The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-06-16

An Album Of Left Feet and Iurned-down
yo,e I'm Favor Of the Altogether.

Twenty Trilbys await Du Maurier's pen
opI mcneil I'm Arlington, at least-t"ehy
r4usive maidcns. each with LETT fool
a. GLADDEN. the heart and II spire the
| artistic hand Of q Little Biilfc. ms
lef, feet are the raiscn d'etre-a fren'"
term ought to 20 well In lrilDy s'oiS
| NJ tho Trilbv Club Of ArliI gton. Ihey
are tho one member upon when u"tqr
and charming association poses. OF
alack! the unfortunate Arlington slll WIG
has no left foot cannot be admitted ~
It's charmed circle. nh.
,rbt. Trilhv club. which poses. Tx
mana Of the Chase, on its left pedal eN-
tremitv-the right Is not In view. after
fhe manner Of doing gecte-is coilposru
Of twenty OF Arlngtons fairest ana iloHt
,rorninorft dauehters. If contains twenty
Of the prettiest faces and too, twenty OF
the prettiest feet in the village lheIe
may be forty such feet, but the writer
Is only sure Of twenty. having seen ny
that number.
4 product Of the romantic Imagination
Of a charming Arlington brunette is TINS
club. This hi unette. who Is still In her
bewitching teens, has among her assocl-
ates a reputation for originality she Is
\ close student OF lterature-of the
Trilby sort SO much saturated did she
become with that romantic work that she
dreamed Of H. In her dream appearel
10 her goddess In the shape OF Irilhy
left foot. II spoke 10 her and told her
she had a mission. When she awoke she
gathered her girl friends around. related
her dream Of tho left foot, and organiz-
ed the Trilby Club.
Rut there must be something original
I'm It. she said. II must contain the very
essence Of the novel. have something sus-
pestivc Of the heroine and Little Billce,
something that connected them. An she
had it-and she clapped her hands with
debghi-the left foot. Now. this Airing
ton girl has. herself. a foot Of when
she is Justly proud. IL Is a perfect poem.
If beats Katishas shoulder blade in a
canter Such lovely curves. such nobl
lengths. the perfectly arched instep' the
glorious big toe All If Little Bliee had
come TO Arlington and seen that foot
there would have been some reason lh
his early demise.
The owner Of this wonder I'm the way
Of human locomotion is. not 10 say vain.
but she likes 10 enrapture her girl friends
by showing the beautiful member. 80
she proposed that the qualifications for
membership I'm the new club be a left foot.
the credentials picture Of It. Her pro-
position was hailed as an inspiration.
The left foot was the thing.
a
Of members Each has had taken pic
turc OF her left foot and conveyed her
right. title. and interest in 1.-THE picture
to the club These Trilby pictures, as
they are called, form the clubs collection
Of art treasures. The officers were chosen
by vote on the Trilbys. The most beauu-
full feet were selected TO lead the way.
By unanimous consent the protector OF
the club. so surprisingly beautiful was
her Trilby. was made President
Those who knock at the clubs door for
admission 10 membership do so with the
left foot. That is, they don't kick the
door in. but present picture Of that
member. If 1t comes up 10 the standard,
the applican; is elected. No one but the
President knows the name. the picture
alone being voted on one applicant has
not yet been admitted to full membership
The club Is pefplexed because her foot
has only three toes.
il is a secret organization. fear 81
publicity keeps Il so. When a candidates
Trilby is to be passed upon, each member
Is notified by the President. The MEM
bers are becoming we'll Versed In feet
both the art and the anatomy. A thorough
discussion takes place. i'm which meta
cat ais and phalarges are mingled with
lines. lengths. and curves. The wearing
of tight shoes is discouraged.
To give an air Of sincerity and sedate-
ness one married woman has been made
member She and the President lead
I'm the discussion Of feet The pictures
are taken by the young women them
selves and are developed by one Of thci~
number. who was formerly member OF
a camera club Ia New York. They look
very well, although the mounting is not
as good as If done by professional hands.
About month after the club was or
gained one Of the members at the larges.
meeting the club has held proposed the
altogether" 1t seems that all the mem.
beers have not read "TrilDy." They did
not understand but voted for the pro-
position. Womanlike after adopting IL,
they proposed TO discuss it. When the
President and one or two others. VINO
had strenuously opposed the proposition.
had explained what 50 meant. there was
chorus of little shrieks and cries. and
several arose to run home. The motion
was reconsi1ered and lost.
Tho collection Of Trilby pictures is IN
the possession of one OF the members
who Is bound by an awful VOW 10 allow
no one but members 10 see them Never
theless. "A Daily Advertiser reporter has
enjoyed view Of some OF them The
Presidents Trilby is admirable: the re-
porter would have voted himself 10 make
her President If the club permitted man
suffrage. In a 4x5 photograph the LETT
foot is revealed against a background or
dark velvet cushion II is OF perfect out
line and has the widely separated toes
over which Little Bnlee raved. II is
small. slender, and graceful. trimmed as
carefully a. a dainty hant may be-New
York Advertiser.