But affecting a comely gait is not the only thing the girls of Japan are learning from American motion pictures. hey have, for instance, Tearnea the western meaning of love, something which in their native Janguage means very little. The consequence has been disastrous, at Toast fo the parents of the girls. For most mothers and fathers in the Land "of Madame Butterfly still adhere to the ancient notion that marriages should be arranged not by the principals but by sedate outsiders with more balanced ideas of the merits and demerits of the respective parties.
So. widespread, however, has the influence exerted by the West been fon the life of the people of Japan hat the protests of the older people fare being crushes aside with great abandon and new customs adopted When one considers matters from all angles, the westernization of the Japanese woman has Deen to the nation's benefit. Since doffing the Klinono and donning Western dresses their physique has improved considerably. The kimono restricted movement and stunted the growth of the bodies of the girls.
Now that the kimono is being discarded for the Western attire which affords teer movement, the girls are able to participate in strenuous athletic exereses and games which serve to develop their bodies.
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