Dear Sir, - I have been much interested in the recent correspondence on high heels. All my life I have worn a high heel, as my left leg is 4 inches shorter than the right; so if I have a 2 inch heel for the right, it means a 6 inch one of the left.
Years ago I decided that my left shoe could be neat and comfortable as well, so I had the bootmaker made the high heel neatly curved like a Louis XV. one, and had him place about 2 inches of cork under the toe. The cork is inside the shoe, and there is no seam to show where it is. It is moulded into the curves of the foot, and looks very attractive; or at least my boy friend says so, and he should know, as we are to be married next month.
A high-heel shoe made like this is very comfortable, and I can walk in it all day without fatigue. This is because most of the weight is carried on the heel with just enough on the toes to give balance. Also there is no danger of the great toe joint becoming enlarged and misshapen, as the toes are not bent at an unnatural angle to the foot.
My fiance and I think that same of the high heels worn would be very much improved if they were more curved at the back and sides. This would give a broader baser which is more comfortable. The pencil heels we think are silly, because they do not carry out the graceful curves of the limb above them.
The pictures of W. Macnaught we vote the best, because the very pretty girls wear shoes with such gracefully curved heels.
I liked the letter from "High Heeled Enthusiast," and I can assure her that if she will have her shoes made like mine she can wear heels much higher than her present limit with greater ease and comfort.
Some of the high boots are very good, but more care should be taken in fitting the tops. The distance between the sides of the top should gradually increase from almost nothing to about 1« inches, at the instep, and then gradually come almost together at the ankle, gradually widening to about 2 inches at the top.
I hope other so-called "cripples" will write to tell us about their dainty ultra shoes.
Yours truly,
Short-Legged Sally.