Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 161
TALK ABOUT THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS. [June, but they fasten it from the waist to the kneewith a colored striped shawl, which they makeso snug that they can scarcely walk. So theytrip along with the tiniest of steps, looking as The strong, broad leaves of the banana servefor umbrellas, plates, and… … A NATIVE HOUSE AND FAMILY, MANILA. feet are usually bare, excepting for a gaudyembroidered slipper with no back, and theypaint their heels red to heighten the effect. Tagal women, when not smoking, chew apaste made of the leaves and kernels of thebetel-nut, to which a little lime-juice is…
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