GREAT BRITAIN: Mannequins of Empire

The monocle-wearing 1st Marquess of Willingdon, super-dignified Governor General of Canada (1926-31) and Viceroy of India (1931-36), is just about the last Briton anyone would expect to organize a fashion show. But the Marquess recently returned from an exploratory trade mission in South America and it so happens that beauteous, tawny-toned Miss Rosemary Chance, who models clothes for swishy London photographers, is the Marquess' niece. Last week under his august sponsorship, and with the active cooperation of Their Majesties, Miss Chance and 17 other 100% British mannequins prepared to sail on a fashion tour of South America, where they...

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