Maumee City express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1838-184?, 1840-02-15
THE PHILOSOPHY OF HATS.

THE PHILOSOPHY OF HATS.
Translated from the French of Jouy. for the "Coar
"From my early youth, have followed
the profession of halter. With what
success, the premium bestowed on me from
the hands Of the king himself, sufficiently
shows.
"The grand question is this:-- Does there
erist an objectionable relation betceen The
bat and the human .tace l--and if so, whai
are the iatOs and Effects Of this reiation?
"That hat adorns the head, protects it,
brings into relief the play of the features
and the cast Of the physiognomy. The
present round hat is comparatively modern,
dating no farther back than the 18th centu-
ry. 1t represents exteriorly, an eighth Of
the human stature, and should harmonse
with the forehead, the character of the
temples, the hair and the figure. If the
head is disproportoned to the body, it is the
proper duty of the halter to offer such a
hat as will remedy the defect.
"The Emperor Napoleon attached the
gravest Importance to the hat. 1t was a
trait of his greatness to produce the most
striking effects from tine most simple causes
When the terrible originators OF the revo.
luton named him first Consul, he, at one
stroke, signalised himself to the people
while he separated himself proudly from
kings. He adopted the grey frock coat,
and created his immortal petit chapeau
81 have it directly from person attached
at that time to the service of Napoleon,
that when he placed il for the first time on
his noble front, he tried with long and mi,
mute study, the various ways in which it
could be worn. After several attempts, he
set it en- colonne, (engthwise) but present
ly with an energetic movement, he shifted
it en- battajlle, lrontwlse) and with smile
made the pose immortal! 1t was discov-
cry of noble simplicity, more severe than
graceful, but admirably suited to the ha-
bitual character of lis face. All when
this great man traversed his gardens with
rapid steps after the councils Of stats, or
the tedious sittings of the cabinet, the
frowns were soon seen to vanish from his
brow, and under the petit chdpedu, his eye
flashed like the fire in the diamond. When
he mounted his horse, and rode into the
melee. the prtH chapeau, which he stuck
upon his head with a peculiarly brHs9ue
movement Of his hand, was like a crown of
victory. 1t was TO the hero much more IN
spring that the diamonds of Charles ", or
the flag of Mansfield. This sublime cha
peauis one of the great models. But who
dare wear it after Napoleon!
".N,rat was beautiful in his youth. His
cheeks were OF the brightest color, his eyes
were full of fire, and though a little more
decided in his manner than was quite tho
rough-bread, he had a wild elegance that
had It's effect even in the drawing room.--
But on horseback, Murat was Tancredi oil
Rinaldol AS Field Marshal, his three-cor.
nercd hat, trimmed with white pelnche, was
placed nearly lengthwise on his head, but
he had way almost coquetish, of turning
his head SO as to show it front,oise to those
whom he addressed, and in battle it was sc
worn as to have an effect highly martial, ant
at the same time careless and elegant. Il
was at this period that Murat wore uni
form of white cloth faced with blue, ant
the epaulettes, glittering with diamonds
which have become historical. Afterwards
Murat's hat took the shape of the shake
Methnks can see mm at Moscow, lacet
with gold and diamonds, pushing his troops
foremost into the phalanxes of the Cossack
and exciting them, one moment by alngnl
among them jewels torn from the uniform
and the next, by indignant strokes of hi
riding whip-hs snowy hat conspicuous t
the whole army. What was the momen
which marked the decisive movement Of thu
battle of Dresdenl The apparition of tll'
chapeau of Murat upon the Heights o
I'Plaun His uniform was encircled by I
golden belt to which hung superb straigh
sabre-but the charm lay not in that
,oas the hat of the ostrich plume. 1t wa
this hat which his soldiers followed into th
fire of artillery, and into the sweep of tn
torrent, and it was with this hat in thei
eyes, that they braved the deadly cannona
ding Of the Austrians. All why was III
crown broken on brow like his
"Desuix wore long hat with a lon
shabby blue overeoat, enveloping a dimlnu
tive figure. His coat was always fadet
and his thin aud emaciated shape was eS
actly in character with his long chapean.
"Duroc wore his hat with culpable mat
teniion, and il spoilt his countenance.
1 s'The bonnet Of Kosclusko, a sort Of hus
sar-cap, wound about with large hand
kerchief, and fastened with an aigrelte
was perhaps as much adorcd by the Pole'