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O n ce m o re th e ty r a u n y o f th e h at
w as a s s e r te d re c e n tly In th e h o u se
of co m m o n s, w hich, th o u g h it claim s
to b e th e m o st d ig n ified le g isla tiv e
a sse m b ly In th e w orld , is in m any
w ay s o n e of th e m o st rid icu lo u s,
w rite s a L o n d o n c o rre sp o n d e n t.
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a n d i t w a s fo r th is re a so n th a t o n e silk
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th e d e b a te o n h o m e ru le a few n ig h t
ago. I t Is th e c u sto m fo r m em b ers
of th e h o u se to s it w ith th e ir h a ts
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off T h is h o u se is th e o nly le g isla tiv e
a sse m b ly w h ich h a s su c h a fash io n .
W h en a m e m b e r of th e h o u se a d
d re s s e s th a t body h e is su p p o sed to
r is e a n d re m o v e h is h a t b efo re b e
g in n in g . b u t th e ru le t h a t h e m u st
be s e a te d a n d w e a rin g h is h a t w hen
h e ta k e s o n e x c e p tio n to th e ru lin g of
th e c h a ir is on iro n clad . E v e n G lad
s to n e , a t t h e to p of h ts p o w er, w as
c a lle d to o r d e r o n th e o n e o ccasio n
w h en h e fo rg o t to o b s e rv e it.
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tim e, th e o c c u p a n ts of th e m in iste ria l
an d o p p o sitio n f ro n t b e n c h e s g e n
e ra lly s it b a re h e a d e d . In th e m id st
o f th e h o m e ru le d e b a te a few n ig h ts
ago. b o th S ir E d w a rd C a rso n a n d A us
te n C h a m b e rla in h a d q u e s tio n s to p u t
to th e c h a ir w h en th e d iv isio n w as
called .
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d o n n ed firs t b y S ir E d w a rd a n d th e n
by th e R ig h t H o n o ra b le A u ste n , n e ith
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th e h a t. A m e m b e r is su p p o sed to
r a is e h is h a t w h e n e v e r h e is re fe rre d
to by a n o th e r m e m b e r o r w h e n e v e r
h e s p e a k s to a n y o n e o n th e b en ch
ab o v e o r below him . if h e w ish e s
to p ro p o se a m o tio n h e sig n ifies th e
f a c t by ra is in g h is h a t. H a ts a re
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h o u se , ju s t a s tr a v e le r s r e s e r v e p laces
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s e a ts , a n d f o r th is re a s o n m o st m em
b e rs h a v e a s p a re tile in t h e i r lo c k e rs.
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c h iv e s, g a rlic an d ro cam b o le— a n o th e i
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s to r e an d h e a l th e sic k — w ho h a s not
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fin e st n e rv e to n ic s know n, an d o n lo m
w e m u st h a v e in co o k ery — m o re e s p e
c ia ily in v e g e ta b le co o k ery . T hey
sh o u ld be c o n sid e re d th e w it th a t e *
liv e n s th e w hole.
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h a v e a d ish o f boiled o n io n s— so m e ol
th e e s s e n tia l oi! w hich c a u s e s th e m t t
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b o ilin g th e m in tw o w a te rs. A lso, a f t
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k e e p fro m c ry in g o v e r It— c u t out
c a re fu lly a ll th e base. A n o th e r h in t—
b e fo re fry in g o r bo ilin g o n io n s fo r •
d is h p arb o il th e m to re m o v e a n ex
c e e s o f pung en cy . W e all know th a '
b lo n d * o n io n s a r e m ore d e lic a te t h a t
th e b r u n e tte v a rie tie s a n d th a t young
o n io n s o r sm a ll o n e s a r e to b e p r e
f e rre d to th o se of p o rtly d im e n sio n s
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sn d e x p o rta tio n o f b a n a n a s , y e t o n ly
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