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THE CHINA MAIL, MAY 9, 1988.
Watch Your Step!
It Does So Pay To Be Sensible About Your Feet
Do you walk with a springy, care-¡ the ankle as pivot, while sitting in free step, or do you walk with all the 'bus-all these, although they your attention centred on trying may seem nothing at the time, help to save your poor cramped feet? to keep the feet young and shapely. When we are constantly reminded
Before setting out for an even- of their presence we way, be sure ing's dancing, dabble the feet in that something is radically wrong warm water, gradually adding cold! with our shoes.
Then dry with a soft towel, and Continued pressure from badly dust them with soothing boracic fitting shoes and too high
heels powder. Shake a little of the will produce deformities that powder into the shoes before put- cause untold pain and discomfort. ting them on. It will help to keep Nowadays, with little effort and fresh throughout the evening. for reasonable prices, one may find smart shoes to fit perfectly.
If you know your feet perspire. when imprisoned in tight shoes, use ammonia to your foot-bath. This a deodorant, or add a tiny' drop of
Precaution is essential if you are insistent on always being daintily groomed.
A foot specialist suggested to a young woman of my acquaintance, whose ankles and calves were much too large, that she might continue to wear her high-heeled shoes а part of the day if she would spend an hour or two in every twenty- Cuticle softener is good for re- four-wearing shoes that had · no moving the callouses and hard heels at all. Besides that, she skin which accumulate under the was to exercise her feet regularly feet. If used either before or af- so that the muscles would be ter a hot bath the hard skin is stimulated to co-ordinate naturally, easily rubbed away without
the least twinge of pain. After re- ntoval, massage with a cream, oil or necessary for the feet as for the lotion to keep the skin from harden- rest of the body. A walk rounding again.
I wonder how
many women realise that exercise is quite
as
the bedroom on the sides, of the Toe nails should be cared for feet while undressing, a moment or just as regularly as the finger two of anklestretching and toe-nails. Ingrowing toe nails are not waggling while sitting on the bed, likely to form when the nails are a few foot-circling exercises with (Continued at foot of Next Col.)
Kitchen moved
THE
smartest of trouser suits is sketched here. Man-tailored, it
has plain trousers and checked
jacket. The newest thing in tennis
dresses has divided skirt and is ‘în coarse linen. Note the bib with drawun thread work. Two new ideas in tannis caps are described.
When a golfer returns from his, eye on the ball it does seem more week-end sports and forgets to de-important that women's clothes scribe. his prowess on the old or should be practical rather than at- new course because he is all agog tractive on the golf course. over a woman golfer who wore a The newest thing in tennis trouser suit, you may take it for dresses is sketched. It has a square granted that trouser suits are bib with drawn thread work and a worthy of serious consideration.
fringed border, divided skirt and large buttons down the side of the Personally I do not find trousers skirt. The material is very coarse flattering to a woman's figüre, but linen.
there seems little doubt that they The tennis caps are amusing. are comfortable and practical for One was in the most open mesh net golf. They do not flap about in the with a blue pompom on top, and wind-or-cramp-one's-style. They the-pique-cap-has-a-square-visor- protect stockinged legs in the rain, and the pointed crown folded down and as all good golfers keep their at the back.
cut straight, instead of curved. excruciatingly painful. There are Should one give you trouble, the various correctives made of soft best way of relieving the agonizing rubber that will relieve pain. and pressure is to cut a "V" in the gradually help misplaced bones to centre of the nail edge. Lift the return to position. Similar applian- part of the nail that is embedded ces may be bought to wear over a in the flesh gently, clean under it swollen toe joint or bunion. But and pack with a tiny bit of lamb's when such conditions exist every- wool moistened with a healing thing should be done, not only' to antiseptic. If pus has formed, or relieve the local pain, but also, to the irritation is severe, a doctor eliminate the cause.
should be consuled for antiseptic Corns, both soft and hard, are care, as infection must be guarded usually caused by pressure or, rub- against..
Į bing. When this occurs find out If the feet are unusually painful which pair of shoes causes the consult a doctor. There might be trouble and have them corrected arch trouble, and flat feet can be for discard them, Stockings too.
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Here are two simple exercises to keep the feet supple and healthy:' 1. With one leg crossed over the other, twist the foot in circles, using the ankle as pivot. When the muscles” begin to ache change to the other foot,
2. Practise picking up a handker-..
chief with the toes it helps the arch to keep its shape.
small may be the culprits, for they cause not only corns, but also ham- mer toes. Whether there is any- thing wrong with your feet or not, a periodical visit to a chiropodist is as good, a precaution as a bi- annual 'visit to the dentist.
· Care for your feet intelligently, l'und they will not let you down!
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