The World of To-day: The Marvels of Nature and the Creations of Man, Volume 2Harry Johnston, Leslie Haden Baron Haden-Guest William H. Wise & Company, 1937 |
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Page 719
... women , which is Oriental in the extreme . It has been said that the Japanese women are be- coming emancipated , conducting business and conducting it well . But such change precedes marriage , and , as a rule , they remain little more ...
... women , which is Oriental in the extreme . It has been said that the Japanese women are be- coming emancipated , conducting business and conducting it well . But such change precedes marriage , and , as a rule , they remain little more ...
Page 720
... women use Japa- nese clothes and Japanese umbrellas : they at least have no intention of looking ridiculous . The women's costumes consist mainly of a kimono of light silk , beneath which is another kimono , generally red ; a stiff obi ...
... women use Japa- nese clothes and Japanese umbrellas : they at least have no intention of looking ridiculous . The women's costumes consist mainly of a kimono of light silk , beneath which is another kimono , generally red ; a stiff obi ...
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... women bore all this with pleasure and pride , and the feet were known as golden lilies owing to the peculiar mark they made on the sand . The fashionable size was four inches in length , while two and a half were not unknown . Chinese women ...
... women bore all this with pleasure and pride , and the feet were known as golden lilies owing to the peculiar mark they made on the sand . The fashionable size was four inches in length , while two and a half were not unknown . Chinese women ...
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INDIA Concluded | 501 |
MALAYA BORNEO AND HONG KONG | 527 |
AUSTRALIA | 531 |
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