New-York tribune., 1902-09-07

famous black Golf or cap of cloth is
served for the passing of sentence or death oniy,
hut Is part of the judicial garD. slsnlfylns the
Juoses dignity and power with IL ne covers
hlnself III the royal presence and II the hlng
should enter a court where civil or criminal
cases were being tried the presiding judge
would Immediately don his black cap:
Inc same significance attaches to the wearing
dI the hat in Parliament. 1t Is decldratioh oI
power and rank, though some authorities de-
ScflDe 1t as u survival of the time wnen leH-
bers went down to Westminster clad in arnor,
and retained their helmets, owing to the dill
cuIty OF removing the same But the lInpor,
lance of the hat in the Commons is great ana
the House resents nothing so much as an IN
frlnsement of it's unwritten rules as to covering
and Gncovering, much to the discontinue OF
the new Nj. 2.
The right of Lord Kingsale to wear his hat in
the presence of the sovereign is Wen known,
ana emphasizes the significance attached IN
past ages to the covering of the head when
significance is still unconsciousIy retained In the
uSages of good society in these days Lord
hlnssaies privilege is shared only by Lord for-
ester and the master of Trinity College Cam
bridge When Queen Victoria visited the UNI
Verslty the master of Trinity exercised his right,
but, feeling that some explanation was neces-
s.ry ne reminded her majesty that the noders
or his office were entitled to retain their hats
in the presence of the sovereign In the pres
ence OF the sovereign-yes," replied the queen.
but not in that of lady"
second only in Importance to the 1mperlal
crown is the cap of maintenance, a high concal
cap OF crimson velvet turned up with erInne.
which the King wears during the preaching of
the coronation sermon. AS spiritual princes de-
the archbishOpS and bishops wear their mltres
throughout the ceremony. and their headgear
mas passed INTO a SynOnyme for their office Whlie
the shovel hats Of their daily wear are inSepa-
Tahle from episcOpacy. The cardinals oval hat,
with a double purple friaZe having thirty taSSelS
lallng behind, is the similar prize of the Roman
thuFch. 1t is the most costly and uncomtOrt-
ah!e or headgear, but, nevertheless, thousands
nave ilVed and Striven only to obtain it. Though
the gowns of various universities differ in shape
the possession Of degrees is marked by the col
ored hoods, just as in ancient days pilgrims
were distinguished by cookie hats, Jews by
| yellow caps and heretiCs by steeple crowns. The
| blue bonnet of the Scots is notorious, and many
Quakers are still faithful the broad brimmed
beaver Sixty years ago the white hat was the
badge OF RadiCaliSm, from its in and out
! of season by Orator Hunt" OF the significance
| OF the hat in foreign lands it is sufficient to
| mention the feZ Of the Moslem and the turban
| lineage by green headgear. Though in England
! dent as Of yOre. its existence is sufficiently
proved by its supremacy in the toilet and in the
I exchange OF cuurteses To dof ones coat or
boots would be tedious salutaton. and without
/ meaning. but the removal of ones hat is the
natural manner of acknowledging merit. And
| materially also the hat procfaims the man. for,
as the Autocrat would ask What is more elo-
, quent than a glossy Lincoln and Bennett
napless. frayed specimen of the same genus.
J raki,' bowler, a negiige Trilby. a
Ereas APP" Power and poverty alike reveal
themselves in extremities.