European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 20, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse Quot in i n fat Siva a ,g,c-.-� in a a a a a a to few pfc ,ii the right shoe for the right Job Erma Bombeck Universal press Syndicate it does no to matter what you do or How you do it these Days a As Long As you be got the right shoes for it. The Imelda Marcos disease has struck this country with a vengeance. All we do All Day Long is change our shoes. There Are karate shoes volleyball shoes cheer leading shoes skateboard shoes biking shoes and walking shoes. There Are shoes for going into the water climbing a Mountain and hiking a Trail. Some Are constructed with encapsulated gel others have Hydro flow and the newest ones come with a pump that inflates air pockets to fit your foot. You live Long enough to make a Choice Between All the running shoes being offered. Among them Are shoes for runners who weigh 180 pounds or More those who train for a Marathon and enthusiasts who want their shoes to glow in the dark. I saw one pair of shoes touted As offering the luxury of never having to tic shoelaces. The elastic laces expand with the shoes. I Call them loafers another pair that Cost $80 were said to feel As Good As Bare feet. I know this is a dumb question but Why you just take your shoes off and save $80? in larger cities such As new York women Wear their subway shoes and carry a wardrobe of shoes with them a office Bowling aerobic and getting Lucky. Whatever the hype in be fallen for it. 1 be caught dead wearing the wrong shoes for an event. I shop in my walking shoes and run to the Mailbox in my aerobic shoes. When my husband says a take a hike Quot i be got the shoes for it. I got a cute pair of Skinny 4-Inch heels that Are my sitting at a luncheon shoes. I can t begin to walk in them but they make my Ankles look slim. I have a pair of sandals that stretched and turned to Stone when i got them wet. I Wear them to Hose out the garage. There Are my a getting dinner Quot shoes that resemble bedroom slippers and that no one sees and my shoes to buy shoes because they Are the smallest size in my closet. I done to know How we got so caught up in this craze. At one time you could get your kid a Little pair of gym shoes in the five and disc and the Only decision you had to make was whether to buy while or Black. The other Day i walked into the room and my son was sprawled out watching television. I snapped a get your feet off the furniture. A a it Sok a he said. Quot in be got my furniture shoes i believed Martin United features dear miss manners a my wife who is quite attractive for her age recently had a birthday. Most of the birthday cards she received had to do with age spots wrinkles senility and a you Are getting older than i her friends arc Well educated and successful. Some cards came from her single friends but just As Many from married women. In our 20s. It was fun and funny. Now it seems manners one Friend asked her if she received the card and my wife gave her a cold reply. When i talked to the Friend later she did not seem to gel the message that her card and others Only brought on Hurt feelings and not feelings of Friendship. Gentle Reader a teasing is such a delicate matter that miss manners wonders that people so easily surrender to greeting card companies their own sense of judgment about what will amuse their friends and what might offend. If there Are people who do enjoy being teased about aging a As the proliferation of such cards seems to suggest a your wife is obviously not among them and her friends should have known hat. The effective cold reply would be a very amusing a thank you so much Quot said without a Flicker of amusement this conveys the idea that the joke was not Well taken. Dear miss manners a at a wedding recep Horoscope for the week of May 20 Taurus april 20-May 20 set Domestic worries aside. Read a Book get a Back rub. Iry vigorous exercise love will happen Only in you let it expect a Surprise Gilt gemini May 21-june 20 Why Are you bored again not enough lingers in everyone s pie take it one step at a time and avoid a Jack of All trades mentality this week concentrate cancer june 21-july 22. You re unusually Perky. Become the Center of attention throw an offbeat dinner party Call old friends. Chicken Littles make you laugh. Leo july 23-aug. 22 whoa who turned up the heat your fire Burns this week Unk nit those furrowed brows. Penetrate with gentle humor roaring Lions limit their options. Virgo aug 23-sept. 22 career concerns become a heart on your sleeve. Friends want to help so let them. Sometimes two Steps prepare you for the big leap Forward. Talk pals into dinner a on them Libra sept 23-oct 22 there you go again never satisfied plan a Short trip and relax done to bring a mate though this Holiday s for you Chance meeting Means Money. Scorpio oct. 23 nov 21 someone is playing games. Become a detective. Legal affairs dominate but read the Fine print postpone major lion with an open bar. There is a Large Brandy snifter vase Glass Jar or whatever on the bar. When guests ease Money in this who is n meant for 1 say ii is a lip for the bartender. My daughter says the Money is for the Bride and Groom. Please advise As to who is Correct. Gentle Reader a nobody. Everybody Here is so incorrect that miss manners feels like offering you All the change in the Bottom of her purse just to go away. There is no Correct use for a Large Brandy snifter on the bar at a wedding reception except for the convenience of a guest requesting Brandy the vase should be used Lor Flowers and the Glass Jar should have been thrown away once the Maraschino cherries were used up. At a private function it is not customary to tip the bartender much less the Bride. Dear miss manners a i am a i 3-year-old girl in the seventh Grade. Two years ago. A boy in my fifth Grade class moved to another state. Although i have never written to or kept in touch with this boy lie writes me often and says things that make it seem As if lie Lias a crush on me. I have never had any feelings for this boy. And 1 wish lie would Stop writing these cards and letters. 1 just throw them away and never answer them but he still w r ites. Should i Tell the Post office to Send them Back unopened please Tell me the Correct thing to do. Gentle Reader a ordinarily one squelched a correspondence by not answering in. But miss manners agrees that two years is a Long Lime in wait for this to Stop. Send him a Short note a Mem sorry but i wont be Able to correspond with it should be Curt enough to discourage him. But not insulting. Miss manners promises you that by some perverse Law he will show up in your College class. And he May look a lot belter to you then. Purchases show Mettle through dynamic action Sagittarius nov 22 dec 20 Why Aren l you understood this week 1 folks Aren t listening that s Why let it Roll off your Back t lard work pays big dividends. Indulge yourself Capricorn dec 21 Jan 19 what you have been looking Lor is looking or you i to connection is Only a matter of time use your sixth sense avoid laziness and sett doubt aquarius Jan 20 feb 18 make Money the old fashioned Way earn it buckle Down to business avoid flights of Lancy record your dreams inadvertent warning becomes godsend Pisces feb. 19 March 20 cultivate Laith listen intently. Someone says "1 Here s no limit to How tar you can go quickest Way Between two Points is a straight line Don t hesitate Aries March 21 april 19 you re a steady Freddy Lor friends in need Don t Sorgel to Pam per yourself though career lakes a Back Seal break out the toys a it s playtime Copley nows soft comay 20, 1990 sunday Pace it
