Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-01-05
Gown Sr Cbaz7zoozaS
silk VITA dress
SCI. .a2orabOUE:l
The Lille Known
High Caste Chi
nese Lady.


Ahe Nninese woman Is uomestlS' non'e
Is her sphere, she hnds interest ana de-
light in such simple occupations as sew
Ing, worshipping her ancestors, and play
ing games with her children. No wave OF
revolt has noyer IN toucb her raverence
49, -. ~. -. Ia ~ $50,
sbe hos no an,h,+ion 70 rrova herself
mans eo,,ol No dasIra RI ha anvthiny INT
The weater vessaI Sba "a cutie content
70 remain ar ho,na Tor davs and weeks
and even montbs at stretch. Her tiny
feet are not meant for s,gaddino abo,1t''
in senrch of Measure or amusement.
Tho bigbsclossad chinese Iodv Is dressed.
perbaps. more richly than any other wom-
an In tho world Even her tinv shoes are
axonisitelv made. she takes both pride
and delight in her "Goldsn IIly' feet.
she can scarcely toddle without help. But
1ihortv ~ movement ia small matter
comparedl with the possession Of diminu-
five feet In shoes of solid gold.
nh s,iiIv footu consists of the great
foo encased in n shoe two or three inches
long rho other foes have been dislocated
hocl,uords 10 lie cIoselv under the foot.
when Chinese girl is about six or eight
vears NJ age. she Is visited by the foot
hinder. whose profession it Is to produce
+hts a,r,tan,icoI distortion 40 much adj
nirad Inv the better class of Chinese.
mr. toas arc GRADUALLY forced under the
eoot hitch ts hsndaged nv strips of esue-
oioIIv r,oda cotton cloth and these are
I-an+ on for several weeks at a stretch.
hoin,, rar1oued onlv 10 allow kneadinr OF
tbe FONTS TO make them more pliable.
N.Y. ii, 10 o~crrciatinp. and there Il
considerable swelling of the leg and foot
~ a. erst ,nstorce Later. hinge corns
~ .ne Us aas,I+ os ,ressrre and n 10
lap..'o.,,ohIo +ha+ disease Of tbe homes and
80. no u,,ro co,nmon THE wran.
80 - 80, an,h,oidared ana The Iit.
pinss are my Iii, ~ aotin elahorateIv
..I.si.oS a., Itch coIors
sI M - +bo Foot tho hotter the
hne 80. motrimonial noirt Of
pIospec.s Gh,nasa maiden Chinese.
.o4t,,oe however be+rothed as
sAlI ~ 81. "a shorld tba man die he
mere BABY ana shouIu lne nan VIC . "a
the marriage taAes pt~ae, 90 =, = na,atr
cred widow sheTannos may 49,
without iosing Gusts pu' DUO '
a son II she hkes' u., a. ,,,., =.
A widow Is not aioweu 70 souse VI
powder; she can oniy meol ~ ~
ing, when IN Snlna is sy n.
blue or violet snaues' ZOE tue fes' Vi "et
natural lie. .A,
When she ules II sne uas 49, -
to the memory OF nsr nusnanu'
trothed, she Is re"arueu WIN a mas 80,
cent funeral ana nus nonuinen, u an
Arches eieOeeu - ..,s ~, .tona
China, carved Arches Vi woou y. s.ono
are displayed TO lhe lnenory VI wiuo"
and of women VINO nave never nnatlieu
at all. the old Malu IL nina 70 ~ a
very important personage conpateu w rs
the spinster OF Westeln ooun.llee ,t
is regarded WIN aoniira,loh anu ,,espe''
by all her rrienos anu relhuEes a a., S,S,
Old age Is especlaiIy nonoraoie ~ Snlna'
the greatest conpiinienl you e"n pay
looks ten years older tnan ner actuai ase'
Trained from Dapynoou 10 nut ail euo
ton, the women leau .ne siinpis nlu ,,o 40
a matter OF course .nelr P.aeiu, quS
unlined, unwrinkiea ia Luz, sne a1e raor rn
appearance of youth till advanced yours