Evening Star Newspaper, January 7, 1924, Page 20

CHILD LABOR EVIL | FOISTED ON CHINA cdminz of Industry to Oelestial Nation Brings IIl as Well as Good. MONDAY, JANUARY. 7, 1094 WASHINGTON, D. C, aEEEANEEERN Ifi—ltlllllllll.llIl!InllIlllm'l_l s I FOLKS : I Mme. Edgar Prochnik, wife of-the. _ .. -Covsets, Brassieres and Bandeaux will ' Extra space taken for this sale; mer- chandise arranged on tables to facilitate your choosing. No Phone or C. O, D. orders on these items, charge d'affaires from Austria, is a ‘be on sade in our Main Corset Dept.—Main Floor Tables and Basement. Also extre u(upuphtoqmcm Come early, native of St. Paul, but in reality she claims Boston as the home of her ancestors, as her father was but a The]PALAISROYAL | Journer 1n Minn ® The Shopping Center—11th and G Sts.—Est. 1877—A. Lisner, Pres. sota. But she S i | Y. W. C. A. SEEKING REFORM passed all of her the Chinese Do Not Understand Cam- paign Being Waged. Cozrespondence to The Star and the. Chleago Da'ly News. SHANGHAI, November 2.—Twelve fittle girls riding in & wheelbarrow: & Chinese wheelbarrow (s a man- power adaptation of an Irish jaunt- ing-cart—were ' being pushed across one of the camel-humped bridges as the correspondent ricashawed toward his hotel. It was the time of day when little girls in other countries were putting their dollles to bed or listening to good night stories. These little girls were going to work, as were many others not of the wheel barrow aristocracy. in ome of the forelgn-owned ootton mills which making Shanghai prosperous. Modern. industriallsm is one of the blessings which the west has brought to China and with ith ave come all the evils which were stamped out In forelgn countries yoars ago. Cotton mills, match factories, mahjong plants, silk factories and others are lured fo the land where raw materfals are close at hand and labor ts cheap &nd still unprotected. The conserva- tive Chinese of the past considers the big industrial plants another mani- festation of the “foreign devils” and possibly he has finally found a cor- rect explanation of his favorite phase. Appeal of ¥. W. C. A. The twelve little girls of the wheel- barrow suggests the Young Women's Christlan Assoclation. Miss Esther Horjen, a new secrefary from Nor- told about them or another dozen so vividly at the annual con- vention in Hangchow this year that the organization decided to launch a campaign for better working condi- tions for women. It was among her first impressions. Possibly if she had been longer, it would not have made an {mpression. erything is dif- ent in China, and impressions come so fast that they cease to impress. That Is why the Chinese are bland. They have had 3,000 vears of China, and ‘are surorised at nothing, for they never know what to expect. The three proposals of the asso- clation seem moderate—no employ- ment for children under twolve years old, one day of rest In seven for women and protection of health and safety for all workers Even twelve years {s early to begin life as a wage earner, but not {n China. They are working before that in the homes or on the little farms, but that is trivial compared to factory work. The largest of the mills sgeed te a few days later still there Diversity of Jobs. China’s system of pri pigeons extends even to the big manufactur- ing plants. When you begin a meal in a forslgn hotel, ona boy's pigeon 18 to bring salt and pepper, another the “clean” plate, another'fills the glans with water and after many ands finally prepare the table the boy with the waiter pigeon may ar- Tives with some food. _One < has the dining room conc . an- other has the bar, another furnishes the clean linen for the rooms, and so on until the guest wonders what the hotel does except print its name on stationery and collect—the latter, three times what it {s paving each Chinese contractor for his pigeon. So in the cotton mill, the Chinese contr: vho was turning out the ned that ‘he woman d not leave thelr children that as long as the youngsters were’ at the mill they might as