corsets

Europeans condemned Chinese foot binding, but any society that had invented the corset had a lot to answer for.

She first peered into its fascinating cases of beetles and butterflies at the age of six, in the company of her father. She recalls her pity at each occupant pinned for display. It was no great leap to draw the same conclusion of ladies: similarly bound and trussed, pinned and contained, with the objective of being admired, in all their gaudy beauty.

I had turned to leave and he had called after me. __iss Maria, I kin no other woman who could be wearing men__ trousers and be dripping such as ye are and look quite so lovely. It__ a right shame your mother is marrying you off to that great sot!__ had turned to call back to him, __ doubt very much we will have to worry about that after today!