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Show Beauty at Stake When Teen Ager Chooses School Shoe? Newer Fashions in Footwear Plus Foot Care Will Help Every Lass Look Her Best Teen-agers give their feet a hard time during the summer, so it's a good idea to repair the ravages before the high school whirl begins. be-gins. A graceful stride can do wonders for a new fall outfit and in these days of modern shoecraft and scientific podiatry, there's no longer long-er any reason for foot discomfort. "Smart" and "sensible" have signed a truce allowing the fashionable fashion-able young miss to look her best and feel her best at the same time by knowing selection of shoes and wise foot care. Models and actresses, who care for their good looks less from vanity van-ity than career protection, have long known they must be doubly cautious about footwear that may be long on fashion and short on comfort. Teens with a long life on-their-feet ahead should follow the career girls' example. Stand Up for Fit Correct fit is all - important. When the teen-ager buys shoes, she should make sure her feet are measured while she is standing up. The larger foot should be fitted (for one foot is generally a little bigger than the other). The shoe on, she must be sure her entire foot is encased in the upper, without bulging over. If her toes touch the front of the shoe, or the heel is not snug then the shoe is too short. Try New Colors Many tall girls err in buying shoes with the one purpose of cutting cut-ting down their height. Rather than confining herself to an all-flat wardrobe, she might, try multicolor multi-color treatments, nubby textures, extension devices in interesting medium heels to combine styling with low altitude. Short girls, while avoiding completely com-pletely flat heels, should forego the opposite extreme of sky-highs which gives them an "on stilts" appearance as well as discomfort. Teenagers with high insteps do best with low cut models to escape painful pressure on their instep nerves. Low-arched girls can wear high cut shoes of all types without fear of becoming "flat-footed," since low arches are quite normal. Foot care is a simple process which should be part of daily THE TEEN AGE SCHOOL GIRL emulates the college gal in choice of f wear with fashion direction toward "dress up" even in flat heeled 1JPS' shown left in red calf leather with fringed tie lacing. For real dress occasw pumps, also available in colored calfskin, are the thing. Flat by Sand , Pump by I. Miller. beauty routine for the teenage girl. A relaxing foot bath every night is most important, using warm, soapy water and scrubbing the toes with a brush. Feet should be thoroughly dried and spring with foot powder to absorb rn ture. This discourages atmeit, foot a fungus that flourisnes- dampness. |
