JOHN BULL SLIMMER NOW
Bargains In 17-incli Collai s
The beefy, bull-necked type of Englishman who gave aldermanic banquets their appearance of solidity will soon be as dead as the dodo. Golf and abstemiousness from the roast beef and strong ale of old England are rapidly extinguishing him. One of the biggest shirt and collarmaking firms in the City of London has discovered that few People now require collars larger than 16i inches. It is clearing out its stocks of n hat are now outsizes at bargain puces.
“Open-air exercise is altering the physique of the average middle-aged Englishman,” said the medical referee of an important city insurance comnanv. "Apoplexy, which was once a frequent cause of death among is now rare. The huge neck and the puffy face have given place to lithe, healthy, youthful tissue. ... “The Victorian city mans foul and five-course luncheon has become a light snack, washed down with mineral water instead of beer.” ; : •
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Dominion, Volume 24, Issue 68, 13 December 1930, Page 29
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