The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-14
CASSANDRA TALKS SHOES.
BoTE mar LAUGH ar LoCksMiTHS'
nut NOT AT ire ut SHOES

80 bCouNt "NASs
IAN easy conscience is an excellent thing. In
woman or in man either said cassandra the
night. but, for the comfort OF tne
pcoplc around you. tt's nothing to an easy shoci
"What do you know about eitherf y demanded
the scoffer, and he glanced at the tip OF oe's"h'
dra's shapely foot.
"It's n queer thing, too resumed our proph'
etoss, without n ticing the interruption Ih"e
In 30 many people there is q family resemolenee
between their feet and their conscience. some
seem to have scruplee against beauty sooo
some consciences. These feet have q sehso Vi
guilt, thrilling and delicious. but nevertheless
guilt, when they are gracefully clothed. INC
consciences that 20 with these feet have inc
same sense OF guilt in the midst Of beauty and
"Bu you Just snid-" interrupted tho
5cofrer. which was unwise In him. for Cassandra
interrupted In her turn.
II said that I would almost rather associate
with people that wear easy shoes than WIN
those who have easy consciences. Maybe the
conscience doesn't have nerves; i don't know
But little toes and big toes and oil the middie-
sized toes are literally equipped in this line
Talk about love that levels all thingsl feonie
ought to think more about tight shoes, that up
set all things. oven love itself. Can q man make
love when he Is pinching his feet with tight
shoes o. she demanded impresslvely.
Were you asking mo = inquired the SCORER.
because, IL you were, I can't tell you. I've
never done eithor.'
Cassandra waved her hand impatiently.
"oh. OF course, We know you couldn't mako
love in any kind Of shoes!" she exclaimed.
II might do my wooing at a Kneipp cure" re-
marked the Scotfcr.
Can you never DO seriousf
II was Just Offering that as o suggestion"
apologetically. Maybe I'm not serious enough.
though. Do you think 1t would olemniZ my
temperament If I wore q size or two smallerf'
and the Scofror looked critically at his shining
patent feathers.
81 think it would do you good to wear some
embroidered canvas slippers" said Cassandra
with a twinkle of amusement. II reckon Ill
make you q pair"
II know the kind" said the Scoffer. They
have a red and green deer's head on q chocolate
ground. May l ask why you prescribe canvas
s)ippersT
Because you're just like your patent leath.
ers," said Cassandra promptly. YOU'RE arti-
fcial, in the first place. I've noticed that people
with q mania for patent feathers always are"
evil you pardon mo II I make q few notesf"
politely asked the Scoffer rs he took out a pencil.
"And you're all shut up within yourself" pro-
ceeded Cassandra.
"All shut up" ruminated the Scoffer. Does
that happen to mean stingyf
ooh, no! oh. moi" protested Cassandra. at
means that you arc not sympathetic; that you
arc secretive: that"
Zone moment. pleased" scribblinE away. IT
don't want TO lose any Of these pearls Of wisdom.
Secretive, you saidf Next"
through Mndh y nma 1thhs nnFR "1 defien tHEia''' n"'o
Maybe the milk Of human kindness might be
good for my pstent leather disposition. muir.
Cassandra flushed a trife. but made no COM
s.And--" she began.
Yes; one more point. You arc not dull.
cordinR to your ability to do So"
But pse so ad fns snnp q H pssr. d de ss'H 1 How sG aSoai
the sizei Would you advise q changer with
mo. 1 don't think co. You don't wear tight
shoes; that is evident. You are too nonShalant.
Yop are q eynic, but you are not Eighty"
"You Know what fmean. I mean that you
%inothsr words, bOvino'"
And to think that it's all because I wear No
Cassandra laughed.
fe nh Il t y1n no :! sSe " "n Improvement in 'n'
You laughed Just now" said the, sooffer
The atmosp here seer seems f,d to be clearing
" mesnt during the last twenty years. shs
twenty years :" repeated the soofer. "Le,
me Yemen ! Etn Know VII That the thsi little iiee girl n, next doo,
sG rs sc 1Ssa'y MY ss'fs face ago on u ocSas sc s0a N I 1S9e q
the kind has occurred for some time now. Yes
! "Try to be sonsibleI" exclaimed Cassandra
"A shoe dealer told me that the average woman
wears q shoe at least two or three sizes large
than she wore twenty years ago.
"What size did he say that the average woman
weersi".
What o novel experience for you, Cassandra
to find yourself below the average"
rlattery-and from you'll"
Not at all. IT was only one of my paten
leather opinions" sarcasticnlly;
ther discussion Of the point. THAT il wome
wear larger shoes nowadnys their hearts are ais
larger and their tempers more even. If wer;'
that what you call it l-remand the case for 81,
months. meanwhile requiring the husband am
lie Feet. and to wear the shoes ordered by TIL
onlGial: II, at the end Of the siS months the;
would you remand any other cases for tn
same purposcF
How about the love'making to which yo'
! That's very important. said Cassandra. :"
don't know why people arc so blind. Now, yo'
l take the summer girl"
. I'D rather not. please
Cassandra made a Rrimace.
any old love maker. The reason is plain enough
Take D6T bb tIe tucuOIC puC koCp III phiLiln
D either without any shoes at all or with onl
8 soft canvas slippers. Under those circun
0 stances she's able to fall in love with almoa
anybody"
. MAY I take you down to coney Island mex
taking ont his note book.
Cassandra blushed.
What possesses you T. she demanded.
Nothing and nobody" said the Scoffer. 81
8 IL the prospect of my possessing those canva
o "if you are going to he so susceptible to the
Q inf uencc ! think you would better take an II
It termediate course of calfskin."
n And become just like the rest of the commo
herd of calfsEinsl"
70 "Oh, you wouldnt.'
n why notf.'
g but said nothing.
"Why notf' he repeated.
Still she looked at his shoes. but she did M
d speak. ..,
q "Out with IT."
You will have itf
Yes"
8 well, because you have a cynical fondnel
y for thin souls. Thcy go with patent leath'
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