HATS AND LOCALITIES.
It fa astonishing to what an extent 'the sizes of hdads vary indifferent localities. It is a well-known fact in the hat trade (saya, an English paper) that there is a difference of two between the average hata worn In Birmingham and Glasgow, and it is generally conceded that the average ►aize in Birmingham ia smaller than in any other town in the kingdom. Taking the whole of England, the average size of hat required by men ia 7, or nearly 22 inches in oiroum'ferenee: in Wales 6% ia the average; the Irishman averages a 7 full; while 'the cannie Soots' average ia 7. King Edward, for many years, wore a size 7 hat, but his size at present ia 1%.
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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXVIII, Issue 7969, 21 February 1906, Page 7
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124HATS AND LOCALITIES. Wairarapa Age, Volume XXVIII, Issue 7969, 21 February 1906, Page 7
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