New Regulations Introduced in Peking Peking, Oct. 28.
As a part of the local New Life movement, which has shown renewed activity since the arrival of Gen, Chiang Kai-shek, the Peking Munici-al Government has launched a cam-}paign against what is described as the queer dress of Chinese women, The Bureaux of Social Welfare and Public Safely yesterday issued a pro clamation, announcing ten regulations governing female attire. It is pointed Jout in the proclamation that these re~ stations were first promulgated by the headquarters of Gen. Chiang Kaishek in Nanchang and have been forced in that city and other districts jin the South, where the New Life movement is active, According to the second regulation, the length and size of gowns and short dresses should conform to the 1—Gowns should not be so long as to reach tthe feet; 2.—The collars Of gowns should not each tothe cheek bon 3.he openings Of owns at the sides should. be made. near the knees, that is neither too high nor 100 ow: short dresses should cover the top rim of the trousers; 4Phowe "who wear short dresses should. put-on' skirts; If one does not. want to" wear skirt, she hould "Wear" a" short. dress" Joni, Enough to cover the hips 5—The waist part of worner should not be too tights Trousers should be Tong enough to cover the knees, but this does not apply to those engaged in manual 7—The shortest skirts should pass the knee atid The shortest sleeves should reach to the elbow.
The third regulation says that Chinese women may Wear foreign dress but they are forbidden to bind their waists, Footbinding is forbidden as likewise chest-binding. "Those who have bobbed hair must not grow it so long as to reach to the bottom of their collars, Women also are for-hidden to appear in the streets in pyjamas or sandals, Local tailoring establishments Kaye been advised of these regulations They are liable to fines if they should make any dresses for their women customers which violate the regula-tons.
The regulations will-be frst applied to the women employees of the various government organs, women teachers and students, and the families of government employees, This begins on December 1. The rules will be effective for other classes of women on the first of next year.
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