text:  The next step downwards in the scale of dress brings us to the basis foundation and understanding of mankind--we mean boots and shoes; and here being approvers of both "men and women's concise recti " as old Joe used to say we must give a word of advice to both sexes; and ye who groan under the torments of corns ("bunions" is a nasty word we always think of onions when we hear it ) attend to our dictum