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OH! THOSE ENGLISHMEN'S

TRILBY.'

BLACK HOMBURC

Mr. Darek Curth-Bonnett, Sir David Maxwell Fyfe,

HATS

EILEEN ASCROFT seizes on a men's fashion point-and gives them a low score. But, judging from the pictures here-not all of them Englishmen-men at least go in for variety.

THE BOWLER Mr. R. A. Butler.

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average Englishman calla his hat is an insult to himself, the woman he escorts, and the British hat industry.

Oh, for the days when a man's hat was a fashion piece in velvet decked with jewela and feathers. Then it did something for his ap- made him look pearance,

elegant and dashing.

Today when you meet

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SPORTS CAP

Harf of Dalkeith.

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and accessories, the whole but a shaggy varloty known as effect is often ruined when the Coke lat. he reaches for his crumpled. trilby and sets it on his head |nt the least attractive

angle,

CRAY TOPPER

Duke of Norfolk.

Most men have ceased to use them, even on formal occasions. They prefer a black homburg or bare head.

One reason for

the this is

black diMcuity of obtaining a alik hat these days. The plush comes from France and cach hat is hand-pown. Apprentice ship is from five to Alx years and skilled craftspeople are now few.

The grey topper is still worn for Ascot

and and weddings, vory gracious it looks, too. There is no man too ald, too fat, too ugly, or too bald who is not improved by this symbol of dignity. One of the beat- looking of the grey-topper brigade is the Earl Marshal," the DUKE OF NORFOLK.

Pork ple hats, I am told, are out of fashion. But I can think This smartest of all town of one man who atli woors was introduced by them: Surgeon REX MONEY,

PALE CLOUD... headwear Williun Coke, in 1840. He was from Sydney, whose first the nephew of the first Earl of mission on arriving in

London Unusual style of headgear is Leicester, and Mr Bowler was recently was buy himself two adopted by conductor STR the craftsman who designed the pork pies, ono in brown prototype.

one in green.

The Chancellor of

the Ex-

the.

at women's

BLACK SILK HAT Sir William Darling

THE STETSON

Sir John Barbiroül,

SNAP BRIM TRILBY. Sir Don Bradman,,

THE CREW.CUT INVASION

By Les Armour

has been

American to find

to

and JOHN BARBINOLLI, who IN THE QUEUE

wears a Stetson. Another un- usual

the square. type

Winston Replacing the aid pork pio are crowned Derby, Sir Study the average bus queue chequer, Mr It. A. BUTLER, In the evenings or the crowds looks well in a bowler hat.

several types of informal hat, Churchill still adopts one, but

must be on the main stations. Smartly

the only wearer The second right type of town such as the doorstallcer or the he hatted men can be counted on hat is the Homburg. Introduced twoed sports cap made to match today.

London. one hand. Usual headgear is an by Foreign Secretary ANTHONY weed suit, which the EARL

Britons, viewing In OF DALKEITH sports

Men may taugh old trilby, that has not seen

about

• EDEN

It 20 years ago.

universities statistics, are amazed clothes-brush or cleaning fuld is

still

hat faibles. But remember that DRITAIN'S first favourite with country. for months and has probably politicians, writers and the legal

men pay 40s. for n soft felt woke up last week to that 10 percent of the American THE TOPPER

populace nowadays and £3 55. for #face an invasion: an never been backt for reshaping profession. The Home Secre

in- university. For, in Britain less Ono

bowler or Homburg. And, just of. the most exclusive of tury, SIR DAVID MAXWELL

smiling crew- than three percent attend, and London halters tells me that his FYFE, looks smart in one,

Men's hat shops report that look at the names of their vasion by

young

in the prevailing opinion is men foreign customers take far more Soft hats in town are not so since the war,

the sale of berols has gone up colours... smoke pearl, guli cutted

when care over choosing their hats elegant. Although in a recent became used in their comfort. blue bottle, pale cloud

soldiers grey, glade green, vintage wine, sports jackets, loud ties and greater numbers must lead to

and gaberdine trousers.

lower standards. than Englishmen.

hat poll, in various other parts. Artists like them, too, AUGUS- Madeira red.

