f t lr. G. K. Chesterton recently referred to the American man's habit of removing his hat in nu elevator, if a lady be present, a.nd keeping it on in a hotel lounge evan if surrounded by women. G.K.'e explanation of this Transatlantic ceremony is that Americans regard a. lift as v "room" mid a lounge as a ''street." Now tho Mayor of Cleveland, U.S.A., intends to put up uotices, "Please don't remove your hut in this elevator. Keep it on, and help to speed up tho service." Ho. slates thiil men "hold their hats over their stomachs" and take up room other people should have.
A flo.-ain" i!ix-k lo accommodate, j-hiiw up k> 60.000 'tuns is being constructed for SoiUhamptgn. "i
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Evening Post, Volume CV, Issue 45, 22 February 1923, Page 4
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