FASHIONS IN HATS

Hokitika Guardian, 9 February 1929, Page 6

FASHIONS IN HATS

ENGLISH MANUFACTURER VISITS AVELLINGTON. Visiting AYollington at the present time is Mr -I. Woodrow, head of the well-known English firm of J. AYoodrow and Sons, hat-makers, and who is naturally a ( ustomer for New Zealand and Australian rabbit fur. from which a great deal of fur felt used in hatmaking is obtained. Air AA nodrow arrived in Melbourne on Christmas Day I,y the Xarkunda. and being a great cricket enthusiast, lie was immensely interested' in the Tests, and witnessed rhe third one in Melbourne. His enthusiasm for cricket has been such that he has entertained Australian teams in England. The linn of which he is the head was established in I<<o. One of the reasons for Air AYoodrow's visit to Australia was to ascertain, if possible, why English hats made from Australian fur did not come under tue preferential tariff ior British products. In consequence of that extraordinary regulation the British hat manufacturers wore not using so mm 1 Australian fur as i hoy otherwise would, as it .meant no advantage. Hats made of French fur in England came under the same tariff heading as those made from Australian fur. , ■‘Fashions in Australia and New Zealand are entirely' different fyom those in England.’-'’• Air Woodrow said.“A few years ago there, was a boom in soft hats in England, after the I’rinre of AYalse had . adopted this form of headgear, hut' now there is a growing demand for the hard bowler type. Another remarkable change is tin- return in popularity of the sill-; hat. which is being largely worn hy young nii'ii of fashion.’ Speaking ol industrial conditions, in Lancashire particularly. Air A\ 00-.lrov. stall'd that there was a general feeling of goodwill between employers and their workpeople. Extremists were frowned qpon hy the average workman, who now realised that industrial upheavals did not achieve good results.