They are staggered, too, to Fashion in men's hats change of the country, women voted it

TUS JOHN frequently wears when they pay 50

All in all, the invaders ducover that four years at an slowly. Most popular style is their most popular hat for men,

much for one when cycling round Chelsea. still the soft snap brim trilby it is not

their hats and have the choice numbered only 161, but un- American or Canadian univer smart enough for of prewar days. A тал who London

woar. It is usually Another male hat fashion that of so many exotic colours, why, dergraduates flocking back sily inevitably involves delving looks good ur this headgear is chosen by the eccentric or the is nearly dead is the black oh why, do men show so little for the beginning of term into five or six academic sub- fects naplast two or in rare cricketer Sk; DON BRAŬMAN. unconventional, Two wearers topper. Only SIR WILLIAM taste? Is it too much to expect know they were there

the House of them to cover their heads with almost as soon as they ar- the result must

cases, three, In Britain. Surely, Coming back Into popularity are producer Sir MICHAEL DARLING, in

-bo scant is the bowler--not the smooth BALCON and Mr DEREK Commons, wears one regularly something which will not mako

rived.

knowledge, of anything, they variety of prewar business men, CURTIS-BENNETT, QC.

to work,

their wives feel ashamed?

*. fool.

RENE MacCOLL TAKES HIS NOTEBOOK ON A WORLD TOUR. IN LONDON

COMRADE Z EARNS (and gets)

TWO vastly contrusting. A BACK-SLAP

personalities-one low-

WOS

our old-fashioned" notion of having the technicians, whom

pull out of the Suez base, wear

that

For these were Senator Fui bright's men - the cream of And they cannot quite be- America's university crop top. lleve that a university plump in mon from every state in cattle country can

the middle of the Wyoming union and overy major univer-

conceivably possess anything of sity in the country. And they "culture" which, they like to made their presence felt.

think, attaches to British

The Brillah undergraduate universities.

of the

Point Proved

mysteries

the

we shall leave behind when we moves quietly, waits patiently

for the the other high-keyed-were

- "The 'Dear Friend, your work provided by my week-end. Kow-by-the-Black-Soo The quiet man hailed from alm": "The Opening of the on

Universe; a now astronomical not a fallure. Count me in British uniform.) He has dart-academic world to unfold thern-

and ing

Intensely lively eyes. He is selves,

seldom speaks that, Friend Alex-your

immense unless spoken to. The American Soviet Russia; the incan- Volga-Don Canal," all in colour, work was most certainly not a vitality. His general appearance, asks questions, talks to as many say, look at the first two prob- The Americans, needless to radiates Dortly descent ego from Lebanon. and (the main dish) "Life in the failure....

clothes, included, is that of people

lems the other way around and д he can. Moreover, Let's start with the gentle Arctic" a film directed by none

see "no reason anyway why man you would moot a score of Russian job.

other than our guest of the Now the scene shifts to the in any elly block on

he talks so earnestly that his Wyoming should be devold of afternoon, Alcxander Zgurid), privato Toom of a quietly Beach during winter, the season, voice is apt to boom down the culture.

fashionable West End hotel.

echoing corridors of Britain's where that

jet propelled

ancient halls of learning..

Thanks to Benator Fulbright Lebanese man of Big Busines

and his allies, they have bem That, of course, is dot to proving their point. A visit to

in tow.

the F.

and

on

the Get out of

Miarl

Suez Canal

salesman who suspects that his men wear" Sell or give

Bom poctivo,

customer may know Arab States all the arms they { project in 1946, the Fulbrighters

whose

that trade

these

new

wespons?

