The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-07-30

How TO Learn a woman's Character
by Means OF Her Foot Gear.
New York Times.

new 1Ork Times.
ut gets me- said the man. ito know
why women and girls are not more partie-
ular about the way they dress their feet IL
they knew. how much people noticed them,
tney would take more pains in buying their
shoes than they do In buying their gowns.
Eyery one knows that the man is more par,
ticular about the way he keeps his boots and
shoes than woman AS for me, the woman
1 marry must have pretty. well-dressed feet.
have never found any one yet who game
up TO my standard of excellence. and that's
why m not married, / suppose.
Il did think 1 had found her once. fell
IN love with one foot. That was where 1
art exhibition There was a screen at the
door from one room to another, which was
few Ss hhe sn ha Ppsn ing TO SeR
the daintiest, most ladylike-looking foot,
slender and delicate and refined, and wear
occasion--not a great heavy walking boot,
and not dancing shoe. but just right OF
course %bf you don't expect me to tel you just
bu put l know when girl wears shoe that Is
Just Tor an instant as the woman TO whom
the screen hid her so that I hadn't the
slightest idea who she was, young or DID,
hideous or beautiful. But 1 made up my
mind L would find out. But you know how
II Is in room filled with people-it is not
all your friends are there BY the time 1
reached the screen | almost gave up my foot
Il
these long skirts she wears unless she is on
the street. suppose my divinity must have
raised her dress as she went up the steps
made mistake. man shouldn't fall in
love with less than two feet, and he should
see how they walk. There is everything
whose foot 1 had admred-her feet were
beautiful, too-walked in a listess way. She
That might mean that She was seifish. in.
do!ent, delicate or any number Of other
things. Just notice women who walk that
way and see If am not right.
Then notice the woman who walks not
exactly with heavy step, but comes down
flat-footed every time. She would make a
| good business manager, and she might know
| how TO manage housefull of servants but
she is too aggressive to be a comfortable
peison 20 eel alons Win. II Is an rlgnt Tor
a, woman TO have opinions Of her own: l
like 10 see woman who knows her own
mind. and would rather enjoy having her
look after my ideas If she cared to, but you
don't like to be knocked over even with
ideas.
Then there is the woman who has rather
heavy dragging step. That woman is sure
TO have round shoulders and stoop when she
walks. She has to- take time to think when
she answers. and it takes her a long time to
| see a Joke: She has large feet. and her
shoes do not fit trinity. That is not the kind
or woman care TO know. Then there is the
woman who shakes the room when she
walks. She may or may not be overplump.
and she is very likely cheerful and jolly.
You like her. but her chubby feet-they are
She is a nice kind of wife for some other
man, and you like to go and take dinner
with him occasionally when you are in the
mood for II. but she is not the ideal woman.
THE ideal always wears trim. suitable
shoes. and she walks just a woman who
mas the ideal feet, ideally dressed, should.
look flexible and make you think somehow
of a pretty slender hand we'll gloyed Her
shoes always mt her like glove. anyway
Sne does not wear great, mannish shoes
around the street all the time because they
are said TO be fashionable. She only wears
those with a heavy, rough walking suit For
the street she has a medium weight trim
looking boot, and for the house she wears
pretty, soft, thin ones or pretty slippers,
anything, according to the occasion. There
are times and seasons for all kinds of boots
shoes and slippers.
II was on the Broadway car down near
the Battery the other day when a plainly
dressed woman was crossing the Street
When / saw her first every one in the car
men men and and women, were looking at her: What
was the trouble, do you suppose? She was
holding up her skirts a little, and so ex-
hibited pair of what do you call em, with
high heels and a buckle in front ?-Louis
Quinze slippers, isn't it?
Now, those are the prettiest thing a
woman with a pretty foot can wear in an
| appropriate place, but they were out of
place down there, and there was not a soul
| In the car that didn't notice them, and
| there was nothing about the woman other
| wise to attract attention. / remember see
| Ing woman wearing low slippers on Fifth
| avenue not long ago. and every one who
My ideal girl wouldn't think Of wearing
| a pair of shoes inappropriately. Her shoes
always fit her so that she walks easily and
well, with a rather quick, light step. and
| moves over the ground easily without jerki-
| ness You know she is nice girl to get
along with. She goes through life as
| smoothly and pleasantly as she walks. But
she Is not monotonous; you know that by
her quick lightness. She always smiles at
| you and has light answer ready whatever
you may say.
| II am looking for her, and shall find her
| some day. But it is surprising how quickly
| most women can be cut eff the list when
| you have shoes and their concomitants as a
| test. You can find girls with pretty and
| well-dressed feet, but they are rare and
/ until find the one you may put me down