UNIVERSITY WOMEN'S
FEDERATION.
MISS GILDERSLEEVE PRESIDENT At a meeting held at the University at Christiania on July 31st. Miss Virginia Gildersleeve was elected president of the International Federation of University Women for the two years 1924 to 1986. Miss Gildersleeve is Dean of Barnard College. Columbia University, in the city
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9TH, 1924
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WEATHER KEPORT,
September 8th at 17,45-Prmare changes are small as all reporting stations,
The typhoon is filling up slowly..! Hongkong rainfall for the 24 hours ending at 18 hours, Sept. 8th, 0.00 inch. Total since January 1st, 82,41, inahos, against an average of 18,65 inches.
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Hongkong sad Lamocks S. winds, mode
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Fant, August 4th. Shoes, though they be one of the smallest, are none the less one of the most important articles of feminine aphours, parel. The foot of woman is to mankind in general and to many men most power fully, the symbol of the fabled pedis- upon which the goddess, woman is of New York. She was one of the found-placed. Just as the feel of a statue on éra of the International Federation of
fa pedistal are near the eye of the specta, University Women in 1919, and has been
tor, just so the feel of wodian the idol one of its must active leaders ever since.
are near the heart of man. the worshipper South coast of Chins between PLACE IN THE WORLD'S WORK. and it is the woman who cares for her
feet and for their dressing, who is wise. The Third jennial Conference of the
The Paris of today offers, the most International Federation of University enchanting of foot coverings for the Women was opened in Christiania on smartwoman: There are shoes for all July 8th by a dinner given by the four Northern Federations, at the Hotel Brise shoes for all occasions, and within tol, at which all the eighteen nations of these limitations there are an enormous
Not content with the Barometer variety of shows. the federation were "represented. On the
Humidity following day the Arst meeting of the ordinary colours of the drdinary leathers Temperature conference took place in the Nyc Aula of the bootmakers has dispoiled of their Wind Direction...
sking such creatures, as the serpent, the the University of Christiania. Wire addresses were delivered by the pre-lizard. the crowdile, and the elephant; sidents of the Danish, Finnish, Norwegi. they have dyed the familiar skins of kid, an, and Swedish federations, by Professor calf, and glazed leather the most sur- Fridtjof Nansen and by Professor Caro- prising and brilliant colours, and, asking still farther variety, the bootmakers have line Spurgeon.
talled in the skill of weaves and have mnile shoes, of various coloured leathers Dear Professor Spurgeon-I under-plaited together "in intricate patterns.
Our bootmakers are becoming as in- stand that the aim for which the Inter- 1 national Federation of University genious as our milliners and couturiers, Wemen has now been working for five and the names of the creators of shoe years is to promote international un-styles are becoming as widely known, as derstanding by multiplying personal con- the errotors of "the new lines of gowns. tacts between educated women of differ. Yantorni the gifted Hungarian shoe- ent nations, in the conviction that the maker who booted, if not spurred, King. influence of wruten, especially as Edward VII., and has shod most of the teachers is of immense importance in royal personages of Europe was for a forming the views of the coming gener long time the only designer of footwear ations. I wail myseit gladly of the
whose name stood out from the rank and opportunity given by your fortheemingle of the castouts shoemakers. But now conference at Christiania to tell you have Perrugia, who has accomplished pot only that I sympathise warmly with the aim. but also that I share the con viction upon which your, federation is founded.
The following letter received from the British Prime Minister was read:
The means which you employ, the establishracut of international club houses and the endowment of inter national fellowships, to name only two of them seem to me well adapted to promote the end which you have in view,
Tho knowledge that I am being assis ted by the activities of Universty women it so many countries is a real source of strength to me in pursuing the policy of friendship between the nations.
I hope that the discussions which will take place at the Confer- ence at Cristiania will leave the feder ation strennthened and still more potent for good, and I feel certain that the Britis: delegates will contribute notably in this direction.-Yeurs vers truly,
J. RAMSAY MACDONALD.
In her address as president of the ternational Federation of University Women Professor Spurgeon made a survey of the work of the federation during the print four years. Up to the present, she said, it had been"mainly engaged in or ganisation and in promoting its first
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OF KWANGTUNG. the modern shoes, besides their variety, is their comfort and lightness. Tako for instance a pair of "half boots as Per- rugia calls them, for wear with the tailor-
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suit. They are of the thinnest kid dyed especially to watch the colour of your tailored suit or its accessories. spries. They fit the foot very exactly, as perfectly as a wind to order glora hits the hand, and with this delicate fit they envelope the foot as high as the ankle. where they turn over and brenk Tato a fringe, which hangs down and frunte, as fringes Perrugia made the original model in sky blue kid, but since he has rented it innumerable times. In biege to match a suit, in navy in brown; Bamahal, N. | in tan and in gray, all the coleurs quit
are usually made or in red kid to Bhekinng, match the handhag and the hatband, ja- serpent skin, natural or dyed green, in blue or red or green lizard; any of which may have,, as its compliment a matching par or hat, or belt, thus creating the
Many strapped sandals for afternoon ensemble effect which every stuart woman wear are more intricate, and very cont- object, to increase friendliness and sym-to-day is eager to achieve in her dress-fortable for they give air to the feet, a pathy between the different nations by ing
priveledge that they have seldom enjoyed means of those personal contacts which Las revolutionary and odd ary, other when elid "for smart appearance during alone lead to understanding and co-oper-shoes for wear ou the street with the this last century. The ways of the strap ation. To this end all the activities of simple tailored costume. There are one sandal for dressy wear are as multiple as Soru the federation bad so in tended: the leather. there are sandals with two have many thin straps which concentrate
strap sandals made of brown cordova the ways of a maid with a man. international establishment of
at the instep, and are gathered together club straps and there are the newer sandals houses, the provision of fellowships, and which suggest, vaguely, a pair of sabots, there in a single round buckle or botton.. Others strap arrangements for exchanges of teachers for they eut down at the side to the ornate and decorative.
