papowshes

Updated: June 29, 2025

As to the Feet themselves, the smallest, sure, that mortal woman ever had, I could, rapid as was my survey, see that she wore no Hose; but her tiny Toes were thrust into Slippers or Papowshes of blue velvet, all heightened and enriched with Gold Orris and Seed Pearls.

George Augustus Sala - The Strange Adventures of Captain Dangerous, Vol. 3 : Who was a sailor, a soldier, a merchant, a spy, a slave : among the moors...