Democratic Sentinel, Volume 19, Number 24, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 June 1895 — CHINESE WOMAN’S FOOT. [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

CHINESE WOMAN’S FOOT.

Effect of Tight Binding ns Resorted To by Celestial Ladies of High Caste. The picture here re-produced Is from a photograph of a Chinese lady. It shows the effect of tight binding, a

method resorted to by the women of high caste to keep their feet small. Large feet are looked upon as a sign of vulgarity in China.

FOOT OF A CHINESE WOMAN.