Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1904-02-27

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his appointments. lie has repeatedly
with his rapidly growing business.
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1hnge Brothers, 140 Dearborn
supply the best article in the line of
shoes In the market The material 4,
good. the workmanship superior. antl
thorough satisfaction guaranteed.
"Old Cascade" Is In good hands
Thompson Brothers, the popular turf
men. have 1t on the market, and that
means success.
The Penang.born Chinese are no,
slow to recognize that to be progress
i've they must keep pace with the on
ward march Of the times. says tn,
Penang Straits Echo. SO general ha,
this feeling become that within the las,
decade rapid strides have been made
In the direction Of reform. There are
however. still many difficult barrier,
to be negotiated, but with determine
ton these may be surmounted.
1t may be pertinently asked what the
goal Is at which the straits Chinese
should aim? TO begin with. they
should adopt European costume. rs the
Japanese have done. A foreigner to
Penang. or the native states. can easily
distinguish the difference between a
straits-born Chinese and a Celestial
proper. This. to some extent, shows
that the straits Chinese are progress
ing In the right direction. The fashion
of the latest cuts Is closely watched by
them, so much so that in Kuala Lum,
pur an Quitting department owned by
Penang-born Chinese has been es.
tablished to further this object: loose
and baggy trousers, which are an In
cumbrance to cyclists: coats as II made
to provide for bodily growth; Sin
Cheang shoes from China, are gradu
ally but surely giving way to tight
trousers. collars. jackets and English,
made boots. while as for the headgear
white hats are becoming popular. such
as 'panamas," the straits and Ell
woods.
White to the Chinese Is a sign OF
deepest mourning. but the babas of to,
day have learned the absurdity of
sticking to antiquated customs and
sentiments. The tow-chang (queue), a
standing menace to cyclists. mechani.
I.ia rtb ts u.isa n,I. ,,l
by some, but this dereictlon of ancient
custom Is still looked upon with great
horror by the fair sex. who, In con-
junction with the scholars of Chinese
literature, retain their conservative ad-
mlration for 1t. \ friend of the writer,
convictions. recently Informed him that
it almost threatened to result in di-
vOrce when his wife first saw him
without his tail" but after she had
got used TO the loss she was heard To
say that 1t was Il pity others would
not follow her husbands sensible cX.
ample. The change in this direction Is
impeded, but with the return of the
Penang lads who are sent to complete
their studies in Europe towchangless
this obstacle may eventually be re-
moved. The nonias, too, have caught
the cOntaglon of reform, but in lesser
degree.
Turning to their social life. the
bright and shady side sights require
10 be touched upon. In regard TO the
relationship between husband and wife
1t cannot be gainsaid that an ornate
desire 10 place the latter on an equal
footing Is more noticeable each day. \
husband Is not now ashamed TO give
his compecr seat with him in an open
conveyance or even escort her TO n
picnic, where necessarily the men and
women mix with each other freely. on
the other hand cases of wives leaving
their husbands are of frequent occur.
renee, the real causes Of which may be
summarized as follows: The husband
leads a life Of debauchery, cultivated
In the sO-callcd intellcctual.improvc
ment clubs, where literature, supposed
10 be their primary object, Is almost
unknown. The wife, finding that her
husband longs more for his club than
his home. naturally rcsents the change,
and, her rcmOnstranccs being in vain.
she seeks the company OF her relatives.
As against the fair sex the horrible
scOurge Of Pah Bin Is to a very great
extent responsible for her downfall.