25 MARCH 1955, Page 8

I ENJOY the consistency of the Sunday Express, which extends

even to its fashion page. Last week Miss Anne Scott-James announced on her page that Mr. William Douglas Home, the playwright, was one of Britain's best-dressed men. Miss Scott-James no doubt knows something about clothes, but I do not think she can ever have seen William Douglas Home, who has many virtues but is one of the worst-dressed men I know. I was reading of his success in the world of fashion, when he came down to breakfast. His waisteoat was buttonless, his trousers gave cause for concern. There was soap on his shirt, and his collar was frayed. Indeed, his only sartorial feature to which exception could not be taken were his braces; and they belonged to his father-in-law.

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