LONDON POLICEWOMEN.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 12718, 13 August 1919, Page 7

LONDON POLICEWOMEN.

CROWD ADMIRE NEW UNIFORM

Londoners saw the new uniforms of the women police for the first time in Au»y.

With heads erect and doing their best to ignore the interested glances of passers-by, four women, resplendent in blue and silver, marched with firm regulation step from Scotland Yard to attend the police memorial service m the Abbey.

A hurrying crowd in Parliament square parted as if by magic, and paused to form a lane through which,' the women pursued their way across the square.

They wore a regulation blue tunic, tightly fitting at the neck, and fastened down the front with silver buttons. The skirts, of medium length were tailormade to match, .and hung just low enough to cover the tops of’the hi ehlaced hoots. On the collar were silver numerals, denoting the division and from the third button of the tunic dangled a silver whistle chain. of rank, outlined in while piping, weic on the right arm, while round the left cuff was the familiar blue and white armlet.

A neat blue pith ” helmet after the fashion of an Indian topee, and white gloves completed the equipment. From remarks among the crowd it was apparent that the new uniforms had created a very favourable impression. and " added dignity to a woman ueriorminjr a thankless and difficult service to the State.”