PEACE HATS COMING.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 16503, 2 August 1919, Page 6

PEACE HATS COMING.

MYSTERIOUS NEAV HEADGEAR FOR MERE MAN. London—and through London the world—is threatened with a “mystery” hat for men (says the London Daily News). The secret is jealously guarded and none but the interested are allowed to penetrate into the secret chambers where tho details of its construction are being worked out. It is to be called tho “Peace” hat, and, judging by the silence which has sealed the lips of all tho experts, it will cause a revolution in men’s headgear. “Men are tired of the old timehonoured bowlers, toppers, straws, and Homburgs,” said a, big London hatter recently, “and they want something now.* The returning soldier has been able to vary his headgear during the war. He has had the choice of tin hats, khaki service dross caps, and for quite informal occasions the cap comforter ananged as his fancy dictated. I can see the need for a. new hat. a “Peace” hat, in fact; but I’m afraid I’m not at liberty to give any details.” “1 can give the information,” said another hatter, “but not yet. The moment has not arrived. Yes, it is a ‘Peace’ hat, and the details will be available shortly, but until then I am sworn to secrecy.”

No one will reveal the secret. Tho only definite fact' is that the “Peace” hat is about to be roalea-sed on an unsuspecting public. In fact, oho of the hatting experts says, “I should not bo surprised if a series of hats commemorative of peace were forthcoming.” “Quite time, too,” said a lady questioned on the subject, “for men’s hats at present are undoubtedly the dullest tilings in life.”