Thai women wore Western hair styles and skirts in place of shorter hair and the pha-nung or Jongkaben (waist-cloth)with the end pulled between their legs and tucked in at the back). In 1927 the Siamese flag was changed from a white elephant on a red background to the present design, the parallel red, white and blue stripes, representing the combination of nation, religion and The King.
"The King was very gifted as a literary man and composed many works of great merit both in prose and poetry. He wrote plays, encouraged music and often acted in plays himself. He translated three of Shakepeare's works into Thai, and they were done so well in poetic style that the original charm was kept."