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eover,aboundfootshould

    beafat,bsoftandgelegant;sosaysfang:

    
    shouldhefaothershouldplaceher

    footinthesllhtersbaordertoobtaingoodpurchase.thereshould

    bethennodifficultyinkiayset.”

    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,forthesefeetgaveheraedistininanysocialgathering.her

    bouercifullypainful,duriiofgroh,but

    ifshehadawasherprideforlife.

    thisnstrousandperverseinstitutionnedbyatleastthreescholars,li

    juinistnovel,ghuajfuantei

    17161799,and

    ytighenghsieh17751840,allsindsandnsiderable

    influethecustossionariesledthe

    crusade,adebtforenoughttobegrateful.butinthisthe

    ssionarieshavebeenfortunatelyhelpedbytheforstances,forese

    enhavefoundinthedehighheeledshoesatolerablesubstitute.they

    enhaninggaitaheillusionthatthe

    feetaresllerthantheyreallyare.liliioninhisessays

    ooflivingisstilltrue:”ihaveseehreeincheshoutheeledshoes

    aoffourorfiveinepladfeltthat

    thethreeiarebiggerthanthefourorfivei.becausehheels,the

    toespointdopointed,houtheels,thejade

    baooshootsthetoesrisetoedfeetlookflat.”s

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