Word: headgear
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Welcome. In the King's richly decked tent the Generals got a royal welcome. Ibn Saud liked the Lend-Lease pretties, gave a little Lend-Lease-in-Reverse: to each visitor an Arab costume, headgear and all; to the Generals, jewel-studded swords; to their aides, watches and daggers. The monarch, according to old Arab custom, pressed his guests to stay at least three days. But the Generals were not on vacation. Two hours after their arrival they said farewell, climbed aboard their modern magic carpet, turned Cairoward...
...William Gulp's little girl never lost her style, her poise, her figure. Guests admired the way she appeared on sweltering nights looking cool and handsome in dinner dresses with ruffles. She thought she looked best in yel low and chartreuse. She always had a weakness for absurd headgear and courageously indulged...
High point of the show is the ten or 15 minutes that Breneman spends trying on the audience's hats, which he refers to as "this molting feather duster" or "something special in the way of a potholder." Some women now deliberately show up with their most eccentric headgear, sit waiting for Breneman's onslaught...
...uniforms of the two organizations are similar in style except for the headgear; the Fitas wear a stiff red cloth band about three inches wide on the head, leaving the hair on top exposed. Also, the Fitas wear a white "lavalava" for general duty, and one of dark blue color for dress. They wear a red sash around the waist with both the white and blue lavalavas...
...picture does not show all of the 147 hats now on the wall. A couple of the hats there are dainty feminine headgear from those who have gone to the WAACs or WAVES...