4 APRIL 1931, Page 16

SCHOOLBOYS' CLOTHING [To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.]

Sm,—In reply to the letter from "M. F. S.," the best nether garment for a schoolboy is, I think, a pair of shorts of light washable material, secured round the waist with elastic after the manner of football or running shorts. In this case an undergarment need be worn only when required for warmth, and this could be fixed in the same manner a little lower down, or by a tape as used with swimming slips.

Incidentally, many schoolboys are found to wear braces as well as a belt.—I am, Sir, &c., P. D.