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The Egyptian women were anciently never wont to
wear shoes, to the end they might accustom themselves to
stay at home. But altogether different is the humor of
our women; for they, unless allowed their jewels, their
bracelets, and necklaces, their gaudy vestments, gowns, and
petticoats, all bespangled with gold, and their embroidered
buskins, will never stir abroad.
Plutarch. Plutarch's Morals. Translated from the Greek by several hands. Corrected and revised by. William W. Goodwin, PH. D. Boston. Little, Brown, and Company. Cambridge. Press Of John Wilson and son. 1874. 2.
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