THE NEW HAT.
BKEAKING CONVENTION/ rf,. , LONDON, October 26. There a remarkable public demand for the Daily Mail’s ” £IOO prize hat. m the competitmn tpr which there were 40,000 entries, this is quoted as evidence that men are pining for relief from the drab headgear with which are inflicted. The now hat is not a drastic reform somewhat suggesting the low-crowneil mid-Victorian ordinary felt, but with a curled brim and a stiffened and con vex crown. •„ . Public interest is extraordinary AJ ready makers are turning out silk straw hats' and tweed velours of all colours but the appearance of Mr Churchill and several well kno.wu actors in the new hat in Piccadilly has excited a good deal, ol mirth, showing-that the attempt to break the headgear convention ■will require a bold spirit. ■ >T- - . • 1 ' . .„■
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 16267, 6 November 1920, Page 10
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134THE NEW HAT. Star (Christchurch), Issue 16267, 6 November 1920, Page 10
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