well be out to work and earn a few coppers. Child labor is that near to abolishment in China. British _cotton ude chi dren, and found they were The Chinese does not attempt to understand the campaign fostered by . C. A. It rather puzzl as been told that the o better than his fr: religion to business, and here {s one group of foreigners saying that what ¢other foreigners do is not right. If the foreigners want the Chinese to belleve that everything forelgners do ts right—which nobody except the diplomatic corps thinks the Chinese do believe—they must not stage their debates in China. : { Has Rapld Growth. The Y. W. C. A. will make the situa- tion interesting. Though it has only 8,000 members out of Chinae 440,000, 000, it is the largest women's organiza- tion in _the country and is growing rap- 1dly. ~ Its members are of the emancl- pated elite, some of whom regularly evoke the admiration of the equally emancipated foreign secretaries by re- fueing to accept a family picked and unseen husband, or by disobeying a previously acquired husband's orders not to attend school or otherwise atep out of the ancient obscurity allotted to women in this country. However, Chi- nese women have led revolutions and lost their heads in past years and sev- eral are leading bandits and pirates to- day. _All the new women of China are not Y. W. C. A. members. The heagquarters of the associa- tion are in Shanghal. Other branches are located in Canton, Peking, Muk- den, Tieptsin and other cities. In addition there are ninety-one student associations and three summer camps. BERMUDA WEST INDIES ; CARIBBEAN MEDITERRANEAN Around the World—South Seg Island—Cruises. CALIFORNIA—ALL WATER VIA PANAMA CANAL OBER’S STEAMSHIP AND TOURS Ne. 1 Wosdward Building Phome Maim 1080 MoCormick Medioal College Eyes Examined Graduste inese | girthood in twin sisters of 8t. Paul and Min- 1eapolis and there met and mar- rlied the Austrian diplomat, ‘then consul general { from the dual em- ; pire. H re is no one W ashington re grate- l‘fl-. Edgar rrochnis. N O ful at the present Iturn of events than is Mme. Prochuik, for she had the melancholy expe- rience while yet in the early months after the marriage of being exiled from her country and under its di | pleasure, for when the break in dip lomatic 'relations between Austria (and this country me, she naturally tollowed the biblical precedent, “Thy country shall be my country,” and went with M. Prochnik to_Vienn She passed the next four Yea Vienna and endured what ali its idents were called on to endure, I adequate food and clothing, unhea ed houses, and the sight of suffe |Ing and misery on every hand. But i the long years of separation from her {family when even letters could not get tgrough and the actual physical pain of belng considered an enemy !of her beloved native land were far | worse than any mefe privation v Prochnik was cted h diplomatic rel ions with this country and that because of his intimate knowledge of condl- tions and the high esteem fn which he was held, it seemed that Mme. ! Prochnik’s cup of happiness oves flowed. There Is a charming youn ster of five in the nursery whose birthday is the 17th of March and | who typifies to her mother all the | rollicking joy of Boston and other g portions of the country where the | memory of Erin's patron saint Is | hallowed. S alled Patricia ana her parents say that she lives up to |l the name. 1 ——e L} ADDED TO JURY OF AWARD |® IN CARNEG!E ART EXHIBITi: Paul Albert Besnard, Paris, lnd'. Alfred J. Munnings, English |® Painter, to Represent Europe. - PITTSBURGH. Pa., January 7.—The !appointment of Paul Albert Besnard, 'm§ idlrer‘[nr of the Ecole des Beaux Arts |at Paris, and Alfred J. Munnings, a W {noted English painter, as the Euro- | {pean members of the jury of award for the twenty-third Carnegle In tute international exhibition, nounced by Edward Duff, director of fine arts at Carnegle In- istitute. The announcement was made {upon cabled advices from Homer Saint-Gaudens, director of fine arts, Wwho is now abroad in the Interest of the international Both artists will make their first Jtrip to America as_the guests of |Carnegie Institute. Prizes and hon- ors of the international will be {mmra.