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Excerpt from Translations: Forms of Ceremonial, on the Death of the Dowager Queen, and of the Emperor Taoukwong; Also an Account of the Celebrated Porcelain Tower of Nanking
The maids of honor, eunuchs, masters of the kitchen and the males and females in the palace of the Dowager Queen, will all cut off their hair, and sever the tails and wear mourning.
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