In the last Unionist Administration there was a Secretary for War, Mr. St. John Brodrick, afterwards Viscount Midleton, of whom it used subsequently to be said, that he lost his job through dabbling over much in millinery. Of course, he did not, but that was the facetious way in which his critics used to rub in their contention that the only thing he achieved at the War Office was the change from the old smart undress cap (the same for the cavalry as our Light Horse wear and only slightly different for the infantry) to a German model from which was eventually evolved the '"cheesecutter" which the troops wear today. It is to be hoped that the military expert of the Municipal Police will not_meet with a similar dire fate. Whoever he may be, he would seem to be quite ¢ hardworking designer in these days.- Tt was not so very Jong ago that the Chinese police lost their old pattern mafoo headgear, which " was aesthetic loss, if a utilitarian gain, for they looked more Chinese and more _picturesque—even smarter—under them than with the peaked caps. A few weeks ago they were served out with helmets for summer wear. These,.certainly seem in keeping with the weather and are smart, but close inspection shows that even in so short a while, they have worn rather badly. Now it is the turn of the Sikhs, who have come out in khaki turbans with a smart overhanging blue frill. A Sikh must have his turban, whatever the weather, so it is no good saying he would look
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