about the instep or even the ankle in the and of students between the eighteen the shor. and right over and insteg there got into by some dervice so simple that it level of the shoe sole at the instep of most bewilderingly intricate way and are diferent nations of which the Inter-
ix strap, heayily incrusted with cut national Federation was made up. This feather upon its leather base, which holds becomes invisible once the shoe is on. highly insportant work must, of course, theoriu place and, at the maine time makes the straps makes the beauty of the shou The beauty of the pattern formed by go on, but now a new object was to corno the foot look shorter and the instep which is devoid of all adornment. These up for consideration: the position of higher. women in business and in trade, the For sports and country wear there are, afternoon shoes usually have the so-called facilities available to them for gaining newly designed, the greatest variety of carved, but fairly low, and is so deftly 17 baby Louis heel, which is delicately experience in funt.ee and commercial sandals made of narrow strips of lea-placed that it gives the foot as much sup banking, in the control of markets, and ther woven together. Often two colours port as a low, wide leather heel. the handling of raw materials. Not only of leather are used to make these emin- was there here a large department of ently modern sandals, so that where the strap sandal makes it the favourite, and For evening wear the delicacy of the work at present closed to women, but straps cross a curious chessboard effect there is no limit to the fantasy which without a knowledge of these important is achieved. So far as one can tell these is called upon in the way of colouring matters they were unable to understand woven sandals originated with the Ame-and material. Metallic brocades, silver Mr & Mrs H. F. Kill the economic forces at the bottom" of the rican shoemakers, but they have been or gift leathers. painted leathers, fugurad world disturbances of to-day, and until carried to perfection by a French factory with flowers even brids, and coloured this knowledge was gained they would not be fitted to take their place in the whose workers are all Balkans. This leathers, all have their place in the fiel race seems to have an especial gift for of the evening slipper. And Perragis bas councils of the world and in the discus-weaving leathers, and have created shoes achieved the height of fantastic good br A. Arch
which, though solid in effect, are made of taste, in his evening slippers which are
Mr R. J. A. Barrett With a view to considering how this woven strips of leather. So perfect is entirely encrusted with rhinestones. MF W. A. Bennett :-) could best be achieved several eminent this work that many of the most fashion women who had themselves had experi-able women are seeking these shoes for designed for the woman to wear in the. Mr. W. Campbell
The most fanciful of all shoes are those Capt. T. L Brown ence in business, industry, and trade gave evening wear, gilt leather, or silver les privacy of her own boudoir. Chinn,
Mr 3, 9: Cor their help and advice to the conference. ther making shoes which are delightther India the Isles of Greece, and the palmy Mr. W. B. Bariton- Viscountess Rhondda (director of the fitting to the evening costume Another days of Rome have all lent
fr W. S. Cuff Cambrian Collieries) spoke upon
The originality of this cosmopolitan boot-spiration to the shoemaker, who has also
Their Control of
maker is the creation of evening and drawn on his imagination and created or at the Americas Embassy in Berlin) no slippers woven of gold or silver davicus so new that only the label of
soutache braid pond
on," Women in International Com
gemodernity in adequate to define them. Afternoon slippers are charmingly intri There are Ferragies soft-fitting slipper merce,'
Miss Gladys Burlton (of cate or perfectly simple. You can take your Selfridge's), on
Some Problems of Re tail Distribution." Mrs.
choice. The latter are usually of black maler which pas a mask on each foot. president the Intern Core Ashby glazeel kid, worn with the chiffon Another pair make a mask when the pair Suffrago Alliance) dealt with women's stockings which match the tone of the simple, Chinese clogs, while there are also ace together. Still others recall the high, political work. A day was given to disbare arms, be it pale and rosy or dark simple mules with low Louis heels and a cussions upon general international
and well sunburned. The shoes have a mere vestage of a too which are so ravish- tions. Miss Take (principal of Bedford simple low cut, and may either bo poring in effect that one wishes that mules
The Interarten Taguage.
fectly plain or adorned with buckles could be worn all day long, in street, the a Miss
which echo the colour note of the costume akins (head mistress of Halsted School, or-its-trimmings. There are hackles often room or fashionable lunching, Yonkere Terchers and Professor is such a fashionable (rimming for hond phant and the alligator hide, there are a
dealing with the tortoise shell, buckles of ent steel, which placeSUMMER
And, returning to the lizard, the ele- Interchange of Kristine Bonnevie, (president of the Nor-bags or even for jewellery, or enameled. wegian Federation, member of the League buckles, which may be of any colour of multitude of shoes for wear with the of Nations, Committee on Intellectual Co. that rainbow of fashion, the season's sports suit or the simple morning suit, operation) with the development of the in- colour card. I have seen a pair of which, having the form, of good, comfort fernational mind in schools and universi-enameled buckles with a white ground combine two leathers in auch & clever able English walking shoes or brogans, ties, Frofessor Winifred Callis. of the setting forth a motif of green, and blue way that the feet seem to be just, half London Echool of Medicine for Women, irisis Another pair of enameled buckles their actual size spoke upon the special work of the Inter national Federaticall
sions of international problema.
Goldsmith (assisting a
College for
Misa
Trade
Women's
The conference continued discussing these various phases of the place of University-women in the world's work.
was blue, which would harmonize with any of the tones of smoke or powder blue which are so very smalt just now,
(Gostinued on mezt, Column)
They have found the means of glorifying Praise to the shoemakers of to-day!
woman's foundation in such a way that no women can deny them..
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