Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1912-11-29
CHINESE STYLES.
Many innovations In Attire Have
Become Popular.
WESTERN DRESS IN FASHION.

One Hand and FAR OF OpenWork
Stockings on His Legs-Offce Boys
Amusing Modern Getup.
To the man who does not dive into
politics and seek to know the why and
wherefore of all things the most obyi-
Gus result of the revolution in China
concerns matters sartorial, writes the
Shanghai correspondent of the Chi
cago Daily News. The abandonment of
the cue, or pigtail, left the hitherto
picturesque Chinese figure q rather
grotesQue one. This has not been i'm
proved through the wearing by the
men Of q foreign style hat and, II they
can afford it, complete western suit.
With regard to the women, it has be-
come necessary to twist their heavily
pomaded hair into long plaits, rolled
high on the forehead or else combed
out in the japanese fashion, pulled
up in front and tied with huge lengths
of brightly colored ribbon.
But there has been no uniformity In
these reforms" From ex-mandarins
and wealthy merchants to the humble
ricksha puller or cargo cOolie, who
earns twopence a day and is content
with it, the elysium Is reached when
anything that constitutes a portion,
however small, Of q foreigners attire
can be fixed in some way on his body.
A few weeks ago, says the correspond
ent. ricksha coolie ran down the
street with an old silk hat stuck
.jauntily on the back Of his head. Re
Gently / hired q coole who wore n
foreign lady's glove on one hand and
a pair Of openwork stockings on his
feet and legs. My office boy persists
in wearing green socks, American
brown shoes, white trousers turned up
at the bottom, Gladstone collar with
a blazing tie, while he may be seen
any evening sneaking out of the Office
d0nning ''boater" hat with broad
grin when he is seen, which displays
at once his gold filed teeth and his
self satisfaction.
At first we were greatly shocked by
these signs of advancement in China,
and our feelings were somewhat hurt
by the holding mp Of the westerners
clothes to so much ridiculc. But now
we are impatiently awaiting the day
when the majority of Chinese women
will attempt to wear hats of foreign
style So far they have been content
with remodelng Of the couture.
With the abandonment of the cue.
the casting aside Of the Chinese official
ha+ came as a matter of course. At
the first republican receptions in Pc
king Chinese clothes were mostly worn,
and the small black Chinese cap with
the red, blue or white button on the
top surmounted the cuelcss head. But
for some months Young" China has
demanded that laws governing person
al attire should be promulgated. Con
seOuently, in the midst Of dozens OF
problems of vital Importance, the ma
tional council in Picking has paused to
make regulations with regard to dress.
The native newspapers published these
regulations, and some went so far rs
to give crude patterns Of the different
styles of dress which the law says
must be worn.
1t is laid down that men are to wear
three styles o. dreSs-namely, full or
ceremonial dress, the dress for every
day wear and the dress to be worn i'll
doors. Each dress is to consist of four
pieces-cOat, trousers, hat and boots.
The authorities dismiss the subject ot
full dress by saying that it IS to be
plain and black "after the American
pattern or any other pattern of for
eign full dress" The public dress
consists of double breasted frOck
coat reaching to five inches below the
knees. 1t must be buttoned on the left
side with concealed buttons and have
two rows Of displayed buttons. five in
each row, down the front Then fol-
lows an alarming order: The collar is
to stand up one and half inches aud
10 be fastened with concealed hooks!
The sleeves are TO reach to the wrist,
and there are to be two buttons on the
back and three o. each sleeve for dis
play. The material may be Of silk or
broadcloth. In all cases it must DO
plain, black in color and OF native
make.
OF public hats there are two kinds,
the great ceremonial and the ordinary
The former is described as having
fiat top and brlm OF an oval shape,
which is turned up little so as to
form q cavity. This hat must be OF
black satin. The ordinary hat may be
made Of either satin or cloth. but it
must he black, have round top with
a brim underneath" Of an oval Shape
and slightly turned up to form a cav
itv. All boots are TO be Of black leath-
cr ana Of the European type.
We enter another rea.m when W.
come to the ordinary dress TO begin
with the coat is after the fashion Of
the ancient Chinese dress. with varia-
tons. such as turned over collar and
n slit up the middle Of the back. No
special trousers or boots are stipulated
and it is suggested that if a man has
the proper coat be will pass muster.
This reminds me that not long ago |