-a here Anrtl 1. MORSE AD CLUB SPEAKER. ™ Henry H. Morse, specialist in ad- |l vertising in the Department of Com- merce. will be the guest of honor and speaker at the weekly meeting of the Advertising Club of Wash- ington. to be held at the City Club * Regularly $2.50, $3 . Tuesdqy—We Will Continue This Important Annual January Sale of | Corsets, ‘Corsetlets, Brassieres, Bandeaux at Prices Averaging %, Below Regular Values Many lots are reduced nearly one-half; others less than one-half. Leading makers gave us real co- operation which helped make possible these remarkable values and extremely low prices. All new, clean, desirable goods, carefully selected—scientifically modeled with styles to suit every type—slight, Semi-Elastic Non-Lacing Girdles and $3.50. Special, s]_ .49 10, 12 and 14 inch lengths, sections of elastic, combined with coutil and novelty fabrics, excel- lent models for slender and average figures. At $149. Knit Underwear Clearance Discontinued styles and broken assortments. Practical, but warm and de- sirable for real winter weather. Prices are liberally reduced. Basement medium and full figure. $3.50, $4.00, $5.00 $1 9 5 and $6.50 Brassieres Extraordinary Values Fashionably made of Skinner’s Satin, Silk Jer- sey and All-over Lace, combined with Satin. Long and extra long-waisted models ; come down well on the hips, with clastic at waistline. Well suited for every type of fignre. Some are rein- forced under arm. Finished with touches of rib- , buds and lace; ribbon and self shouder straps. In white, pink, orchjd and back. Sizes 32 to 50. At $1.95. Corsets and Semi-Elastic Girdles Regularly $10, $12, 33 95 = $12.50, $13, 815 and This includes Binner, Bien-Jolie and Palais Higher, at Royal custom-made makes. Salesmen’s samples and discontinned models. Some slightly mussed. Extra Long-Waisted Brassieres Regularly $6.50, 88.50$ and $10 Grades, at ° Of silk Jersey and silk bro- Bien-Jolie make. Sizes 34 cade, Especially adapted for girdles. to 48. $5.00 Semi-Elastic Girdles at For Average and Stout $2 49 . Figures. Sizes up to 38 Non-lacing models, of sturdy coutil and brocade, combined with sections of elastic. 14 and 16 inch lengths. At §2.49. Palais Royal—Third Floor. Semi-Elastic Girdles—Special Regularly $3, $3.50, s $4, 85 and $6.50 Val- - ues at Made and combined with sections of elastic and fancy brocades. Models to fit every type of fig- ure. Sizes24 to 36 in the lot. At $1.98. Back and Front Lace Corsets for Stout $2 95 Women, $5, $6.50, L $8.50 and $10 W. B, Reduso, May-O-Beit and Regaliste makes, Of sturdy coutil, double boned through- out, reinforced over abdomen and elastic inserts in skirt. Sizes up to 43. At $2.95. Basement Corset Feature Every Front-lace and Back-lace Corset in Our Basement Regardless of Former Prices. Formerly $1.50, $2.00, $3.00, $4.00, $5.00, $6.50 and more. This sale at Bien-Jolie, C-B, P. N. Practical Front, Binner, W. B, May-O-Belt and various other Modo1s designed to fit avery type of figure, Made of sturdy coutils and fancy brocades. Rubber top, low and high bust models with varfous length skirts. Also modeis for the full figure. Sizes 19 to 40 in one group or another. No C. O. D's,, Phone Orders or Ex- changes. Palais Royal—Bargain Basement. Of the forty-two secretaries on the sixty-five are natives school of hy; e and physical educa- tion is in Shanghai. The organiza- ton is prepating the women of China for a part in the public af- fairs of their nation. Among its sup- porters are women from old families of distinction and others who have already won fame by taking part in business affairs. | We Are Ever Ready | to Serve You —no matter whether It is but one room or the eni ou phinted or papered. paper. rate B 714 13th N.W. Main 5373-8374 V/e handle only the ;etln grades and can x‘l’:; you my on ANTHR"R‘.I%}! and fi- tuminous coal, all lump soft