End Of Bell-Bottoms.
I The Royal Navy expects that its I ra'tings will soon be the best dresst ed members of the Services. | Changes which the Admiralty plans j include abolition of the familiar l bell-bottomed trousers. Ratings \ will wear blouses with zip-fasteners j down the front, coat-style sleeves, .and streamlined collars, and modI . ern trousers. Light-weight rainj coats with warm, detachable lin- ; ings, will replace the present heavy ! greatcoats. Tropical clothing will j be cooler and . lighter and men will j appear as if dressed for crickets ; Working dress will be an open- | neck shirt and blue overall trousers. I Talent Quests. j Are Northland's taleht quests : worth while? The Whangarei Pro- ; gressive Society, which has sponj sored quests for several years, dis- ; cussed the matter .last night. The ! presidentf Mr. J. F. Johnson, saidI the present series vtoUId dpst about j £300, He opposed continuing the : quests on the -same linesi,as in the ! past once they had lost their j novelty. Members agreed that : judging by a. panel was preferable j to a pubiic vote, but considered j that the evening arranged would | still eommand support.
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Chronicle (Levin), 13 July 1949, Page 4
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188End Of Bell-Bottoms. Chronicle (Levin), 13 July 1949, Page 4
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