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How we are clothed ; a geographical reader (1904)

Chamberlain, James Franklin, 1869-1943 · London : Macmillan & Co. · leaf 41

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corated. No, the heels have notbeen lost. Theseshoes were madewithout heels. How strange itseems to see sofew women on thestreets of the city!They do not goout as much asthe women in ourcountry do. Someof those that wesee have verysmall feet. They almost totter when they walk.The Chinese think it a… … Fig. 6. — Chinese Women. Noticethe feet of the one on the right. THE LAND OF THE QUEUE their shoes are narrow on the bottom, it ishard for them to walk. I always pity themwhen I see them shuffling along. In someparts of the country the custom of binding thefeet has been given up. Are you not glad?…

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