THE CHINA MAIL, APRIL 1, 1999
Mystery Girl Makes Queen's New Turban Hat
Sparkling, gay and romantic, Loretta Young and Joel McCrea are co-starred in "Three Blind Mice," at the King's Theatre.
Radioed To U.S., Copied All
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A DISH OF OCTOPUS MADAM ?
"I think we will start with a
A woman whose identity is kept a closely- guarded secret designed the most-talked-about-hat for years
the famous turban hat worn by the little octopus, please." Queen when she visited the British Industries Fair. The turban hat revival of a fashion of ten years ago became front-page news the day after the Queen wore it.
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Nearly every smart shop in the West End of London now displays adaptations of the Queen's hat. The fashion has even reached America.
Twenty-four hours after pictures
of the turban had been radioed to America and published in news-CCI papers there, copies of it were on sale in smart New-York shops-at stiff prices!
450 m.p.h. Fighters For R.A.F. few dollars.
This is quite a usual order at one of London's famous West End restaurants where octopus appeara on the menu.
The octopus is sent packed in ice from the South of France. In flavour it resembles turtle, except that it is slightly stronger.
"Man With Jutting Jaw" Quelled Arabs
RESCUE OF TRANSJORDANIA'S CHIEF FORESTRY OFFI- CER FROM 60 ARAB KIDNAPPERS WAS JUST “ANOTHER 'JOB OF WORK” TO MAJOR JOHN BAGOT GLUBB.
Now the hat has been recopied in New York, and every little American girl who fancies herself in a turban hat can buy one for a
Seldom before has a small piece of millinery created such a stir.
For 20 years Major Glubb,¡ be back shortly. I have seen him New fighters capable Soon, the turban hat will sweep known throughout the Near East only once or twice since, when he of 450 miles an hour and two continents.
as "The man with the jutting jaw," was on a brief visit to London.” the woman who designed has been keeping peace among the bombers it must remain
Major Glubb was the first man four-engined
anonymous. But
Arabs.
to receive the Lawrence Memorial which can fly 2,000 to this I can tell you: she is French,
Tall, slim, with his jaw thrust Medal awarded for valuable ser- 3,000 miles at 300 m.p.h. hat-designing she is a recognised Major has been the hero of count-command of the Desert, Patrol in charming, dark, and elegant. At out in determined fashion, the vices rendered while serving in are now being built in genius. Britain.
And
She can take few pieces of rib- bon and bat material, and by a few twists of her deft fingers produce a hat any smart woman would be
These are to replace those ma- chines which to-day are regarded as the "last word" in military air-proud to wear. craft.
Aircraft production has been so speeded up that machines are in production within 12
months of being "on the drawing board."
A few years ago the time from "drawing, board" to production was often as long as seven years.
less adventures in which his life Irak and Transjordan has been at stake.
In this desperate work he is aid- ed by the devotion of his family.
year,
TELEVISION FOR 350 CINEMAS
When the Major's father died last his mother, Lady Frances When she makes a hat for the
Glubb, sold her lonely home in Steps are to be taken to instal. Queen any materials left over are immediately destroyed. She is em- Tunbridge Wells and sailed for television apparatus in 350 cine- ployed by a London fashion house, Amman, on the Transjordan fron-mas.
The Gaumont-British Picture and it is her firm's boast that the tier, headquarters of the Arab Queen's hats are unique until she Legion where Major Glubb is sta-Corporation decided on this, ow- has worn them in public.
After that, of course, anyone is at liberty to copy them.
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New Factories Create Big Defence Problems
tioned.
HEROISM IN DESERT
ing to the success of the recep- tion in London cinemas of the Boon-Danahar. television broad-
cast.
His sister, Mrs. Hawkes, of Cob- Mr. Isidore Ostrer, chairman of ham, Surrey, left a few days ago the Corporation, stated after the for the same place, to join other meeting that a Gaumont-British relations there.
official in New York in negotiat- Major Glubb's brother-in-law, ing with top-line artists and sport- Mr. Hawkes, said:
ing personalities to visit England "He went out there about 20 and appear in future television
While the need for compulsory ed action nearly three years ago, years ago, and he told me he would broadcasts. powers to locate industry away The Government, however refusés from the great cities is growing to move until the Royal Commission
more urgent, both from the points reports.
of view of defence and the distress- ed areas, the slow-moving machin- ery of the Royal Commission is re- tarding action. -
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It is also urged that power Sir Malcolm, Stewart, former be given to ban new buildings Commissioner for the Distressed sidered dangerous for strateg Areas, and Sir George Gillett have stressed the view that concentra- tion of industry around London and other big towns, is at the, root the distressed area problem.
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