coals, coke and kindling wood. B. J. Werner 923 New York Avenue Franklin 7626 A WOMAN'S_ BURDENS Dr. CLAUDE S. SEMONES | %"~ Eyesight Specialist 1005 and G Bte. N.W: Phose Main 781 Put up in heavy syrup and' ready to serve—being cooked ' No. 24 Cans, 30c Dozen, $3.25 - . MAGRUDER’S ; Best Groceries ° Conn..ave. and- K st. © Rptabiishad 1878 WithCuticuraSoap | | and Fi t Talcum for.Phmat Bl s g g Jeoie Alkali in Shampoos Bad for Washing Hair Many soaps and prepared sham. poos contain too much free alkall. w! is very injurious, as it dries the scalp and makes the hair brit- e. The best thing use is Mull fled cocoanut oil shampoo, is pure and entirely greas It is inexpensive and beat thing el 1l to pleces. You can get this at any drug store, and & iew ounces will last the Wwhole family for months. ‘Two or three teaspoonfuls is all that is required. Simply moisten your halr with water and rub it in. It makes an -abundance of rich creamy lather, which cleases zharoufi:ly, nd rinses out easily. The dries quickly and evenly, soft, tresh looking, bright, duffy, wavy and essy to manage. Besides, it loosens snd takes out e of dust, dirt and vertigement. 2 for 98¢ kDo 2 prs., 3% . NS ESEECSENENEREEREEES Tuesday is “Basement Day” Tomorrow’s list .of bargains is given below—worthy of The Palais Royal and its patrons. Dresses $4.29 $598 to $12.95 Dresses Included in This Sale— at $4.29. The styles of the moment— in crepe de chine, satin, laces, tricolette, Poiret Twill, ve- lours and Jjersey; sizes and styles for miss of 16 to 20; for women 36 to 44 and 42 to 0.—Basement Store. Underwear Silk and Wool Mixed Comfort, health and style are combined In silk and wool mixed union suits. First Quality, at $2.75; o 98—See Irregulars, at S both. First quality, ankle lemgth suits, at $2.75; knee length. 0 38 st $1.98. Irregu- farator $5.00 rade, sizes 36 & 44, at gL, Bloomers 2 Pairs, 69c Women's Ribbed Knit B OmT®: rvacw. 1o, pink s 5 : 'E'v'& Snd white. = Any 2 pairs, o : Hose, 79¢ Women's Women's S{lk length ants. Any 2 for 98e. and- colors, at only 7% Also English Ribbed Bports Hose, in greens, browns snd black; first quality, at-The. Coats Reduced Juveniles Hose, ir- #1000 Late $14.95 to - $19.75 Coats iossas Women'’s and Children’s Garments, 79¢ Regularly $1 and $1.50 Children’s Fleeced Union Suits, Dutch neck, elbow sleeves, knee length. 2 to 13 years. Children’s union suits, low neck, ribbed, ankle length. Not all sizes, 6 to 16 years. 2 Women's Fleece-lined Vests, high neck, long Women’s and Children’s Underwear, 89c Regularly $1 to $150 Childrcn“sy Carter Wool- mixed Vests and Pants. Broken assortment. Richelieu Silk - and - wool Pants, ankle length. 9 to 16 years. Women’s Union Swuits, medium and heavier weight, ribbed corset covers, long sleeves and Dutch neck, el- bow sleeves, extra sizes. Jersey knit bloomers, Car- Women's and Children’s Union Suits, $1.39 Regularly $150 to $1.95. Richelieu Suits, low neck, ankle and knmee length. Built-up shoulder and bod- ice. White and pink. Reg- u'ar sizes. Children’s Car- ter suits, low neck, ankle length, broken-assortments. Also Children’s Merade Suits, medium weight, Dutch neck, elbow slecves, sleeves, Dutch neck, elbow sleeves, ankle and knee pants. Regular and extra sizes. At 79c garment. ter vests and pants, etc First quality. Broken sizes. At 89c garment. ankle length. 2to 16 years. At $139. Palais Royal—Main Floer. One of the Most Beautiful Girls in America, Miss Katherine Cuddy, Who Was Honorably Mentioned in the Mineralava-Valentino National Beauty Contest, Will Be Here Tuesday to Demonstrate M-I-N-E-R-A-L-A-V. Being part of 2 most interesting and extraordinarily reduced price campaign to popularize this wonderful beauty preparation— ; “Mineralava’® Beauty Clay or Face Finish, Each 95¢ + Mineralava—Nature’s Way to Beauty—a wonderful scien- tific discovery for toning and feeding the tissues, accelerating the flow of clean vitalizing blood through the skim, bringing a new life to its surface. A life that resists wrinkles, crow-feet, bagginess about