Re: Left drawing on top of page 8:
Read a book about an 1860’s exploration of NW Siberia by some Americans. They had a newspaper with them and showed drawings similar to page 8 to the natives who laughed heartily thinking all American women were built that way.
On a previous thread I said the ladies’ fashions of 1855-58 made the wearers resemble giant badminton birdies, or shuttlecock’s, as Tax-chick reminded me was the proper term. It was a strange period for women’s attire. I’m glad we evolved away from it by the 20th century.