A Gruesome Fad.—lt is said that the very latest fad among the I’arisiennes is to carry a purse or card ease made from the skin of a beloved and deceased friend. Shop windows show novelties made of tanned human skin. The skin differs from the tanned hide of other animals only in that it is very finely grained, its texture is more delicate, and it is unusually soft and pliable. It is stained a peculiar shade of green, resembling a piece of tine kid.
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New Zealand Graphic, Volume XX, Issue XII, 19 March 1898, Page 351
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84Untitled New Zealand Graphic, Volume XX, Issue XII, 19 March 1898, Page 351
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