Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1857-02-07
Felt Hats.

Our cotenporary Of the Christian Advo-
cate thus discourses and quotes, concerning
Clergymer aud Felt Hats -
The editor of the Central Presbytarisn.
in speaking Of the felt bat, discoagsss II tho
following style of good sense
Iadeed, this ia the only sensible hat now
worn. Iustead Of the shiny, hard aud Elf
fur or silk bat, 80 lately universal, pefpet-
ual annoyance to the owner; IN bis way in
every conveyance, and in every crowd ne-
yer protecting bjn from sun or tsia, Gu
keeping him anxiouely trying - protect i
very much IL the shape, ana about as plea-
ssat to the bead as d section Of stoye-pipe
would be always getting blown Of, Or
mashed, OF weatder-slsined instead Of all
this, we now have the broad brimmed. aez-
lble bodied, easy 6;ting hat. without fur Gu
1t, or stitching in it, never binding the brow
or causing headache; never Injured - rough
handling always in shape. II shape il might
be called, which shape has none; aways
shading the face from sun, and shelterine t
from storm and last, though not least, Iha
prettiest hat, if beauty is associated with
utility and the fitness OF things THIS is tho
hat which constitutes one OF the most lautied
inventions Of the present day; ore which
should universally supplant Its absurd pre-
decesaor. aud be worn BY all classes, clergy,
men included
"Clergymen included Tho we have
long set the example ourselves, we have not
had 'spunk" enough to speak out for it,
IN mr. hpof HOY nlarr,yp,au w, tL,.i- -
Presbyterian brother editor for venturing
the suggestion, His eu!ogy of the felt hat
is not overstrain,d I'd. We hope it will keep
its place on the crown Of our poor humanity
as long as hats are worn. One advantage
our brother editor forgets, perhaps, It's best
one too it is pervious to the perspratiou
and air, whereas the ordinary 'stoqe-pipe'
hat is not the consequence is, that the felt
crowned men has great deal less sneeziue
to do, IN the way Of fresh colds" This is
fact. aud no one doubts it who has made
the experiment with the old "stove-pipe,'
we averaged two Or three colds month.
we averaged one only when they ran togeth-
er, and made a complete month OF it, W..
have almost forgotten how to sneeze since
we dropped the "stove-pipe' and donned
the felt. The change, however is consid-
cred so unclerical, that we have been conl-
PEELED, in selt-protection, to humble our
self under the 'stoye-pipe'' on Suudays-it
is SO much more devotional. 10 enter q.
church portal electrically, we mean with 50
good aud suitable d caption as felt hat,
would be as uncommon and as unnatural as
1t would be nowadays to enter it with
1aoorouc oir ~ olf ool lootol,.o.e .,., 4 ....a
ence; neither is sufficiently fashionable"
but we hope they may yet be- Meanwhile,
both depend much upon our clergymen.---
We Ego in for the Felt Hat"
Our Methodist brother of the Advocate,
would really seem TO belong to depomina-
ton far more arstocratic than the ',Episco-
pal Church We have worn the felt hat,
without fear, Sundays as well as week days,
for years; and other Church clergymen do
the same. Nay, we have seen not only felt
hats, but even caps, worn By Doctors of Di-
yinity and Bishops! We suppose ii must
be because we Episcopaians have not so
much regard for Fashion," and mere ex-
ternal appearances, as our Methodist and
Presbyterian brethren. They will doubt
less become more Church-like In this, as
they improve in that ''self-coleotedness and
which, we are told, are now so
uncommon and unnatural" among them
when they go to meeting on Sundays.
"Stove-pipc' hats being thus justly con-
demned, and our brethren being willing to
go in for common sense, comfort, and the
''ielt hat y what have they to say about
!" Boards ?" TChaych ,7oag.