16 JANUARY 1915, Page 14

[To PUP EDITOR or SNP .. SPECUTOV1 STS,—I have read the

various letters in the Spectator com- menting on the conspicuous nature of the round, flat surface of the headgear of the British troops with anxious interest As a regular visitor at the West End cinema theatres, I bare been much struck by the distinctness with which the flat tops of the caps of our soldiers stand out in the pictures, even at a great distance, whereas the German soldiers, both as regards helmet and uniform, are almost as indistinct as earthworms. Surely this is a matter which calls for serious and immediate

consideration.—I am, Sir, Ac., S. W.