Evening Star Newspaper, July 13, 1930, Page 40

= THE SUNDAY STAW, WASHINGTON, V. C, JULY 13, 1930—PART THREF. WOMEN OF INDIA E—— oeoalll e THE HECHT - B piace that it facilitates d e at the Nationalist Leaders of Both shopping and saves S ettt Sexes Seek to Break Cen- time, ; F STREET AT SEVENTH this issue of The Star. turies-0ld Custom. T We Sold 1,500 Like These Last Week! and permit them to see the world, as their sisters in Turkey have done, is one of the aims of the Nationalist lead- ers fighting for India’s freedom. ps For centuries millions of Indian women have never spoken to any one y outside their own family circle, owing to the “purdah” custom, and the Na- tionalists are counting on the aid of ‘ . these very women, once this ancient { barrier is cast aside, to swell their ranks and give momentum to the movement of Mahatma Gandhi for the self-gov- ernment of India. ; i ; T I ncluaing English Woman Praises Sisters. . Mrs. Nellie Sen Gupta, the English | 200 Frocks New Fashions wife of J. M. Sen Gupta, the Bengall i 4 mayor of Calcutta, long & leader for I of Rayon Pr: . Bt Sttt ol e | f Ray ints Boleros, capes ‘workers for the Swaraj cause are those | Sromen, wh likve oame out. from behing . New Fabrics Pouf sleeves, short sleeves the “purdah” curtain during the last year ofn 't‘wo n‘r:‘d nfie“ now taking an . (;eorgette Capes active rest in politics. — . Mayor Gupta was arrested in April . b =)o | Plain flat cre i i on a chlrsepo( sedition, in connection R = = = 7 N\ Pri ted flat ne Wlde Sklrt!, gOdem with the civil disobedience activities led rin at crepe Pepl 1 by Gandhi, and sentenced to nine ¢ \ | Prints eplums, pleats, flares months’ imprisonment. Mrs. Sen Gupta, whose maiden name was Nellie Grey, . \ I Rayons Bows, buttons, belts met her husband when he was a stu- \ = | dent at Cambridge University. She il came to India 22 years ago and, §0 ; b " b New Colors {nterested has she become in supports IR v L £ Whi ng the political policy of her husban g that she has only found time to return | { ots of ite Sizes to England once for a visit. She has t Browns and Tans two sons, one 20, the other 17. 2 Polka Dots Included are 250 large Misses’, 14 to 20. Government Not to Blame. ~a® ’ Py : “Of course, we cannot blame the Pastel colors women’s dresses, in sizes Women's, 38 to 46. British government for the ‘purdah’ e B S RIS | Street shades 88Y; 80 52Y; . vou0ees 83 Associated Press, “as this custom of the Betore Ehe. Britsh. came.to_ihdia. - 1t s with ore the came a. ’ " als wif u- . originated here with the Hindus and in Women's and mime O A T i bl Fifth Floor—The Hecht Co. ifl‘:;;yl& adopted by other races of the sandals. All white, white ored Cuban heels. One- h “The Hindus centuries ago had never and black, white and tem, “F’ styles. All whit T heard of ‘purdah,’ but soon after the g white and black and white ) 1deal for Mohammaden conquest the Hindus leather soles. All sizes. and beige. All sizes. adopted the veil and the system of Floor, keeping their women within their own o fEne Bactb (O8)) homes in order to prevent the faces of their pretty wives and daughters being observed by the invaders and carried off to Mohammadan houses for no good purpose. At the same time the Hindus also introduced early or child mar- riages. This was part of their scheme to save the girls from the elutches of the Mohammadan, the idea being that a wife, through her husband, would likely be given more protection, gen- erally speaking, than an unmarried girl. Leaders Oppose Purdah. “Every Nationalist leader is strongly opposed to the idea of the ‘purdah’ system. Gandhi long ago came out against the custom, which he not only considers absurd, but which is detri- ine;-mal fo the laws of nature and in- jurious to health. - & “No nation in the world can go ahead gr keep within the progress of the times 1 Fabncs’ ]fmbrlmdired arlld eeps its women shut up within the four walls of their homes, allowing plain as well as leathers. n them to view' lie through s couple of styles and colors to accord with Ve he R . Srestarierie® (Lo i) every Summer costume: This Indidn-) - t Indian-made cloth ss part of the Sva season’s colors and color com- binations. CIGARETTE_.S BECOME (Main Floor, The Hecht Co.) POPULAR IN CHINA oy = Tobacco Dealers’ Business Grows Despite General Trade Slump Over War. ®y the Associated Press. SHANGHAI, China, July 12.—The Chinese are becoming confirmed smok- ers. Their favorite form of the “weed” is the cigarette. Although trade in many lines is al- most completely paralyzed as a result of civil war, banditry and the drop in the money market the tobacco dealers are doing bigger business than ever. During the month of March the largest foreign cigarette manufacturing concern in China reported that sales reached the highest figure in history. A i T $2.95 ¢33 9 5C Sh T T . . ostume Jlips a few cents a day manage to buy cigarettes. For their convenience ciga- rettes of the very cheapest quality are made which sell at prices ranging from 5 for a cent to 2 and 3 cents for a package of 12. In Shanghai hundreds of small to- ‘bacco shops boast of large daily turn- = overs simply by selling cigarettes two . and three at a time. The coolle must have his smoke along with his bowl of rice. Considering* that there are 50.- 000,000 o fhis class in China the daily turnover would be enormous if each bought one cigarette a day. ’ Cigarette smoking has become ma- | tional in China during the past 20 . Seml'Annual Sale e e , - Flat crepe, a good quality | the country where few white men have ;@-&5::;;;% “::5 find an :x;c:.eel%% % \ _that fits ?nugly : and smooth. DRIt are Umiallyl foiendly Wit sim \ ) Some plainly tailored, others men who bring them tobacco. 2 { = . | adorned with pretty lace. i Eighteen choirs united for a special \ s P o et A TR L o3l Straight line and new silhou- ette modes. White and pink Electric Portable Permanent only. For misses and women. Woaves Sewm g at a Special Price : 4 . ‘ $ 9-85 . - | ¥l Delustered | Formerly $12.50, $14.50 Machlne during July Including | and $16.50 | 57.85 Shampoo and - : Rayon 3 $ 3 9 50 Finger Wave Lingerie l A good Permanent Wave, given by our ex- 7 9c I $ I I 085 You'll need one this sum- perts will give youa deep mer, and it's as easily at- natural looking Wave i okt \ s baaes Formerly $16.50 ached as an electric iron. ; | . Just pop it into any electri that will evoke man d ch Trimmed with y electric rett wcom liments oz . ke ':lll;qm“in to $22.50 outlet. You'll find it use- pretty p) il galars;- Pastel | ful all the time, for though o o s : s e el it’s small and easily tucked < | “and women. out of sight, it does the T oy ‘ Companion Sale of Grenada Models xz;ti::_ S P — THE V : Formerl yslo‘so (“New Home Sewing Machine Alcove,” HECHT CO, | I | t0 $12550 $7 i 8 5 Third Floor F Street at Seventh