TitleIllustrated London News 1888 vol.93 page 574DescriptionThe article recounts a striking anecdote reported in The Spectator about a young Māori man who cut off his own big toes to fit into a pair of boots, using flax‑plant sap to treat the wounds. The writer uses the story humorously to criticise the painful beauty standards followed by fashionable English women, arguing that their own sacrifices for vanity are no less extreme.Year1888Volume93Page Number574FormatNewspaper article