The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1899-02-21
CHARACTER AND THE HAT.
Men Display Their Traits by the Manner of
Wearing Headgear.

From the Nashville American.
Show me how man wears his hat and
/ will tell you what manner of man he is.
Notice yourself how he wears his head
gear, and you can make a fair estimate
OF his character.
In choosing a companion for 'life." for
business, for an afternoons iaunt among
the hills OF a few lazy hours on the beach,
select the man whose hat seems to have
been made for him, and which he has set
squarely upon his head. as 1t was designed
TO do, with never tilt TO the right or
left nor fore or aft
He is methodical man and a comfort
able man. with rare endoW ment of COM
mon sense. He is not given to Icarian
flights of farcy. He obeys the Injunction
OF the homely philosopher who advised all
mankind to keep its feet upon the ground
His enemies never dreamed Of calling
him a visionary, although they might be
heard whispering behind their hands
''prosaic." The man whose hat habitually
fits him is a man of accuracy and logic.
Men whose hats are always too large
for them are of reflective habits They
are careless Of externals and given to in
trospectiOn. They are philosophical and
likely to fall into fits of preoccupation
They are men of large ideas and broad
views. They are apt to ignore mere de-
tails. Ccnspicuously of this class was the
late Premier, Mr. Gladstone. whose hat
brims always show disposition 10 reach
his ears.
Men whose hats are always too small
for them are vain and finicaI, is the in
teresting statement made by a writer in
the New York Journal
The man who wears his hat drawn over
his eyes may not be a crook" but he is
undoubtedly a "schemer" He excels m
strategy, whether he uses his gifts i'm an
army campaign or in a coup on Wall
street. He is of a secretive nature He
Is Self-reliant and self-centered, which is
only another phrase for selfish" He is
not cheerful He is. in fact. given TO
gloomy meditatiOns. He may be a Machia-
Velli or he may be only a business pro-
moter, but he is always, first and fore
most, q Schemer.
Much more does the man who habitual-
ly wears his hat pushed off his forehead
enjoy the confidence of his fellow-men.
The man who wears his hat, as women
are wearing their newest bonnets. off the
forehead, is essentially frank. He is ad-
mired by those who do not agree with any
of his views, for his straightforWardness
He has a joyous nature. If nature has
not gifted him with a singing voice he
whistles
The man who wears his hat tilted over
his forehead is always an optimist. The
man whose hat slopes at the back has
unusual brain power The intellectual
predominates his makeup.
The man whose hat slips over his fore
head is OF strong materialistic tendencies.
The man who wears his hat at an acute
angle on the back of his head cares little
tor the conVentionalities. He Is more than
likely to ignore them.
The man who Wears his hat drawn for
ward may despise them, but he pays out
ward observance to them.
The man who places his hat on one side
is independent
The man whose hat is perfectly straight
and nicely adjusted is a man of mathe-
NAUTICAL eXactneSs Of purpose and practice