The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-10-09
A PAIR OF SHOES.

4 LII hlI.I " hOOhl1IS dlOollO III pan
of shoes" said the man who had ambled
in from the street.
Yes, sir. Do you want dark shoes OF
tan shoes? ?"
81 haven't just decided"
Something rather heavy?"
"Not too heavy"
"Quite so. Do you like the corl
soles?'
81 might look at some of them"
9"Certainly. What size do you wear?"
'sWell, have worn as small as S11s, but
Think the last pair was ten
81 see. No doubt we can find what
you want. Be seated
The customer dropped into one of the
chairs and the salesman began unlacing
the right shoe.
h"I don't want to get anything too
tight" remarked the customer.
-ssCertainly not. A good shoe will
never hurt the foot, even when it is
new
s"Still don't want to have it too loose,
for then it's liable to wrinkle and
crack &
'''That's very true" z
WdHO d easy IAO'
"Quite So" @v
Something that looks dressy and is
JeryiceabIe at the same time" -
EXACTLY" -
1.-THE last pair of shoes had looked
all rightatfrst, but they cracked across
the instep." -,s.-s.-as
81 can show you something that we
warrant. You don't remember the
size?'' e ,EEE EEAs-
81 thing you can show meia number
ten
Very well. have something right
here that is one of the latest shapes"
The salesman pulled down a box from
the shelf and brought out pair of gilt
tering tan shoes.
"Those are the tan Shoes" remarked
the customer. ..
eyes. You didn't care for the tans?v
7"Oh. 1 might look at them" so.
"That's a very handsome shoe. 1t is
what we call our medium weight-con
tinuous sole and hand-stitched."
at looks like it might be too large"
"We1l. try it on. There's a shoe that
will give you good service" 81
The salesman forced the customers
foot into the shoe and pulled the laces
up to the highest tension I~ 3-
q Kindly stand up" said he. "How
does that feel ?''@ see
.sOh, don't know. -Itefeels kind of
m" replied the customer, indefinite y.
"FeeI too tight?"
..Oh, l don't know. If feels kind of
and than don't
Handsome, shoe.1 =1
z '.M-m--m-n-m rs - tc
II think you'd like that" ~
Seems kind o. long" ga
i. "Well, of course the foot isn't ex-
pected to fill out the toe of the shoe
Here, you can see where the zig toe is
! hardly think it is too long
= that the Kind Of toe they're wear
ing now?"
Eyes; we're having that toe put On
many of our best shoes" r -
Looks kind {. blunt, 5e.1as-
well, you know the pointed tee is
going out now-that is. the extreme
pointed toe. The fashionable shape is a
little more rounding.'' as.g-Tl 2 sstll
You've got some, haven'tyou, within
little more point to them 2''-l7.F -zFe
e = "Oh. yes. Would you like to look at
some of them ?'' $1,000 s-lssl.zg
- - II might" ...4 -
= Certainly" The salesman danced
along the shelves, withdrawing nun1er-
1ous boxes and then slamming them
back. and finally he came with another
pair of shoes. 90 z@5tF a7 4To9
you might try this one," said he, TAX
ing the right shoe of the second pair and
bending it bow-fashion, so as to take
some of the stiffness out of it. 1st5s6
"Same size?" asked the customer.
Same size Yes, SIR s-erre,1
!, ut won t do any hurt to try il on?"'-
q Certainly not" ....,- az
Accordingly the first shoe was re.
moved and the second shoe was put on
and laced. The customer arose and
llimped slowly up and down on the scrip
Of carpet. Then he paused and sol
EMMY studied the shoe.
docs that feel all right?" asked the
salesman. y ~ r. 81 49, -
Seems to me it pinches a little right
across the broad of the foot Maybeit
doesn't though -
"Of course, a new shoe is liable to
feel little tight the first time .you-put
Rom but it soon stretches. into shape
Do you like that shape of toe?"
'M-m-m-I don't know I-guess it's
little more pointed than the other one"
"Oh, my, yes, That is what we call
our medium toe =
ave yon got another one like this
that Won't feel too small across the
foot As'-'s
'sf'll see, sir. I'll see if I can't get lust.
what you want. You want something
little broader across the foot?"
Well. what do you think about that ?
Do you think this one win stretch and
feel all right?H
- II do. really. Ifsyon want q shoe to
have a dressy look you must have snue
fit." AID
So ''Well, T guess I'll look atone little.
wider. = rs IS.