THIC KEVTVAL OF Til 10 SANDAL. The popularity of the srtidal as a form of summer footwear is a remarkable Instance of "swinging baek : ' tc ancient customs. The modem sandal or shoe-otto, as it is sometimes called, U merely n twentieth century modifi<\uio»i of the foofrrcai" a* worn bv the <■■ i'-''i-tii (Jroeks over two thousand years i-'.'-j. Even now in .certain par{s of Africa the natives wear a panda! which merely ooiHsts of n pir<' ( . of raw hide roughly fashioned io tlio uliape of the foot and held in position willi (hongs racing between the first anil second t'lo? and around f Tip anldcs. Thr» main diJTevoiu-o* between the pnvenl-dav dal and it« fireok prototype are tip omission of the thongs and Ilie introduction of the perforaled vamp. The vandal of to-dav i> lield in position liv a -{rap which through a loop in Hi,i vamp and I hence to ;i burkle clos-> to the ankle*. thus ensnrini: elo-e fit 1 ing aI" tin- nio«f. dc-ira'ole part -tile hee*. The newe-t .<andai~ am out much hrirlr-r ♦ran formerly. and it i< fmiiiil to b-» a : riisiinet advantage. inasmuch as du-t. lobbies, or <rrit eannol now easily lind their wsi}*undor Hp* sn!os of I lie feet. The latest kinds of "natural form" sandn 1 niftv l)i' obtained al lb'' MET. TiOI'RXE Cl/miIST! COMPANY in tan or Mack at (lie following prices:4 to f>. 3s Id: 7 to !>. 3s OJ: 10 lo 13. ' 4 5 3d: 1 and '2. -Is Hd; and women*® si.*'es, 53 Od.—Advt. THE RAPID T-lEALER. l'exona provides the latest cut of Scieme to n complete erne for Pimples, Poils, Sores. Wounds, and Skin Diseases gcmerallv. Which road will you take, reader? The old-fashioned, tedious, long way round, full of irritations, relapses, and delays, or ilie short cut to the rapid cure which modern science ha 3 provided for you in the shape of Rexon\f Sold in triangular pots at Is fid and Obtainable at Bullock and Johnson's. New Plymouth.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 242, 18 November 1909, Page 4
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341Page 4 Advertisements Column 3 Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 242, 18 November 1909, Page 4
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