Tuesday, February 15, 2022

Today -100: February 15, 1922: 16 inches


Princess Mary of Britain is getting married, and seats in Westminster Abbey will be only 16 inches apart to accommodate more attendees. Peeresses are protesting. The Duke of Atholl, responsible for the 16-inch rule, says he managed it wearing a kilt and sees no reason women require dresses bigger than his kilt. A newspaper reporter measured the seats in various public places: the underground allots 19 inches, theatres 20...

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