the eyes, lines about the mouth and forehead and sagging muscles. Mineralava Face Finish—After the beauty clay has been removed, apply face finish, a necessary skin f¢ It is a tender, colorless, fragrant liquid with remarkable It is applied without nourishing and protective qualities. and tonic. grease or any fuss whatéver and vanishes. Palils Reyal—¥atn Floor. Dress Gdods That Reflect 1924 Sty1e Trend The Newest Printed Flannels 18 27 inches wide. There is a style appeal about these flannels that is well nigh irresistible, Principally checks and overplaids, in tan and brown, tan ay and sapphire, navy and red, lack and navy and copper. They Are Decidedly Smart. - It Is the Latest Production of the Botany Mills. They Are Moderately Priced at and navy, copen and, Imported Véluu'and.uetal Novelties At 25% Discount 98 Novelties at... 11.00 Novelties at. 13.50 Novelties at. $15.00 Novelties_at 17.50 Novelties at, 00 Novelties at, $2500 Novelties at. $30.00 Novelties at... .. $3500 Novelties at.,..ee rnuum;sm.p-o’-'- iy and navy, gray and copen, 'k, navy and green, gray and Ngw Printed Crepes at $2.69 to $3.49 You will be especially pleased with our showing of Prints, and the unquestioned _popularity of Printed Silks for Spring justi- k, maize, old rose, fusch -un 3 lade,_gray, white, 'pm’p!k and “fies early purchases. ¥ $3, $3.50 and $4 Corsetlets De Bevoise, Pansy and s Folly Girl Basque Makes ]_ .79 Of novelty fabrics, hook back or side fasten- ings; with surgical elastic inserts set in the hi portion and extending above waistline. Sizes to 48, At $L79. Brassieres and Bandemux, Special and $4.00 Grades, at Made of brocaded satin, all-over lace; lined with net and novelty fabrics, Sizes 32 to 48 in lot. At §149. Garter Brassieres and Corsetlets Regularly $1,00, $1.50 and $2.00 Grades, Spe- c cial Diaphragm reducing corset brassieres, to be worn with or without a corset. Sizes 34 to 48. At 6c. $1.50, $2.00, $2.50, $3.00, $3.50 and 34.00 980 Brassieres, Bandeaux and Corsetlets Bien-Jolie, De Bevoise, Pansy and other pop~ ular makes. Practical and dressy models for every occasion. _Brassieres made of cluny lace, combined with silk brocade, others of trico silk, brocade_and novelty fabrics. $650 Rubber Re- ducing Brassieres for stout figures; sizes up to 56. Corsetlets for all types. Sizes 32 to 56. At 98c. Palais Reyal—Third Flson Substantial Reductions in This Final Clearance of Modish Fur-Trimmed fi COATS These Sold Only Recently for 544 $59.75 and $65.00 All of the heavy, lustrous high-pile fabrics, richly trimmed: with Skunk, Dyed Opossum, Black Wolf or Viatka Dyed Coney. There are tubular, straightline or flaring, free-swinging models in beaver, brown, , navy and Kit fox. Silk lined. Sizes 14 to 18 Clearance price, $4400. . Fur-Trimmed Suits Reduced to $49.50 Formerly $65. The famous Veldyne ma- terial—with fur trimmings of Beaver, Platinum, Gray Wolf and Taupe Wolf. In plain, tailored or semi-fitted models. Richly lined with silk. Sizes 14 to 18 at $49.50. Excellent Twill Suits at $25.00 Plain-tailored models for misses and small women. All silk lined. In navy and black. Sizes 14 to 18. At $25.00. Palats Royal—Third Floor. New Velour Skirtings Arrive Much interest centralizes around these, as the styles and colorings “are most fascinating. Checks and plaids predominate, principally tan and gray background, with charming color contrasts. 54 inches wide. at $4.49, $4.79 and $4.98 Yard AlLWool Coatings, in Plaids and Stripes, $4.49 and $4.98 Values Special at $3.69 Yard A splendid variety of styles ta choose from; in both ig.l:t land dari colors. Materials are Zibe- lines, camel's hair, mixtures and velours. Fine All-Wool Coatings $7.45 to $8.98 Values, at $6.59 Yard Il:cluding Flamingo, Bolivia, etc. - All practitcal colors, Another Lot of All Wool and Silk and Woel i : Coatings " $10.50 to $13.50 Values at $9.85 Yard These are shown in self colors in the deep, rich tones, Palats Reyale—Second Fioor, (ERR RN RER S AR A R L LR R R R R RN R NN R RN T YRR NR N NN RN RSN RN RN RN SRR LR