The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1892-05-03
WHAT A HAT SHOWS.
The Man often stamped W The Headgeal

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The Man often stamped " me Headgear
'Where did yos set HlNH hat2'' This
question, in this conneeI 9ns Is not in.s.
TENDED % b . tl.la gree imrer-
tinent 1t is asked d 'ely to show a
fellow interest concerni the most inn
portant article of man ress and adorn-
ment The declaration That the tailor
makes the man" is slightly misleading
and not altogether true for It is the hat
ter that gives the imp rant finishing
touch to the attired inae adult Will
liam Shakespeare. spanking for Sir
Francis Bacon, says:
For the apparel oft prool, inns the man.
Had he been speaking Of the modern
habiliments of men he would no doubt
have declared that the nat always pro
claims the man. and irFtones that can
not be misinterpretedt The headgear
is the first and often tho only portion of
mans dress that iuipresses an OBJ
server A mans hat L to him what a
headline is to an article ia the news
paper. If it is unpleaasntly shocking,
we care to know nothing further OF that
with. which it is connected; If it looks
inviting we are willing to cultivate
more intimate knowledge Of its sur
roundinga We can tel by it as the
children of the nursery 10 by counting
the number of buttons q the waistcoat.
whether the wearer Is
Rich man, poor man, begezI man thief,
Lawyer doctor, merchalls ehzsi.
Nature in one OF her mist intelligent
moods designed the hats the index or
a sort of tag to be ktached to the
wearer of it, whereby til, world may
know what and who be iswithout hav-
ing to ask impertinent questions to
satisfy its consuming curiosity.
The hat and the mnnr1r of wearing
it is the perfectly naturaland inevitable
product of the brain 5eneath it and
shows the moral and iItellectual soil
and seed it springs fromas correctly as
do the fruits and TOWER Of the garden
or the weeds of the fencl corner. More
properly it may be sail that the style
or condition of a hat MY be the result
of circumstances over Wlich the wearer
may have no control, mt the manner
in which it is placed on me head is the
true index to its owier's character.
The same style Of d hat nn Q dozen diff
ferent heads may expires IS many pre-
dominating traits Of Character. The
ordinary black derby 'at worn fairly
and squarely on the heal may not con-
clusively prove that the s@ner is fair
and square man, but il offers no sug-
gestion tc, the contrary A man who
wears his hat in this manner is not
handicapped BY his you
hrtntivufy affiv6 80 5zlcl Asion that
he may be pretty decentsort OF . man
and you would not much hesitate to
trust him in any ordinary business ca
pacity. He is not above or below the
common people. If he has idiosyncra-
sizes and frealish notions they are not
worn publicly on the sleeve nor pro-
claimed by the manner IN which he
wears his hat
Take the same sort Of hat and set it
well back on the head aud slightly to
one side and the impreasion It creates
on the mind of the observer is not al
ways altogether hatterirg to the wear
err. No one would guess that the brain
only partially beneath i Is particularly
noted for the highly practical, moral.
sober thoughts it coins The man UNI
der the hat worn in this way may be
wholly upright and scupulously cor
rect in his moral beh ayipr and again he
may not be; there exists q doubt in your
mind You feel quite sure that he is a
jolly, happy go-lucky sort of q fellow,
who would be pleasant companion on
an outing. but you are not quite certain
if he be the right sort Of person for
your younger brother to chum with.
Still he might be. since al appearances
are more or less deeeiving.
Any sort of a hat bfcdSxlst down over
the forehead till tn lin Is almost even
with the eyes give asearer sus-
picious look, and cal mind the old
Spanish sombrero Dad, slouched.
Tapping affair-that was often looped
down on occasions so as to serve as a
mask, and was well adapted toa land and
age when serenades, jealousies and mid
night stabbing were Of common occur
renee. You would be just little afraid
to meet q man who wears his hat in this
way in a dark, lonely place. His mind
may be the home of honeat and noble
intentions yet you doubt it and you
will not fail to give yourself the benefit
of that doubt. The hat of the sporting
man has m individuality that Is clearly
exclusive There seemsto hover about
it some of the associations Of It's wearer
One can almost see spades and diamonds
outlined upon it or hear the rattle Of
1 dice when in its immediate vicinity. No