WHEN BUYING CHILDREN’S SHOES
; Bear in mind that, in the normal i toot, the width across the base of the | toes is twice that of the width of ! the heel. Children’s shoes should | always make provision for this, and j preference should be given to soft, | supple leather. When the kiddies are I just past the toddling stage, and | school days are in view, let the heel be not more than three-quarters of an inch to one inch high. Just sufficiently high, in fact, to offer adequate and rational support to the long, low arch of the child’s foot. Never rush little girls into “prettier” shapes, with exaggerately pointed toes. This is a common error of mammas, even in these days of improved hygiene and enhanced regard for bodily health, when small daughters reach rhe “gawky” stage. The idea is that a “daintier” shoe will “help.” It doesn’t. The gawkiness which is but a passing phase may develop into a permanent awkwardness of gait and movement as the result of wrong footwear.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 654, 4 May 1929, Page 23
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