A HATLESS COMMONS
"Only a few veterans in the Conimon-i wear their hats; almost all ihe new men sit bare-headed,".says Iho "British Weekly" Parliamentary corrusiiotidcnt. ''Perhaps the numerous members who in ilin last generation wore their hats-in tho House did not know Unit the custom of keeping covered was a symbol that they woro part of the sovereign authority of the realm, The increasingly businesslike character of the Commons, the "rowing number of men who take an active part in tho business of the House and remain in its precincts during , a 'a.'ge portion of the sitting, has tended Iα "hangfl tho hat habit. Tho decline of ihe ancient habit is due also to the change ci fashion. Alargo number, of members wear bowler 'hats, and these have not been considered appropriate to the House itself."
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Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 206, 26 May 1919, Page 2
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136A HATLESS COMMONS Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 206, 26 May 1919, Page 2
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