St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1869-05-28
Tie clothes Mania.

Der, and which, am told. has not We
spent It> force i'll the interior states, is {
GOOD illustration of the way in which &;
fashion originates, takes" spreads
RACES, declines, dies away in the distance
and Is lost to view, until it pleases oul
sovereign lords. the fashion makers, &c
sprng Ii upon mankind again. The son OF
Il New ork halter, late in the yeal
1907, while making the tour of Europe,
found himself at Naples, where he MOTTO
ed pretty green hat that was much in
vogue, called the Alpine hat. 1t was
>tcepled crowned, with wide brim, and "A
| broad black ribbon round the crown
/ which was further decorated by feath-
er. II differed from the familiar Tyro-
7 Ir>e hat. which we often see ut the opera
upon the heads OF picturesque banditti,
cmrlly IN having the brim turned up, in
stead oi down, and in having q deep.
regular dent or cleft in the top Of the
crown, such rs all soft hats have when
they are first unpacked The young
natter, though on pleasure bent. had a
mind attentive TO business. and he sent
one OF these hat, home TO his father, who
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ot hi customers. 1t WAS As though lie
had .,iJ $50 vLa, ,I,;,.r. ,,'nln ehsunI
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wear that Kind Of thing in Naples out
oi doors. in broad daylight Just fancy
= man wearing :, ,,,e.',, i.,t ,.;,I, -, f,a,I,
er I'm IT, in thr .tr..t. -
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-,o,rppe with ,h. GRACE. that j. latent in
the ~.'v.u Tu-u t.. sail. Make m. a
dozen hats %. tr.lt pattern. hut black ard
wIjuuIt g.. ty.,th,r" In due time. tn.
n1i> were placed in the >tory for sale.
lhr hit they made Wa immediate and
n"~; ''erldy't livery one who saw them
WA" 'r..-tl''l with them, and they were
ali sold ,u "a lew hours II i a long time
~.urr matters have offered the public So
p'ea-lu- Il uuior of the becoming. the
comfortable. ami ;hr convenient. And
About Tins time arrived in New York the
Gallant "HmI # English cricketcr<. wear
M hats somewhat similar and these
gentlemen, performing daily in the pre-
-cn'e "t a great multitude. gave an I'M
pctu> 10 tIlr fashion. In Il short time.
the originator wa- selling hundred Al
pine hats a day, and all the other matters
We're in iu.! cry after them. In few
weeks. oue-hali the better dressed men in
New York were happy IN the conscious
nc-S of htyin. their heads more hccom-
iu-ly covered than they ever were before.
AMI the other half secretly craycd the
same h4priuc-S. but vrr,. nrrycntrJ from