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Show London Shoe Man Says Women's Feet Are Getting Bigger Declares That They Have Increased Enormously Within Half Century. By Interna liou:il Ne-.vy Service. LONDON, Di'f-. 27. The Fairy Prince would ha2 a harder time than ever fitting his Cinderella today, because be-cause women's feet are growing larger year by year. This fact is made known by the managiuff director of one of the largest London shoe factories. "During the last fifty years," ho said, "Englishwomen's feet have increased in-creased enormously in leugtli. A No. 3 shoe was worn by the average woman wo-man in the middle of the last century, wlvrcas tlie averse noiv worn is a 0 or 3'!j. We find that sixes, and even larger" shoes, can hardly be kept in stock, thev are so much in demand. "The cause of this growth of women wo-men ;s feet can lie attributed to tlie amount of walking they dn and the number of games they iday from their earliest childhood.'' Women's feet are much larger than they ised to be. but this does not mean that thev are no longer beautiful. Pub; lie taste' has changed with the size ot feet, and a small foot is no longer considered con-sidered necessary for beauty. Indt-ed. the shoe manufacturer explained that a long, slender foot is considered more desirable than a short, inelegant one. "Long lines "ro the thing nowadays." now-adays." ho said. "The West Lud clamors for long, gracel ul foot war, and fashionable women buy shoes more than an inch too long rather than wear short, stumpy shoes." |