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MakesPerfectTeet"This little pig went to market

v/ Yhis little pig stayed at homeThis little pig had fine roast beefThis little pig had none

And this little pig went wee-wee-wee!" ,.

Mother GooseMISS Clara Houston, whose feat

the National Association ofChlropdlste acclaimed a pel-

tect pair, wears number flyeB. Shecould wear number threes If ehepinched them, but that she declinesto do. Freedom of foot 1b as neces-

Bary to beauty as freedom of body.Bhe sayB New York women would betwice as pretty If they would wear

Bhoes large enough for them. Sh*comes from Chicago.The perfect foot Is of generous

else. It Is In correct proportion tothe rest of her body. Miss Houston1b five feet three Inches tall andweighs 126 pounds. The foot shouldbe one-seventh aB long as the body.Miss Honftton'e foot Is nine incheslong. "Do your Bum" In arithmetic.

Nine Into elxty-three laches, eeventimes. Her foot conforms to thefurther classic measurements: Thedistance around the ball of the tpotand over the Instep Is nine inches,the same as the length of the foot.The circumference of the lowerpart of the ankle is the same bb thelength of the foot and the distancearound the instep and the sole is

nine inches. Not only are theaemeasurements absolutely correct,but MIsb Houston's foot Is withoutflaws. Her Instep Is an inchhigh. Place a nickel edgewise un¬

der her foot, and it will move easilyabout. Miss Houston has told thisnewspaper how Bhe came to haveperfect feet and how every other

The OldNursery Rhyme

Gave"The Woman

with theBest Feet inAmerica,"

the Hint ThatMade Them theBest.HereShe Tells

What to Dowith YOUR Feet

Clara Houston's Left Foot;Which Approaches Closely

the Classic Standard.

ish towel. I take five minutes morefor this drying, because it is neces¬sary to keep the skin between thetoes free from moisture. If you donot, some day you will behold therea soft corn.

In the evening I give my feet &tepid bath, either in salt water orwater containing Epsom 6alta. Toa foot tub half full of tepid water Ius© one tablespoonful of Epsomsalts or two tablespoonfuls of salt.The salt strengthens the feet. TheEpsom salt opens the pores that aretoo weak to open without help.After the evening bath I exercisemy feet as I have described, usingcream or olive oil freely, then wipethe cream or olive oil. off with atowel and rub the feet with alcohol.The alcohol is a tonic, also it pre-

She Invented These Shoee to Keep Her Feet Perfect*

By CLARA HOUSTON.MY feet are perfect because I

have always taken care ofthem. Your* will be perfect If yougive them as much attention as 1do. Twenty minutes a day will(make your foot a model of pedalperfection.

Feet need «xercise. Not merelywalking. Two or three miles a daybesides the ordinary moving aboutyou do in an office or at home giveyour feet all of that exercise theyneed. Dancing may easily be over¬done. A little tangoing one or twoevenings a week is harmless, butthe hideous series of distortions ofthe human body, the turkey trot,hurts the feet as much as it doesthe morals. It is an over-emphatiodance, straining the feet as it doesgood taBte. No. For valuable exer¬cises for the feet, go back to yournursery habits. Go back to the.Mother Goose melodies, and, sayingto yourself.

"This little piggy goes to market,This little piggy stays at home"

t.pull and twist your toeB as youdid when you measured your age byanonths, not years.

Yes, the toes need pulling. Everyeight before retiring I pull each onevigorously three or four times, or, ifthe feet are very tired and burn andeting, I pull each toe eight or tentimes. This makes the joints sup¬ple and causes the toes to lie asthey should, flat on the floor, withspaces intervening, not curled un¬der each other, weakening the liga¬ments by non-use and forming hard,foonelike corners on the toes.

Also, the "little piggies" needrolling. Every twenty-four hours Iroll them round and round at theJoint by which they are attached tothe foot. Fancy yourself a babyagain and this playing with the toestwill not be tiresome. The few min¬utes of playing baby will give youthe mental relaxation everyoneneeds at the ead of the day afterone la twenty. Roll each toe sepa¬rately. beginning at the joint I hav«

described and rolling them roundand round until you reach the endof the toe. Not only does this restthe toes, hut it preserves theirshape. A perfect toe is the shape ofa perfect cylinder. Some men andmost women have conelike orpointed toes.The greatest need of the feet is

good circulation. « Recall all thefeet you have seen. They have beeneither yellow or red. If yellow, theywere not sufficiently nourished byblood. Not enough blood reachedthem. If they were red, it was be¬cause they had been abused by badshoes or by over-exercise, and toomuch blood had flowed to the ex¬tremities. The feet were congested.The healthy foot is pink. It shouldnever be white. The alabaster footthe poeta rhyme about is a symp¬tom of aenemia. Everyone shouldstudy to get enough blood into thefeet, but not too much. In other¦words, have before you the standardof pink feet.To secure proper circulation it i3

not enough to pull and roll the toes.You must revert to more babytricks and work them back andforth. Practice drawing them un¬der and over the foot until tliey be¬come easily manageable, and pressthem back with the hands, usingmuch of your strength. Wriggleyour toes up and down.

