The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1901-11-10

those wonderful flowing garments. the
tiny feet and the stOiCal manner OF the
Oriental women in ball room OF Gioson-
ian girls; will not the novelty alone sur
round her with circle?
She may not dance, she cannot swim.
she must not and cannot renee, 1or trdol-
tion has decreed that the Chinese women
shall not exercise, but she may win ner
tiny feet fiutter across the ponsneo moor
like a wind tossed flower. she may serve
the egg-shell cups OF tea with lnnnlte
grace. She may do many things, among
dthers-for Chinese custom approves-en-
ameI her face to a pearly whlteness; put
ting on a sea-shell flush with raDoltS
foot and flash Of red on her soft little
mouth, with perfect propr1ety; sne may
even use hair oil on those smooth black
tresses If the fancy takes her, and VINO
will bid her change the custom or ner
native land?
/. MAY the decree go forth. that never In
WaShin ston society nor eisewnere Will drs .s-
although she does smilingly observe tnar
she would sometimes like to. May she
Iop of hair over the left side OF her
smooth forehead; may she never even
cherish the wish to lose her grace in tight
stays. for the true poetry OF CHINA is SYM
boliZed in her native dress.
The Consul General says that the So
briquet Daisy is pet name. and we must
admit that the euphonious combination OF
Daisy WI is alone enough to launch
young lady into the top wave OF society
and insure her meteoric fame. But. after
while Miss Daisy's other name So Ching,
translated into our tongue, becomes
beautiful and gentle" Some way. to the
American mind. So Ching seems trlne
more consistent with the soft silk gown
of violet and green. of blue and silver.
Little All Chez. which means golden
branches. stubbornly insists upon keep-
ing her own name. and i think All Chez
Is likely to have her way about II,
for already this tiny maid is showing
signs of emancipation. the most tmpor-
afrner ~ h0E
which are unbound. their natural size al
lowing her to skip and hop about In the
delightful manner OF any mischievous 1T
tie girl. All Chez is quite ready to talk,
too, for, in her own tongue. OF course.
she told me all about the beautiful gown
she wore, which was almost the counter
ed me her little brown hands, with long
polished nails. Her eyes widened and
flashed In parts OF her conversation,
America, and which I would give much
TO understand. for by the decided chin
and : prettily shaped lips, somewhat
tie All Chez Is fully capable OF holding
any ones attention.
This little miss will. with the advantage
ing and will I'M perhaps overcome the edicts
of her countrywomen by fencing. play
ing tennis. polo. and way on some time IN
the future may have yacht and san IL
Speaking Of the change in China since
she visited her old home four years ago,
Madame WI says that the mark or aris-
tocratic caste the traditional small foot
of the Chinese woman. Is being less OBJ
served. Slowly but surely the sentiment
is chdnging and there is a general tnclt-
nation to allow the feet of the younger
generation to reach their normal size.
While large feet will perhaps never
dominate in the aristocratic families,
those following the more modern way will
not. as of other days. be ostracized nom
the inner circle of society.