Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-06-26

dreds OF people had de otei the best part o
their lives consi lering the merits of the pro
per covering Of the heads OF men, and thai
nearly all of them had cpme to the conclu
son, tier dlhgent study, observation. and
reflection, that the tall silk hat possessed al
Nantages over every fora of headgear that
had heen worn IN ancient or modern times
commercial traveller states that hen
he tirst took TO the road he wore a suit OF
light tweed cloth and a soft SlouCh hat
These he thought would lie very comfort
able, well suited for travelling, and sutli
Clentiy dressy Tor person engaged in his
occupation. His tip was not successful,
though he ab>tained from all the vices com
mon 10 "drummers ami attended strictly
to business The few bills OF goods he sold
were to small dealers of somewhat doubtful
commercial standing he was 81 dis
coursged by his failure to secure
trade that he was thinking of giving
up the business when an English com
mercial travelrr suggested to HIM that his
dress was not il his favor. He recon-
mended him TO discard his tweed sack and
low slOuch hat, and 10 wear in n ir place a
black lrock coat and shiny stove pipe, and
/ 10 try his lucN again. He followed the
advice, AMI su, Ceeied far beyond hIs first
anticipation& He was welcomed at places
where he was not received before and gen
orally ma e large sales.
lHE vALUE OF GOOD CLOTHES
! This statement is followed by one from a
pr, sperOus city merchant lie writes that
he entered the house of which he Is now
the manager AMI senior partner a. an Office
/ boy. lie at once resolved to work himself
| up to the highest round, if that could be
accomplished 10y study, care. industry. and
the exercise of all the ability he possessed
His progress was slow at first, but he at
tributed thls to tn, fat that he was young
" hen be became a man he dressed plainly
ordinarily in tweed clothes and low hat, so
to save all he could of his salary. He
made himself useful 10 the house and was
more than once assured that his services
were duly apI reCIated Still nothing was
said to him about taking him into the firm
OF giving hun an interest IN the business
Becoming discouraged at his prospect Of
advanc, ment, he concluded that he might
as well spend more of his salary in dress
and in making a better appearance. He
&C. ordingly appeared at his place Of bust
ness one Monday morning in a black broad
cloth suit, while a tall silk hat was on his
head He entered ON his duties as usual
and no remarks were made about his
change of dress but more customers ad
dressed him than was customary and be
fore the week ended he was invited TO be
come a member OF the uTm
German commercial gentleman tenn
porarily residing in Glasgow adds his testi-
mony in favor Of the tall hat He states
that merchants from London and Paris
are letter received in Berlin than are those
from Glasgow and Edinburgh, and he is in
clIned u think that the preference 10 them
is due to the tall hats they wear, as the
SOFT hats worn by the Scotchmen present q
very cheap appearance
The testimony OF these three men appears
TO lie sufficient TO establish the vaiue OF the
tall hat in the world of trade and com
merce. Its value in promoting respectable
ity and morality is declared by many per
sons
FROM A MORAL STANDPOINT.
A woman states that she has for many
years Observed the men taken to a station
house by tine police, and that not one IN 9'sD
wears a tall hat Another has noticed
while travelling that the men who wear tall
hats behave in a more dignIted, respectful
and refined manner than those who wear
caps or low hats Toe former are not ad-
dicted to the Use Of profane or low Ian
guaCe 4 lady who has given much atten-
tlOn to the matter Of dress thinks that no
covering for the head is so becoming or
tasty as the tall silk hat and she regrets
that they are 50 expensive and 50 liable TO
cause headache and badness This letter
calls cut communications from a ply
and dealer in second hand goois The
doctor states that the tall hat is the most
healthful covering for the head, and de-
clares that the men who wear them very
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ventllator in the top of it the wearer is not
likely to become bald 1t causes the top of
the bead TO be surrounded 10y air, which Is
the POOREST conductor OF heat thus keeping
1t warm in winter and cool in summer.
The dealer in second hand articles of dress
states that he pays more than twice as much
for cast OIL silk hats ne does for felt hats
that originally sold for the same price He
thinks if they were generally worn that
dealers would pay half price for them when
they had seen six months service They
would be cleaned up and shaped so as to
conform to the latest style Finally, tn:
testimony OF professor OF science and navl-
gator is given in regard to the value OF the
tall hat as a life preserver He says it is
more serviceable in case Of shipwreck than
any buoy he has ever experimental with
1t now seems evident that the stovs-pipe
hat Is the most potent agent in every de
partment of progress and reform that We
possess We now understand why there is
so much wealth. refinement, culture, and in
tellectual activity in Lonion and Paris
The men who live in these cities generally
wear stove pipe hats In view OF the testi
mony that has been given on the subject, ii
SCENES likely that we have not yet dis
covered half the virtues of the tall hat -
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