. Women of all nations, a record of their characteristics, habits, manners, customs and influence; . ^ conventional this feeling is,and liow it differs in various parts of theglobe. The first care of a Mahometanwoman surprised at her bath is to concealher face , the Chinese lady would feciexcessive shame at the uncovering of herfoot ; the Sumatran at the exposure of herknee ; and a woman of a certain tribe inAfrica would be terribly upset if the smalltwig at the back of her girdle shouldhappen to fall off. Some Asiatics thinkit unseemly for a woman to show herfinger-tips, and in America a woma
. Women of all nations, a record of their characteristics, habits, manners, customs and influence; . ^ conventional this feeling is,and liow it differs in various parts of theglobe. The first care of a Mahometanwoman surprised at her bath is to concealher face , the Chinese lady would feciexcessive shame at the uncovering of herfoot ; the Sumatran at the exposure of herknee ; and a woman of a certain tribe inAfrica would be terribly upset if the smalltwig at the back of her girdle shouldhappen to fall off. Some Asiatics thinkit unseemly for a woman to show herfinger-tips, and in America a woman ofthe North-west could not bear to be seen. By ptrmhsiott o/D. /ji/ulvr/t , , Diclrith Reiiiicr. YAO WOMAN, EAST AFRICA. Showing ihe ivory stud worn in the upper hp by womenof this tribe. \vithout her lip-plug, while a Carib beautywould far rather appear in public withouther girdle than minus her paint. INTRODUCTION Another instance of the conventionahtyof modest} is seen in certain aspects ofJapanese hfe and ideas as compared withour own. Among this people tlie twosexes in some places still take their bathsin common without finding the process atall awkward, yet the representation of thenude in Japanese art is rare, and evenconsidered improper. With us, of course, two extremes ; the second is composed ofjacket and trousers, and serves as muchfor the protection of (lie body as for itsadornment. The two types will be seen to shadeinto one another as we pass from theequator to the poles, until, among theEskimo, the ladies are found wearing thebifurcated nether garments which, with us.
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