Edward VII Quote

To a secretary who had thought it was odd to visit a salon in Paris wearing a 'sort of Stock Exchange attire':

I thought everyone must know that a short jacket is always worn with a silk hat at a private view in the morning.


As quoted in: Edward VII (1964) by Philip Magnus


I thought everyone must know that a short jacket is always worn with a silk hat at a private view in the morning.

I thought everyone must know that a short jacket is always worn with a silk hat at a private view in the morning.

I thought everyone must know that a short jacket is always worn with a silk hat at a private view in the morning.

I thought everyone must know that a short jacket is always worn with a silk hat at a private view in the morning.