St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-02-10
STUDY IN HATOLOCY
The Style in Which Ones
"Bonnet" Is Worn Indi-
Gates the Nature.
THE HAT OVER THE EYES
May Indicate Aggressiveness
or a Tendency to
Crime.
TIPPED BACK ON THE HEAD
It Means Gaiety Of Heart
Some Types Seen in st.
Paul.
TIPPED BACK ON THE HEAL

It may be, indeed, that a man does
not feel as frisky in a silk hat as IN
a derby, but the gambler and the
successful sporting man are not al
WAYS devotees of Chesterfield. 1t is
ONLY. however, the second rate
"sport" that condescends to don
"billycock.
The kind of hat a man wears IN
dictates little, but the manner in
which he wears it is luminous with
expression. In general, it may be
said that to wear the hat pulled
down over the eyes marks agrees
siveness, trickery and a tendency 10
crime and violence. 1t is the favor
ite style of the would-be tough.
To wear the hat pushed very far
back displays recklessness, generos-
ity and gaiety of heart. The best OF
our Irish citizens illustrate this car
riage of headgear. A hat inclinlng
to either side betrays jauntiness and
dissatisfaction. Thus are diSt1n-
guished the lady-killer and the man
about town. Whoever so places
his hat that it inclines neither to the
fore nor aft and lists not to either
side is an individual of placid self
satisfaction not lacking in hypocrisy
and vainglory. The quack doctor,
the religious fraud and the purse
proud merchant favor this exact
ness of hat equilibrium.
The above principles set forth
merely the grand elements of hat
wearing = the constitution, so to
speak, of hatology. AS with all gen
eral principles, their operation is
constantly diverted by accidental
causes. Ones hat may fit too tight,
and so may be pushed back to re-
lieve the strain upon the temples. A
particular style of hair cut may al
feet the attitude of the hat. 1t is,
hence, not to be assumed that hat
illogical indications are infaliible
more than are those of meterology;
and it does sometimes rain when the
signal service, the barometer and
your friend, the naval captain, all
agreed that to carry an umbrella
would be to satiriZe Providence.
The philosophy of hat-wearing can
be studded advantageously in st.
Paul. Our Western capitalists are
men of little personal Ostentation,
and of great mental activity. j. j.
Hill, for instance, wears always IN
winter or fall derby. Not even the
presence of an English lord or New
York director will induce Mr.. Hill
to assume tile. This he generally
inclines we'll over his forehead. as II
to shut in, away from the inter-
ruption of eXtraneouS matters, the
latest schemes of railroad develop
ment.
H. P. Upham is still more modest.
For even a derby is
Too Fin de Steele.
He prefers a soft hat, which he
wears we'll toward the front.
D. A. Monfort has the distin-
guished bearing of his family, and
properly believes that a silk tile,
equally poised, is his only fitting
crown.
Along with the other capitalists
come the newspaper men. The tile
is in little favor with this cultured
class. There was man here last
Wednesday who was an editor, and
bore aloft a hat of shining silk, but
he came from Minneapolis, and,
during the election scene at the cap
itol, he stood upon a chair and re-
peated to the crowd the substance
Of his coming editorials. This is not
professional. Great ideas should be
launched unexpectedly. The hat eX-
planned it. Only the Journals"
wears his hat carefully adjusted.
The newspaper boys are too cheer
fully Indifferent.
A judge must necessarily retain a
perfect balance in all things or he
will be accused of favoring one side.
Thus, Judge Kerr, Judge Willis,
Justice Mitchell or Chief Justice
Start might be suspected of having
used hat pins in order to retain the
perfect equipoise of their cranial in
vestitures., Even Judge Willis soft
felt has acquired such rigidity that
it seems stovepipe in disguise.
Lawyers, on the other hand, are
naturally partial. Attorney Jaggard
admits that he cannot pass the
'loop" without taking sides with
contending street cars. The perora-
ton of his argument in favor of a
Of 70 ha al
morning was "Reminiscences of
Rufus Choate. Mr.. Jaggard's hat,
of course, always has a pronounced
bias to one side. The northeast cor
ner of Bill ErWin'S head is COM
paratively unprotected, and accord
ingly it is slyly but effectually COW
cred whenever the court adjourns.
H. B. Farwells hat usually leans to
the protection of the left side of the
busy brain it covers. Neither "Tom''
O'Brien nor the ex-mayor, of course,
exhibit impartial Indifference in the
adjustment of their hats, but they
are too wide-awake to unduly shade
their eyes. Attorney Kellogg is so
serious and determined that he
thrusts his derby to the left with a
vigor that insures it's stability.
The most successful doctors inspire
A Cheerful Confidence
as much in their hat attitude as
otherwise. DR.. Abbott, for instance,