Show Childrens Children's Shoes Should Be Roomy When Purchased By Myrtle Meyer Eldred To the necessity to be economical economical eco eco- eco eco- with all of ot her possessions posses- posses possessions the mother of growing children must add the confusion confusion confusion sion of buying a shoe that is long enough and wide enough to last as long as shoes must last these days Since it is quite p possible for fora a childs child's foot to lengthen one- one half inch in six weeks this becomes becomes becomes be be- comes a minor tragedy when the new shoes become too small The habit of passing on half- half wo worn n shoes to another child Is not always as desirable as it sounds Each childs child's foot has its own personal pattern and the impression it makes in shoes cannot possibly fit the pattern of another childs child's foot This makes for those painful blemishes blemishes blemishes blem blem- which ill become the tender tender tender ten ten- der feet of children Mrs J J. N. N feels her niece Is making the mistake of buying too large a shoe for her daugh daugh- ter She is an adorable child but her mother buys shoes which are one inch too long for her The child falls frequently frequently frequently fre fre- fre- fre and complains of ot leg pains She wore shoes half this summer and they were so large they fell off even when laced The child is three but looks as if she had abnormally large feet This is not a matter of economy as everyone in the family gladly contributes toward her shoes What do you think 1 Fitted Larger Every child should be fitted with new shoes which are inch larger than the standing length of the foot And wide enough too so that the foot has ample room for spreading out All children look as if their feet were much too long for their skinny legs when they put on new stiff shoes The leg pains could be of serious Import so I would not attribute those to long shoes but have a physical examination by a pediatrician to determine the real cause I am guessing too that the mother is making a poor selection selection selection tion of shoes for a child of this age who should wear high laced shoes made with thick soft flexible soles There are many types which make the foot look shorter than others A A. low lowshoe lowshoe lowshoe shoe is not suitable to a child under four and a half of five years as it does just what you have described slips off oft or all around on the foot giving no protection to it The high shoes are the sensible ones for growing growing growing grow grow- ing children Free Booklet Our free leaflet Winter and Summer Dress discusses childrens children's children's childrens childrens children's chil chil- drens dren's shoes It may be had by sending a three-cent three stamped self addressed envelope V with v I 1 t Jo h your request to Myrtle Meyer Eldred In care of the Salt Lake Telegram |