Five massage movements I in¬variably use every night to coax theblood into the feet. If it seems toyou unnecessary work, rememberthat tlift feet are so far from thoheart that it is hard for that organto pump the blood that distance,and we must help it.With the cushions of the fingers

of one hand rub tho region aboutthe cunlform bono. That is thobone that lies parallel with the.flooralong Jhe outside of the foot.Stroke ljlis toward the toes. SomemistakeB persona stroke the footaway fBm the toes. They wouldnot do Bis. if they understood that

The Massage for Perfect Feet and Toes.the object of manipulation is to per¬suade tho blood to flow into thetoes.With the fingers spread apart

stroke the foot firmly from the in¬step to the toes along the scappoidbones. Parallel with the floor, onthe inside of the foot, lies the oscu-lapius bone. The muscles aboutthis must be rubbed round andround with the palm.Rub the soles firmly, pressing

them upward to strengthen a weakarch.A last and important exercise is

to stroke the ligaments from theheel upward toward the calf of theleg. This is to loosen and restthem.For tho nightly massage of tho

feet use a pure cold cream to yourliking, or, if you are in great haste,use olive oil, for it is quickly ab¬sorbed by the skin.My feet have two baths a day.

Every pair of feet needs as many.In the morning at all seasons Ithrust them into cold water, movingthem briskly about for five minutesor longer, then withdraw them andyipe them thoroughly with a Turk-

vents rheumatism in the feet, -whichmight follow catching cold In themafter the opening of the pores bythe tepid water bath.

I always lie with my feet higherthan my her I use no pillow formy head, bt»c my feet nover fall tohave one or'two. This is to allowthe blood with which they havebeen gorged by the day's walkingand other exercises to flow backinto the other parts of the body.

I always wear stockings a halfsize too large for me. The reasonfor this is a good one. During theday the weight of the body causesthe feet to spread. The stockingsshould be large enough to permitthis spreading without squeozingthe feet. Be sure that your stock¬ings are a half size longer and ahalf size wider than the foot. Don'tbe afraid of wrinkles forming in thestockings. The spreading of thefeet will take care of that.And shoes! Is it any use to tell

women- of New York, for instance,to wear shoes that fit them? Istudied their feet while I was inNew York. I saw thousands ofpairs of feet, and not a pair that

The "This Little Pig Went to Market" Beginning of theFoot Massacre.

was not pinched. Their tight shoesgave them a gait like an ImitationJapanese shuffle. It was most awk¬ward and ludicrous. Their tight6hoes and pinched feet reacted Intheir faces, which looked worn andpeevish and old. One can wearsnug shoes for three or four hoursa day without harm, but you cannotwear them all day without harm.New York women and frivolouswomen of other cities wear pumps,dancing slippers, all day.

High shoes, It la very well known,should be worn by persons withweak ankles. But If your anklesare strong, low shoes are cool andcomfortable, and may be worn manymonths a year with safety to thehealth. But the shoe should havestraps across the Instep to supportthe foot and keep it from slippinginto the toe of the shoe and socrowding all the weight upon thetoes. I would never wear a shoewithout straps, if only ribbon ones.

Flower Shows, Festivals andSeasonable Amusements

By MRS. FRANK LEARNED, Author of "The Etiquette- of New York To-day."

THE leaking of beautiful gar¬dens, the culture of flowers,plants, fruit and vegetables Is

a present-day Interest. Garden clubsand horticultural associations areserious matters of the moment, andflower and fruit shows are becom¬ing more and more the fashion. Inall regions where there are wonderfulgardens there Is great competitionamong the residents In raising finefruit and flowers and in making thebest arrangement, or grouplng-y ofthem at exhibitions.Annuals, perennials, garden flow¬

ers and hot-house productions, wildBowers showing the flora of the fieldsand woods of the region are displayedat these exhibitions. At someflower shows there are Japanesegardens, rock and water gardens.Exhibitions are held at a clubhouse,casino or other convenient place, oropen-air flower Bhows are on thelawn of a private residence. Awardsare made to successful competitors.Guests are Invited from far and near,and the afternoon closes with theserving of tea and refreshments,either on the lawn or in the house.If the exhibition is to be of a publicnature there may be a charge for ad¬mission and the proceeds may bodevoted to some charity.

Provided there are spaciousgrounds on some private place noth¬ing Is more effective than an out¬door bazaar or festival. Booths ortables are In chargo of marriedwomen and young girls. They wearfancy costumes of flowered organdy,

- white fichus and dainty aprons andstraw hats garlanded with flowers.At one booth flowers, fruit and vege¬tables are sold. At another basketsand garden tools; ai another hatsand parasols; at another householdarticles. towels, dusters, mops,brushes aad kitchen utensils. A

rustle dairy offers for sale milk,cheese and butter and eggs in fancybaskets. At another booth ice cream,cake, lemonade and Iced tea areserved. At a fete of this sort, given,on the grounds of a well-known'hostess, a special feature was a large.booth representing an inn, with anold-fashioned sign-board, "The Lark,"in token of the jollity of the occa¬sion.

