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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Any Jewelry, post: 9577246, member: 2844&quot;]Tweezed and painted (not pencilled) eyebrows have been typical of the make up of Chinese women of means for centuries.</p><p>As you&#039;ve already seen, the hairstyle is a Chinese hairstyle, not a Western bob cut. The hair above the face is tweezed, to create a more oval face with a high forehead.</p><p><br /></p><p>I agree.</p><p>To confirm the time frame: Below is a photo from the book &quot;History of Photography in China: Western Photographers 1861–1879&quot;, published by Bernard Quaritch in 2010. I don&#039;t own the book, but found the photo on a pinterest page.</p><p>Her hair is a bit more full than on your photo, but it is essentially the same hairstyle.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]461509[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>The hair of the girl below is more like &quot;your&quot; girl:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]461510[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;m with [USER=5833]@Bronwen[/USER] that these were all studio photographs. </p><p>These two were taken in China, not California. I wonder if they were photos of prospective brides, to be sent to the families of prospective grooms.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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