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    heexpeheolderen.theprobles

    reallysesysteerfean

    natureisierfeunsolved.perhaps

    onlyaninnatesenseofequityandfairplayandanincreasedsenseofparental

    responsibilityberofsuases.

    ofurse,itisuselesstodefendnage,unlessoneisreadytodefend

    polyandryatthesati.kuhungng,theedinburgha.andprofusequoterof

    thosgarlyleandttheedefendednagebysaying:”you

    haveseehfourteacups,butdidyoueverseeateacuphfour

    teapots”thebestreplytothisaretheen

    ginpini:”doyoueverseetebohatdonot

    knockagainsteachother”shekneshealkingabout.

    psyuchartistiesseheappreciationof

    differenttypesofbouasoftary.

    eersthatreallysllandwererare,perhapsless

    thantenihestheyghtbevedbyexquisitepoetry.fanghsienofthenchudynastyean

    entirebookdevotedtothisart,aindivisionsand

    eighteentypes.reover,aboundfootshouldbeafat,bsoftandgelegant;

    sosaysfang:

    thiareld,andscularfeetarehard.suchfeetareincurablyvulgar.hence

    fatfeetarefullandsothtothetouch,softfeetaregentleandpleasingtotheeye,

    afeetarerefinedaiful.butfatnessdoesnotdependontheflesh,

    softnessdoesnotdependonthebinding,andelegancedoesnotdependontheshoes.

    reover,youyjudgeitsfatnessandsoftnessbyitsforbutyouyappreciate

    itseleganind.

    allthoseenandthe

    persistenanchu

    eerhsitostopfootbindingangtheesehinafew

    years,andnchugirlsitatingesegirlsinthisfashionuntil

    eeror.thersedtheirgirls

    togroarryintogoodhoshadtobindtheirfeetyoungasa

    asureofparentalfht,andabrideallfeethada

    feelinganalogoustofilialgratitude.foexttoagoodface,aanwas

    ieasurablyproudofhersllfeet,asdeenareproudoftheirsll

    ankles,forthesefeetgaveheraedistininanysocial

    ytiindsandnsiderable

    influethecustossionariesledthe

    crusade,adebtforenoughttobegrateful.butinthisthe

    ssionarieshavebeenfortunatelyhelpedbytheforstances,forese

    enhavefoundinthedehighheeledshoesatolerablesubstitute.they

    enhaninggaitaheillusionthatthe

    feetaresllerthantheyreallyare.liliioninhisessays

    ooflivingisstilltrue:”ihaveseehreeincheshoutheeledshoes

    aoffourorfiveinepladfeltthat

    thethreeiarebiggerthanthefourorfivei.becausehheels,the

    toespointdopointed,houtheels,thejade

    baooshootsthetoesrisetoedfeetlookflat.”such

    profoundobservationoailsofanidlelifeisaleristifthe

    esegenius.

    viii.encipation

    theseclusionofenhasnohasgonesofastthatpeoplea

    tenyearsagofind,oningback,ageial

    outlookofostprofound,grace,bearingandspiritof

    independenode”girlsoftenortyriadinfluences

    areataybecalledthee

    influences.

    speonarittingsexual

    equality;therenaissaartedin191617,headedbydr.hushihauhsiu,

    denounand

    thedoublesexstandard;theyfourthventorstudeof1919,

    broughtaboutbythesecretsellingofabythealliesattheversaillesnference,

    andprecipitatiiveparttakeninpoliticsbyboy

    vii.footbinding

    thenatureandinoffootbindinghasbeelysuood.sohohas

    stoodasasyoloftheseclusionandsuppressionofen,andverysuitablyso.

    thegreatnfuschhuhsiofthesungdynastyhusiasti

    introdueansofspreadingeseculture

    andteaenanden.butifithadbeenregardedonlyasa

    syolofthesuppressiohershavebeehusiasti

    bindioftheiryoungdaughters.actually,footbindings

    naturethroughout.itsinedlyisoflitiouskings,its

    popularityeneandshoesasa

    lovefetishandonthefeurallyfollospopularityh

    enensfavour.

    thetiinofthisinstitutionissubjecttodebate,e

    unnecessary,siorepropertospeakofits”evolution.”theonly

    properdefinitionoffootbindingisthebindingofthefeetbylongyardsofbinding

    edtobefirstdefiioned

    iionhnantanghouchu,inthefirstpartoftheteury,orbefore

    thesungdynasty.yangkystillks,foroneofher

    socks

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