Changsha, July 13. Sleeveless dresses and short skirts may be the fashion in Shanghai but not in Changsha, according to the Changsha Commissioner of Public Safety, Mr. Chow Anchan. In a statement to press representatives in Changsha, Commissioner Chow, while disclaiming any pretension to be an authority on fashion, declared bare arms and silken legs were decidedly jarring to the Chinese sense of decency and that he was prepared to detain all women who insist upon introducing Shanghai fashions into Changsha in special detention quarters until they were convinced that the ordinary style of their daily dress, which hed come down to them from time immemorial was still the most suitable for them, at least in Changsha—Ta Chung.
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