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Wanganui Herald, Volume LIII, Issue 160641, 3 May 1920, Page 6

A suggestion to increase the number of church attenders amongst the sterner sex was put forward at last night's meeting of the Christ Church parishioners. It was suggested that the ladies of the congregation might use their influence and refuse to go to church unless accompanied by their sweethearts or husbands. It was remarked that church was the only place where husbands allowed their wives to go unescorted; they would never allow them 'to go to the theatre without an escort. Silk hats (according to a London contemporary) are going up in price, and in future the minimum wholesale price will be 30s for the lowest quality, while lor the highest quality the manufacturers will charge from £2 to £2 ss. Since 1914 the cost of silk hats hag increased to four times what it was, and this is attributed almost entirelv to increased charges for taw materials. The demand for the silk hat continues in a surprising , € ? rce ‘,, trade which was stagnant oefore the war has had a wonderful revival, and both home and foreign trade is brisker than ever before. There are three styles of silk hat not being made There m the taper-crown for the ultrasmart man and the West End and the Continent, the straight crown for the ■provincial cities and the old bell-shap-country districts and Ireland. The biggest demand is for the two former styles.

• A lT Io S cai ?, le states that, speaking before übe Chamber of Commerce annua! meeting at Atlantic City, Sir Auckland Geddes (British Ambassador ■ i e States) declared that either the United States must go to Uurope will help in a business wav, or Europe would come to the United States to haunt the nation. Sir Auckland Geddes declared that the British Empire had troubles, hut they were small compared with European troubles. Ha said vast changes amounting to revolution occurred in England during the war, and that the ultimate political power in England would rest in the hands of fie workers. Sr Auckland Geddes told the audience not to believe the reports of disagreement existing between England, France Bud Italy, adding that he had attended many inter-Aflied conferenceSj and the pjports of disagreements were fantas-