"Outrageous Practices" of Modern Dress Denounced Just a week ago the Committee on Ceremonial Rites and National Costumes, meeting in Nanking, drew ap a number of rules on dress and. deportment, how to behave and what to wear at weddings, funerals and ceremonial occasions.
National costumes, they nounced, must emphasize principles of simplicity, beauty, convenience, hygiene and economy." These costumes were further to be defined for certain classes: "men civilians, women, military, students, government officials, judicial officers and foreign affairs officials." And, the Committee added that they invited suggestions from organizations, and deals for appropriate designs.
One class has immediately responded. Ax might be supposed, tremen, bet not quite in the manner that might have been supposed. Kuo Wen News Agency, message dated from Nanking on July 13.
The Nanking District and the Kiangsi. Provincial Women's Assotations yesterday. petitioned ister of, the. Interior coman's. dress in. the Country and enforce regulations measurements and styles, with view to preventing outrageous practices by a certain portion of the women, who cater. to. wild fashions which they call new.
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