The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1896-11-28
FOOT READING.
"A New Method of Determining Human
characteristics.

ence sees character in the shape and
lines of the foot as wise men have for
years seen it in the palm.
The sole of the foot is marked with
myriad of fine lines. Conspicuous
among these are the strong middle
lines. These, like those of the palm,
are almost creases and appear in a pho.
tograph of the hand and foot. Pedistry
reads these lines.
Starting from the base of the big toe
there is distinct line that is the ,;fe
until 1t tey-ainates under the instep,
far to the lower base of the little Toe.
This meanslmg life. If broken in
the hollow of the foot it derotes
sickness at middle age, and il it termi-
mates in the hollow of the foot it means
short life. This line is the most in
teresting one on the foot. The exc
periments that have been conducted
lately have proven this to be al almost
unfailing reading of longevity.
Next to the lines of life are The ding
onal lines running from one side to
another at what is known as the hollow
of the foot, below 'the BALI of the feet.
These lines are the lines of love. All
the home and moral sentiments are here
found. A pronounced cross line means
that a good domestic woman OF good
family man is here. And if the lire is
broken it means domestic estmnge-
ment. The originator of pedis:ry SEEK
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ence has tried to show that there will
be as many transverse lines as there
are to be husbands or wives. But this
is not followed by the true ped.sts, W no
refuse to SIS 1ss..-e than character traits
in the lines.
Line reading is one part of pedistry.
The other is in the shape of the foot.
Beautiful won en- of marvellous talent
have the Greek foot. You should h6 ar
Greco, the Paris photographer, rave
about Bernhardt's foot, 'the toes sep
arate," he says, "and there is space be-
tween the first and second"
That space means great talent. You
never saw talented woman with the
first two toes hugging each other. The
toes are square at the ends, and the
owner cannot wear pointed shoes, be-
cause of that square second toe. hut
you'll forgive this foot its square shoe
because it is such talented ore!
The ideal foot of a woman is nciy
to look at, but very charming to know
the foot that is irregular. This foot
can wear the pointed shoe, because The
big toe is half dn inch longer than The
other toes The foot is high III inetep,
denoting capriciousness to a Ger tain ex-
tent, and ii has the iDcurve at the hol-
low of the foot that denotes aristoc-,.ic
tastes. A foot like that belongs 10 q
person easy to get along with and
good to know. A curve at the ankle
means a love of fun. Those slender,
curving ankles that cross the street,
giving you peeps of prettiness. belong
TO just such feet as the ''idcnl" and
they mean good, nice little woman
above them.
The solid foot boasts Of its instep.
1t is the step of the worker. The So
called instep is no instep at all. IL is
a thicSening of the ball of the foot With
out beautiful curve. Women with
these feet are Industrious. Notice The
next thick-footed woman you see. She
will wear shoe that fairly looms mp
on the instep, and her heel will come
down as straight as can be in foot.
This means truth-telling instinct and
all good, moral qualities. The foot is
that of the woman who has done pio-
neer work for the sex, and who will
10 it again. The feet of the "stIong
man" of the family. Seen il man,
this foot brings respect and dignity.
The short-toed woman has a foot
as short as her temper. The short-toed
man is the man who swears easily. 1t
is the abominable temper that goes
with short toes. The toes are 10 blame,
not the man. People with short toes
get through life easily. They nc-er
borrow trouble. They litercily 'iet
Brown do the walking" Their loi is
cast in pleasant place, for they 60
through life getting what they want
and enjoying it. The quick temper
serves to discipline the world and keep
IL IN OrUeT.
The long-toed foot belongs to the So
ciety woman, the woman of many ac-
complishments and great tact. Long
toes belong to orators. They mean
ability to talk, to argue, to bring out
n nice point. All the diplomats of the
world have these long-toed feet Beauty
and talent are shown by the ipstep and
The hollow. The compact shape OF the.
foot means mental balance and YOU
can be sure of finding. the ownea of that
foot here when. you come back. The
eyenness, of ones way cannot be dis
turbed, that foot is sure to say.
Pointed toes are the toes of an artist.
Du Maurier would have liked to. p:ice
these pointed toes upon his Trilby, but
Greek models demand the square toes.
you may be sure. Toes that come down
to little sharp points mean a talent