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various kinds of English and European boots and shoes. Shoes are made in different patterns suitable for different purposes such as for attendance at Court, for visiting, for playing tennis or rackets, and so forth. Boots are likewise made to answer several purposes. One kind of boots is worn in visits, another with military uniforms; and so different patterns are used for walking, shooting, riding, etc. However, I have on several occasions noticed our gentry wearing whatever kind of boots or shoes they happen to possess, or whatever kind they find comfortable or cheap; but they seem never to think of the purpose each kind is made for. Consequently those that know the etiquette to be observed in this respect ridicule them. It is, therefore, necessary for you to know the various kinds of boots and shoes, and to select such as are suitable for each occasion.
