Dear Sir, - Some of your readers would, I believe, be very interested in two charming girls who live not far from the writer. For their benefit I propose to describe them.
The first girl is a monopede, having lost her right leg from above the knee. She is a true blonde, petty and with a good figure. Always charmingly dressed in every detail, she invariably wears on her dainty foot a high heeled shoe with ankle strap. The heel I should judge is never less than 4 inches.
The other day I saw her waiting for a bus, and she was wearing a pretty red shoe with a heel obviously nearer 5 inches high. The shoe carefully matched in colour to her speckled summer dress. This fascinating monopede uses a single smart and light crutch in a graceful manner - shoulders level and a slow walk - and always looks most attractive. Long pendant earrings usually complete her "chic" appearance.
On one occasion only I have seen her out-walking on a pin-leg, and I think she looked more charming than ever wearing this. She managed very adeptly and used the leg without any jerky motion.
The second girl I see quite frequently. She has a left leg slightly shorter than her right, and naturally has a considerable limp. She is slight and attractive-looking, and she has always worn high-heeled shoes. Lately, however, she has begun to have shoes specially made for her, apparently to disguise her limp somewhat.
She has not forsaken the high heel for her normal right leg, but is wearing a left shoe with a heel that appears at least 7 inches high. To watch her walk on this amazing heel is very fascinating, of course. She appears to be practically on tip-toe with he left foot and yet manages perfectly gracefully. The shoe is of a kind that one would imagine was made for show purposes only, and it seems incredible that it could be worn easily and usefully outdoors.
The other day I walked behind her for some distance, which included the crossing of a wide cobbled street. It was astonishing the way she managed a 5 inch heel on one foot and this unusual 7 inch heel on the other while walking over the uneven and difficult street surface. She seemed to have complete confidence and only had difficulty with one step with her left foot, when the thin tapering 7 inch heel slipped an inch or so.
I do not know whether these two girls are acquainted, but it occurs to me that it would be a unique demonstration of "high-heel skill" if one saw the two walking together - the monopede adroitly balancing on a single 5 inch heel with one crutch, so accompanied by the other girl jauntily stepping on a similar heeled shoe on one foot and the amazing and graceful 7 inch heel on the other!
Incidentally I have often wondered why other girls with the difficulty of a short leg do not wear a very high heeled shoe on one foot, even if it meant a flat on the other, in stead of the more usual "built-up" boot. After all, a 7 inch heel on one shoe as against a flat heel on the other would compensate for a considerable difference in the length of leg, and looks very attractive. I wonder what your other readers think.
Yours truly,
High-Heel Admirer