say that women were not 20
much insisting on a sensible fit as allowing them
selves to be fitted. The majority OF women MINK
very little about it. They order fashionao.e
shoe and they take what we make for them. IL
the shoe or boot is for walking We never put on a
high heel unless II Is ordered expressly. OF course
for carriage wear, house wear, evening wear. tho
Louis Ouinze heel is all the go-although do not
advocate women moving about all day In the house.
for instance, with their feet at the angle those
heels enforce Whether woman Is waking on
the street o. walking In the house her FOOT should
be properly poised. The low heel and pointed toe.
even an extremely pointed toe are to be preferred
to the broad toe and high heel which prevailed
dozen years ago"
And about the pccadilly toes-are they vanish
ing?'
"a rounded toe neither pointed nor square, II
what we are making now for walking boots, put
slippers still terminate in sharp point, perhaps
not as exaggerated as last season.
Buckles have little to do with the anatomy OF
the foot" he added but / want TO show you
these cut-steel buckles on the patent-eather SIP
pers" and he took from the show window va"
riety OF Cnderea-ike footgear strapped ana
buck.ed in novel and dainty designs They were
pretty enough for the roseeaf feet Of fairies.
In regard TO leggings. subject so important to
the tunicked and gated Rosalinds who fit through
our parks and along the boulevard. II is revealed
that shapely and satisfactory accessories OF the
kind are being made of black leather and pig
skin. The majority buttoned for convenience
in getting into them, but the more expensive are
laced with delicate precision. and III Ike wax.
"Undoubtedly people pay much more attention 10
their feet take better OF them ana THINK more
Of their comfort now than they ever did. And
wei they need to do So" quoth the shoemaker,
emphatically. MANY people are one-sded and
their bodies thrown clear out OF plumb, simply
from having always balanced themselves on abb,
surd heels and having worn the wrong shape OF
shoe. knew personally an apparently sensible won-
an who weighed % pounds. and who wore hab.tu-
ally IA shoe with heel three inches high. She
fell twice and hurt herself, but the fall
was never attributed to the shoes. | have another
customer a fne-looking girl Of noble proportions,
who Invariably orders A last She does not
have her shoes made TO order or she would not get
that last. IL Is entirely too narrow for her Among
the people who come 10 us TO be htted are a
great many whose feet totally unlike. They
have a corn perhaps. on one foot and habitually
throw the pressure off the \ different set OF
muscles is used and the foot enarges in different
way from its companion foot People invariably
favor one member of the body more than the
pther: I'm measuring for leggings one leg is often
found much larger than the other, and the same
Is true in regard to feet The shoes made
similar. bu; the feet distinctly different"