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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1940
Page
16
The article notes a push toward grey blue and green suit colors replacing darker winter shades. It highlights conservative three button single or double breasted styles, plus modern double breasted drapes for distinction. Sportswear grows with multi colored striped Shetland and cheviot coats and Moroco stripe outing coats.
Spring 1940 hats shift toward wider brims and lower crowns inspired by film icons like Clark Gable in Gone with the Wind. Color trends favor blue-green and muted neutrals such as blue-grey and olive, with telescope shapes and narrower ribbon trims aligning to the new lower crowns.
The article describes brim edge variations for hats including regular weight hats with welt edges, silk bound edges in contrasting colors, and the popularity of raw edges on spring light weights. It notes felt bound edges where binding is usually lighter in color than the hat Body.
A concise note on Beau Brummell famed for never removing his hat, even around women, as he believed it ruined his hair which his valet carefully restored.
The note attributes a quip to Lucius Beebe in which he would rather something unspecified than pants, reflecting a curio laden tone. The fragment signals a larger anecdote or column about Beebe and personal style.
A proverb about priorities mentions choosing a hat over pants, illustrating humorous social quip. The remark plays on attire as a playful symbol of practicality and humor.
Government authority in Turkey forbids wearing the fez in public. Public compliance leads to penalties. Citizens switch to derbies, straw hats, and snap-brim styles as the decree takes effect.
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