Thick Book

is

Oddly enough, formalisod character of Amerl-

The ram was starting on the Sunday afternoon as we film lovers trooped into the National

Comade Z. launches $15.00

Film Theatre, that defiant little longlah preamble in Russian, Bustani, is crunching his amber. a and Bigger Politics Emile 25.00 boldover from

of B which is

painstakingly trans-

beads around in his hand, and Zone at once and stop "quib. imply that the invaders were a post-graduate seminar thero pa the South Bank, for a lated by an carnest, bespectacted talking faster than a used-car bling" about "the clothes your Bot welcome." Since Contres suficient to dispal' any illusions 35.00 special showing of Russian

young man, Only light

the appropriated the money for the to the contrary. 10.50 films.

during this period is when

The American is certainly less makces 10,50 The occasion arises out of the rade Z.

the differenes between a big end ask for. Then you will find have been making a name for conversant with Film modest reference to "having had and a carburetter.

the rarided themselves in almost every detail of his subject but, in International ScientiЛc

will agreements 25.00

at all levels from cussions where Congress, which has just been a little something to do with

follow swiftly." (A nudge fold and

#broad meeting in London; It's the making of Life in the Bustani,

personal "You must be swift to forestali undergraduate to professorial.

acquaintance with allied sub- Arctic," whereat Mr Madison fortuna has 30 many -faced, white-

zeros the Germans, who are making

jects can ho brought to bear, he. 5.00 president, red-

he hauls off and playfully maned, John Madison, marches

smack

a comeback."

more than holds his own. 5.00 f down the aisle and. mounts the him on the back, taking tacked on to the end of the total a nories of him that It resembles rostrum, with

Hmm. by chief Russian rather evidently

surprise; thermometer readings taken at

What about Israel,

despite the 1.00 delegate and ace documentary and when the Interpreter says the North Fole by Comrade once the Arabs have procured

that Zgurid's unit "spent two Zguridi, is here on A

fairly all 10,00 Alm producer Alexander Zgurid hours making this aim in the blatant, high-pressure lobbying Bustani, smiling all aver, tells

7.50

what he job for Nagulb of Egypt, frozen North," when

homely parable. "Look, when really means is "two years."

was a little boy at school, I got a most fearful licking one day end. Zguridi is a short, impassive- After a slow start, with in-

from a bigger, stronger boy. I looking chap. Every time he is numerable shots of Arelic' fish, While the British guests, who went away and for months on

And, in nine years, the thick applauded, which is fairly often, crabs, etc., Zguridl's own aim include John Foster. Under end I did gymnastics

and book

which records ha nada, mandaria-style un- about the frozen North turns Secretary for the Dominions, developed huge

these muscles

and Americans' impressions at Fud smilingly. He wears an off-red out very well indeed. The main William Decdes, Tory M.P. for, learned how to punch..

bright headquarters on London's tle, an inconspicuous grey suit theme is of the growth and Ashford, and a few other parkla- ing, and practically na expres- development of a most engaging montary representatives, stand "Then I went back and sought Upper Brook Street has become.

running com SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST, LTD. on his sallow face.

the champagne cut the bully. But suddenly I penetrating Polar bear cub, and the photo around amid

not realised that I was now the montary British education. We are to see a film about the graphy hero is of a high order, cocktails, Bustani tells us

strong one and he the wonkling. Nikitaki

More important, the students Botanical

As Zguridi himcalf put it, to to be so silly. Gardens,

"Why let the whole thing fall so I was merciful. There was have almost completely destroy down near Yalto-a sort

his preliminary remarks, "Dear

no new Aght" Frienda, wo would feel so glad down merely because of some..*** If after this film is over: we clothes?" he asks, all sweet" or Hmm. again. And -the Han that -- university education, in one systems to the other but, u» could look into the eyes of our sweetlah reasonableness (He shall lie down with the lamb, O North America, is dull and greater, opportunity, for students

and hear them say, means why don't we give up Bustani?

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