It is true that this style of dress exposes her feet. And why should she be ashamed of her well-clad feet any more than men are of theirs? It is of no use for her to try to conceal the fact that she has feet. This was a settled fact long before the use of trailing skirts extended by hoops, giving her the appearance of a hay stack, or a Dutch churn.

Det er rigtigt at denne klædestil bringer fødderne i fare. Og hvorfor skulle hun skamme sig mere over sine velklædte fødder end mænd gør for deres? Det nytter hende ikke noget at hun prøver at skjule, at hun har fødder. Dette fik hun længe før slæbeskørter udvidet af krinoliner, der så ud som en høstak eller en hollandsk mælkejunge.