The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1922-02-08
JAPANESE GIRLS -.
Give up SMOKING
Women's Influence Slowly Ap-
p%roximating That Of British
and American Women.
DISCARD SANDALS FOR SHOES
City Population Of Japan Increasing
Thirteen Times a. Fast ~ That Of
Country-MiIIion Men Engaged
in Factory Work.

Honolulu. T. IA unique feature
ence in japan, until their position Is
now slowly approximating that Of
American and British women, is that
they are giving up smoking, just at the
time when great comment has arisen
Over the increase Of smoking among
their sisters In America and England.
The subject was discussed by DR.. T.
H. Haden, dean Of the theological de-
partments Of Kwansei Gakuin, q mis-
sion college in japan, who attended
sessions here of the Pan-American edu.
eatiOnal conference rs m Of The EN-.
pire's representatives.
Formerly oil classes Of women In
Japan smoked in public as well as In
their homes" Doctor Haden said, THE
influence OF the West has almost
stopped this custom, although 1t is to
the interest of the government to fOs-
ter 1t, as tobacco is a government mo
nOpOly."
New Werd for "Heme" Coined.
Doctor Haden said that a new word
for home-"katei"-has been coined In
japan to express the meaning and idea
Of home life in Western civilization as
is being learned by the japanese.
'"The changing conditions of Japa-
nese women Is only begun, but it Is pro-
ceeding with = rapidity and intensity
which are very significant and hope
F,,fs. h0 ~o;d ssYrhn Tonocnco lnnuno no
has q word expressing house and
household, but they had n conception
Of home life in the Occident, where
women are on an equal footing with
men. This is now expressed by
1katei,' with the new appreciation Of
home as q thing to be shared by hus-
band and wife and the gradual rise Of
the japanese women to the position Of
their American and British sisters"
Doctor Haden said that the city pop
ulatiOn Of Japan is increasing 13 times
as fast as that Of the country, due to
the change Of industry from agricul-
ture to manufacturing. More than l.
10000 are engaged In factory work
and more than One-half OF these are
under twenty years Of age, he said.
Womsn Discard Sandals fer Shoes.
"A significant and interesting indi-
cation of the change in progress in
Japan now said Doctor Haden, us
the fact that, while the Japanese won-
en- retain the kimono as their chief at
tire, they have discarded the obi-the
folded square of cloth worn on the
back-and over their kimOnOs many
Of the women now wear a full, divided
skirt. which ties around the waist with
Il wide sash hanging at he side.
Many Of them also e shoes instead
Of their sandals.
divorce laws also have been re-
vised In accord with other transi-
lions. Formerly a man could send his
wife back to her parents without ex-
cuse or explanation. This act consti-
tuted legal freedom for him. Now he
can only divorce her for infdelity or
by agreement with her. The woman
as yet has no against the In
fidelity Of her husband, not even
though he bring a concubine into the
home. as frequently has been done.
1.-The example Of Americans, their
homes and schools in Japan. gradually
has altered the hearts and feelings OF
the japanese until now they have been
induced to effect these changes"