Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-01-12
Useful
J Hints
Beauty Hints
How 10 Properly Take Care OF Your
Feet.
ny NINE. iihA cA,ALIEn,.

ifse, tnouSn II rs p:eicSibie taat III
y ho small rather THAN large. The tiny
foat OF a larg, woman is absurd 1t
suggests deforln.tI. 50 does the short
foot on the tan woman"
The foot sh,rld seem 10 belong L.
the woman. not 10 hayc oeen loaned
to her FOR the occasion Like her
hand il should seem TO he In perfect
| harmony with the resi- Of her body.
4 If the owner hc lump, tile foot should
not BE- thin il size be thin. IN. foot
Il should not lie ilSimp.
II should 10 neither oony nor too
Il fat. The homes should hc Well covered.
q hut their outline should be plain enough
10 give !, ccrta n distinction called
Il character Ia t." foot The toes
d should spread comfortably apart, Nc,
81 there should not he unseemly spaces
81 between ;hen. Tie spaces shoudshc
is slight and even. ill., those between reg :
q ular and well-k-pt teeth.
"a Instcp Must lie Arched.
81 The skin sh.,a:i lie smooth and pinNy
white. The .na,ls should be strong,
but smooth and semitransparent and
dclicately pink ibuvc nil. there should
be no blc.nish. 10 distguring corn ON
the small toes, 10 enlargement Of the
joints. nor bun,ons no cailoused SPOT
Il upon the sole. Tho high- bred foot lies,
7 according 10 cN sting standards not
fiat upon the ground hut rests upOn
4 the heel ami front part % the sole
!. SO that rim ~ water mas easily run
under ii. To correspond with this
Z natural bridge. .nere must also b" an
arched inStep.
Now how 10 achieve such a foot:
First wear shoes that are large enough.
and let them pe OF soft. piEable leather.
Large enough said, but NOT too large.
The foot that slips about in large shoes
is as likely 10 got callots diShgure-
ments as tn, one that IS pinched
Yltt. IA.
place on wonan's delicate feet. The
Z leather should he CLOSE. hat fine. the
soles OF medium thickness.
Straight Heel Ncrcssar..
I cannot lay too much emphasis upon
the need OF a Straight. even heel on
the shoe. The heel is 10 the shoe what
the corner stone Is 10 The house II IS
quite as necessary that il ne Well laid
straight ami secure.
The run down heel 6isiurbs the nd
iustment Of tho intrna orGans. II
pushes some uf 1hcn close upon each
other, draws others away from their
+ natural support. " destroys the bal
I anco OF the foot. causing hlstcrs and
callous spots. II throws the weight
where it should nor b.. dotn.. Violence
10 tive center or sra sily,
i Watch Nonr heels a closely as YOU
should the running ;;u . 80 your watch
8 When the bottoms OF the heels disclose
=
sides. YOU viii nud :, corresponding
blister or newly forned calic.s spot ON
the sole You ounce O. prevention lies
II sending the shoes 10 cDrnler The
q moment VOW see tn, HINT 1T uruokt,l-
ness IL the heels
1'he feel, like that ether extreme Or
the body, the hair, uccd sUuiiglI,
Think how little tho poo", imrris-
r,,cd feet get. They need pig. Nav
i.tle ct that they get
Hattie Feet Nightly.
~ ne healthy. the feet mast ne ncrt
/ scruruloaai> clean. 30 much are thrE'
\ EXPOSED 10 the uNst OF the streets cS-
| pcciany ny those who wear low shoes.
that they need more than the per
1 tunvtory share .! the morning plunge
or shower Tney should lie pathcd
ever, night in foot-tuh coniainm :
warm Natei |. The feet he tender.
the water shoulH contain Dorax iu the
4 proportion vi an ounce - Il gallon
Warm salt water is ALSO vers easeful
for ired feet especially useful tor
/ reducing tac congestion in swollen fact
This powder. Sprlnklcd into the warn,
hathwa'cr ahoI%s great relief use one
teaspoonfu! To 4 gallon OF water
Bora% ,po"d@rca,, one nuncc SEA
salt, ono ounce. a!um. onc-haIt ounce
FOR tired, swollen feet !elnor Juice
sprinklcd freely ,ntu tho water. = II
means OF alievia ton. M easier Way
10 apply II IS I, eat n lemon ia HALT
4 and rub ne soi,.s Of NE feei With ii,
from the sole is pIau!ng off the yousn
q surfaces with r':mice stone
English women give ease to then
y feet after a long wulh 10y na,hiur then,
in an Infusion - rosemary leaves
h Steep the rosema'y leaves. a half runc,
10 a gallon Of v@;cr. When cool bath,
the feet 10. twenty minutes IN III,