St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-11-09
READv.MAoE SHOES.
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Heels fer Women and Chlldrso.


Heels for Women and Chlldrss.
Selling ready-madc shoes il very
different thing now from what it used
to be, when many thousands who now
buy them had their foot wear made To
order. Sizes in ready.made shoes have
been greatly multiplied. Not only do
mems shoes run up to No - in length,
but the vary In width from IA. tho
tho narrowest, to EE, the widest A
salesman must know all about sizes
and be able to make . pretty good
guess at what . customer needs. but
must rs well know what makes OF
shoes run wide or long for their mum.
bers.
Before all these niceties Of shading
were invented, the matter OF fitting
ready-made shoes to = customers feet
was . simple one. Perhaps 1t would
be more accurate to say that there
was no such thiR rs fit in ready.
made shoes save for persons of normal
and average feet. The long. slender
foot was not provided for, and neither
WAS the short. thick foot. The mum.
bers Of mems shoes moAt called for now
arc Z, ~ and !, with tho widths A, b
and G. In women's shoes the numbers
in length most in demand are .. az, 4,
y, and s. with the widths A and b.
But the usual sizes above and below
these are provided In large numbers
There arc many calls for 13 at the
large concerns. whore unusual sizes
are provided. 1t is difficult in small
concerns to get anything above 10ts.
Yhe difference in price for size is little
o. nothing, save that what are called
'.nissss' shoes, which run pretty high,
are for some reason sold cheaper than
women's shoes of like size. Some
women know this and profit by it.
Women have from time immemorial
been abominably i'll shod. and most Of
them are 50 still. The makers Of
ready-made shoes unhesitatingly cater
to fashion, and it is difficult for US
men to find . ready-made shoe with q
low heel and roomy toe. Nine
women out Of ten have wretchedly
abused feet. and the condition of their
walking shoes At the end Of six weeks
use is such that their brothers or hus-
bands would not for a moment think
OF wearing them. Working women
stand or walk all day long on French
heels, partly through vanity, partly
because better shaped shoes have to be
made to order ut comparatively high
price. Children's shoes. save in rare
instances, arc still made in defiance ol
hygiene and are responsible for hall
tho pains Of learning to walk. Doctor.
are recommending that infants b@
brought up barefoot. The price for in
fant's shoes made to order is prohibt
tive to the poor Every sort Of shos
that processes to be hygienic has Z
high price put upon it because of th'
name. Women have of recent year.
| learned some wisdom in the matter o
foot wear from the fact that shoe
for wear in athletic sports arc made II
sensible and dcomfortables shapes. Thes'
shoes, which have to be roomy to b'
endurable. have brought about sligh
reaction against the vanity of wearing
| shoes too short and too narrow for tn
feet.
| The man and woman Of normal ant
and average feet is always welcome IL
the ready-made shoe shops, becaus
such persons can usually I've fitted ii
less than ten minutes 1t would hard
" Be possible to carry on busines
were there not comparatively few fee
of abnormal size or shape, fora man o
woman with such feet consumes frol
half an hour to an hour of \ salesman
time, and often goes away withou
buying. There must be small prof
in selling ready-made shoes TO sue
people.
The man that wears say 11is "A
most unwelcome visitor to any sho
shop, though in all the large concern
salesmen manfully struggle to At sue
customers On very busy days til
man or woman of abnormal feet meet
with IN early intimation that there
no At to be had. Such persons come
be known in the shops and to t
lodged by the ssfesmen. y. Sun.