Douglas Island news., 1899-01-18
THE HATS THEY WEAR.
The News Man Rounds Up Some Prominent Douglas Island and Juneau Men. Head Gear
 and Other Pecuiiaritics.

The News Man Rounds up SOulS F'"i'''i'N''' Douglas Island and Juneau Men. Head Gear
 and Other Peeuiiaritics.
 Man is a peculiar being, fearful!y and wonderfully made. Ho has his pocull- aritics as we'll as sterling qualities. When correctly balanced, he k good one. otherwise you will find wheels in his head. He runs to fads, but few Of Us know that such is the case. If we possessed sufficient knowledge, we could read a man by his hat or his dress as surely as the disposition of a woman can be read by her nose. We are weak vessels at best, but we can only realize this when we compare our knowledge with the Infinite.
 Pope said:
 "Kuow then myself prcSum" not God
 The proper study of mankind i, man" ."
 We would be much better, much wiser if we took Popc's advice. or even if we studied ourselves more than we do our acquaintances. We must take humanity uS we find 1t. Hut the News man is diverging-we want to say something about ''Tho hats they wear. Our comments must be limitcd-it Is proper that they should be so.
 II. F. Robinson wears a 723 Fedora hat. Sometimes it is brushed. somc- times it isn't. Now you couldn't get him to wear a Derby or silk hat no way you could fx it. You don't know why, and the News man wont tell you Jack Beard wears IT. white soft hat with crease in the top. He iS very particular to keep it well brushed.
 R.D. Taylor's head fits very nicely Ill number 7ls hat. He prefers a narrow rim. black colorcd soft hat. II. R. Elliott's size is q number I.soLt and generally black color. He always wears his hat when he goes to church or Sunday school.
 Mir. 4. B. Klacboc wears 1'a black colored stiff hat, when h" wears one. If is well taken care of and is kept well . brushed.
 D. Langstedtcr wears brown Derby, number 67y. and nccktiC to cores pond. The manner in which he wears his lat is a good character study, but only the expert will "catch on" ! J.F. Eichery wears a number : black, stiff hat and red necktie. If you would know how to wear q hat observe his style.
 ] Judge Winn wears "a black Fedo- ra and bright red nocktic. The hat is kept in the best of condition and gives the Judge Hobson-like appear ance.
 George Rice generally wears brown l Derby, number :; sometimes he wears a soft hut. It is generally free from dust and is always in style. 1 Ed. Cascbolt, one of the best looking men in town, wears 7li black Derby. I He ranks with Blum and Summertioid in the noatness of bis head gear
 J.J Thornton wears a 7id Fedora, when he wears one at all, which Is not often.
 RL. Ball wears a G7a Fedora. He prefors that style to all others.
 John c. Held, the lawyer, wears a black n Derby, which is his most con stant companion. He puts it on be- fore he takes his bath in the morning, and takes it off after he goes to bed at night. He is not very particular as to whether it is kept brushed.
 w. N. Matlock wears number otS cap which is generally woru tilted on the right side. He swipes the dust off occasionly with bis coat sleeve.
 T. J. Donahoe, the lawyer, wears small rim, stiff, black colored hut which sets straight on his head. ! Rsrbor the inSurance man wears a