Note 16 — A LETTER FROM JAPAN
Reading edition
Footnote 16:
(return)
The literal meaning is "béni-tinted face,"—that is to say, a face of which the cheeks and lips have been tinted with béni, a kind of rouge.
Reading edition
Footnote 16:
(return)
The literal meaning is "béni-tinted face,"—that is to say, a face of which the cheeks and lips have been tinted with béni, a kind of rouge.