Fortunately, the daughters of Nippon are doing this, with generally satisfactory results. "At least they fare evolving a type of Oriental charm that cannot be branded simple and direct imitation. And it ig for this reason that the judges of the beauty contest in Tokyo are confident that the prize winners in Japan can be favourably compared with those of other countries. They will not be a mere westernized example of Oriental beauty, but a harmonized product with the best features of the {wo hemispheres Drought together.
Of course, everything has not been as rosy as one might imagine from what has thus far been set down. There are, for instance, women leaders who pridefully appear vetore large audiences in the most grotesque foreign apparel although their wardrobes may be filled with gorgeous kimonos. There fare daughters of the rich and near-Fieh wno would look far better in the charming national costume than they do in ill-cut Western garbs.
But on the whole the Japanese are prone to consider these things in Broad-minaed way. The symbol of patience, they will casually remark That the older women will pass out of the picture before long.
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