The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-02-22

- O the woman OF moderate means
kS who tries to keep herself always
looking neatly gOwned there 3s
I perhaps NO feature of her dress SO
Troublesome as the heels OF her
boots
If milady is Ike the majority or
other women she knows what it Is
to suffer from the annoyance of worn down
heels. 1t can be very conservatively stated that
n1ne-tenths of the women have become Victims
of this ungraceful habit Of wearing down the
heels Of their boots because they have not
learned to walk properly.
Many woman will lavish thought trouble
and time upon her face and hands, which are
always to be seen, but Is Indifferent and care
less of the appearance of her feet because they
are hidden under her skirts She wears shoes
which d1stort and cramp the natural beauty of
her feet, and which have heels that make the
correct placing of the foot inDossibility.
What woman can walk correctly and
naturally in those new Louise" heels now So
much in fashion?
Heels of this style are so high and have so
great forward slant that they actually lie
directly under the instep, distorting the bean
dful lines and curves of the feminine foot ana
robbing a woman of her graceful carriage
The who is anxious to present the ap-
pearance of being well-gowned always appears
with neatly Shod feet Shoes which are nor
trim and shapely will spoil the effect of any
costume, matter how elaborate, quicker than
any other oversight of the dress.
Many women will ruin a pair of shoes inside
of a month by crowding them out of shape and
wearing them down at the heels. To correct
this fault they do not seek the real cause (their
inability to walk in proper manner) but
resort to the use Of heel plates or rubber heels
. There is no excuse for any woman to wear
down her heels Such q habit is merely the
he fba
proper manner Of walking. She does not know
how to balance her weight to manage her
Sect She has acquired too much of ISIS
hopkins" gait.
When the woman who walks as she should Is
obliged to wear a pair of shoes until thew arc
quite beyond repair there are when she Is
finally compelled to lay them aside, little rouno
holes through the solos, directly under the balls
Of the feet and merely the slightest roundness
to the edges of the first pair of heels.
The manner of proper walking is an art easily
acquired by any woman who makes up her
mind to do it.
To the woman who has fallen into the habit
Of wearing down her heels If she wishes TO
learn the source Of the trouble let her rise to
her feet and stand she is in the habit or
doing. If she will notice the position of her
feet she will learn that all the weight of her
body is thrown directly her heels.
Now, If she extends her foot naturally the toe
WILL as d matter OF course, point upward ana
the heel down. When she steps forward, bring
ing her foot to the ground again, the heel
touches first, receiving the entire stress of the
movement and the weight of her body, as when
standing. Small wonder that under these con-
ditions the heel soon gives out
The first thing for a to learn if she
desires to walk properly is to balance her body
in such a that its weight is equally
supported by her feet.
To stand with the entire weight of the boGy
resting on the heels throws out the entire
anatomical system, and places the whole strain
on the hollow Of the neck in such a manner as to