Flower dances, for instance, inwhich children take part, are exceed¬ingly pretty and graceful. Each childrepresents a flower. Dressed inwhite, with garlands or wreaths of achosen flower, the children dance incharming groups. A screen or largecurtain of greenery forms a back¬ground. This may be arranged orhung between trees. Pergolas mavbe easily constructed with poles.If these poles cannot be put in theground they may be sunk in tubs ofearth, placed at intervals. The per¬golas are garlanded with greens. Itithis way, with pergolas and screens,a background is mado for littlepastoral plays or for pantomimes.?A Venetian fete may bo a delight¬

ful evening entertainment, if thereis the necessary environment of aharbor, lake or river, with boat-houses. Lanterns and garlands offlowers may be draped from tree totree or from poles forming pergolas.The day has gone by when a

floral parade was a feature in theSeptember amusements of the Sum¬mer residents of Lenox, when smarttraps of every description and thehorses wero decked with hydran¬geas or golden-rod and asters, andwhen the afternoon finished with atea at a private residence. Now, theautomobllo exhibition is in favor anda pageant of flowers may be devised,when cars of every sort, decked infanciful designs, with wreathedwheels and arches of flowers, maycompete for prizes.

illustrating the . Massageof the Instep. v

The GreekB were right In wearingstrong straps on their sandals. Thestraps were not only to keep theaaudals on, but for support and toprevent that dangerous casting ofthe weight upon the weak toes.A reason for my foot remaining

as flawless bb when I was a babe Isthat I have the habit of going bare¬foot about the house. While It istrue that the soles are Bensitive tochange of temperature and that theporea of the soles are the largest inthe body, and bo absorb much andquickly whether of air or moisture,yet if you begin as a child to go.barefoot there is no danger ofcatching colds and your feet willhare the chance they need toepread. ^

Chr.nge your shoes several timesa day. You say you haven't achance to do this. Oh, yes, youhave.every chance you need, ifyou are at home. If you are In anoffice or store or factory, keep anextra pair of ^toes there, and Ifyour feet feel tired, change to thoseshoes. "When you get home be sureto put on another pair. Actressesnearly all have good feet. It is be¬cause they change their shoes often.Watch the Imprint of your footlifter bathing to see whether youare becoming flatfooted. You cantell by setting your foot on a pieceof paper. If there is a dry spacewhere the middle of the foot wouldrest, your feet have an arch. If theentire print of the foot is distin¬guishable, you can be sure you havea fallen arch.

His Ordeal.Judklna paced the floor.Hid brow was wrinkled and pals.There was an anxious look In hU

eyes.Evidently there was something OilJudklns's mind.Presently he spoke."Yes. It must be done! It to a dread-fill alternative, but I can see no other

courBo to pursue."Ever and anon he rolled his era*¦ipward and raised his clenched handstoward the celling: In an attltudo of

supreme and utter despair.The struggle was a long and bitter

one.Bravely he strove for the m&stery

over the black demons of despondency.hit surrounded him. but In vain wer*'¦.Is efforts.Inch by Inch, foot by foot, theypressed upon him, and. In spite of

pluck and will power, his hithertoindomitable spirit was slowly butsurely crowded to tho wall and Anallyforced to surrender."Yeo." he repeated, despairingly. "It

must be done! There la no otfcefway."And then, grabbing Mb hat, harv.ohod frantloallv from the room.Has Judklnn cone to Jump off tho!irUlgo. blow himself up with half a"

ton of dynamite, or commit suicide Insome other unlquo and spectacularmanner?Ko.Not At all.He has merely started for the den*

. let's to have an aching: tooth e*«¦racted.

Driven from Home.Words were nt no avail. Ho knew

It. His wife. Muriel, had arranged. verythlng with cold-blooded care.

lie crossed the room with elaborate..rronccrn. and at the door turned forthe last time.

"It will seem like the srood old- «.<>helor dn vs come back." tte ra-¦iVrkod. trying to speak Jauntily, but

«r> voire trembling. "T shall dine atrl'ib Cl-g-good-by. dear!"y. ver n word spoke Muriel. She

r-erPly nodded coldly.Hazed, the poor man groped his

v v blindly to the snuggery. his lit-tie den which would rover look thar-me again. Only two years sincetheir niarrln-sre and It had come toHe was going.leaving MurielMiserably be took a llttlo silver boxfrom the mantleplece, and sadly eyedte contents.

"Sl\e gave m<* tht« when.when wo^.eTc happv." he sobbed. "T might at..,-rll save thom from the wreck."Thn. hurriedly lighting one of tha(j-arettes. he fled: for the sound ofsweeping told him that Spring-clean-

ing had begun! j HI... j*!m

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