New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-24

3 Stuart decorated their hats with plurnes. even
the men Of war gave up. Now, men are bald
headed and featherIess. VIII they be hatlsxz
too, when women vote? In view Of the hideouz
affairs which men wear it might be well rs
hasten the day Of female suffrage
Return to feathers in mems hats, however.
would be viewed with horror by the Audubon
Society, which already has such trouble trying -
preserve birds against the raids Of women Il
might also bring down upon men the anathhraas
Of the church, as they have fallen upon woEser-
The fashion Of preaching against wonen's bead
gear was set by the Bishop Of Paris In the fDur-
teenth century. He denounced the head dresSsn
Of the women Of the time and promised tsa
days pardon to all who would cry out against
them
The good bishop, doubtless, would have StveH
his unqualified approval to the regulation BY
law Of the styles OF hats. This has been utnd
at various times though with little succssA
An act of Parliament in 1871 provided that al
persons above six years old, except members 81
the nobility should wear on Sundays and hoh-
days caps of wool made in England This hw
was repealed in 1897 The Emperor Paul u
Russia also tried to regulate the headwea< Of
his subjects, He ordered that in Rus
STA should wear a round hat on pain Of being
knouted and sent to Siberia
of the hat was in connection with their manu-
facture in this country. The colonists early be-
gan to make their own hats, and in addition 70
supplying the needs Of America even had tina
fmpertinence to try to sell some Of their product
in the mother country. The English hattsrz
were Immediately aroused and Parliament
passed laws forbidding the importation Of hats
from the colonies. In the mean time the col
onies themselves were trying to foster the tn
dustry. In 1862 Virginia offered reward OF
ten pounds Of tobacco for every good wool
fur hat made in the colony. North Carolina
Delaware New-Jersey and Pennsylvania also
gave bonuses for the making Of hats Virginia
built Up a lively and fourishing industry. and
produced a large number Of hsta
In those times, Of course hats were made by
hand and the manufacture Of one was opera
ton including deal of time and labor. An out
put of few hundred year was something for
q man to take pride in. The hat industry OF ths
United States to-day engages capital Of SO
900, 900, in round numbers, and has an annual
output of about $35O0O,OOO The principal fac
tories are to be found in New-York, Connecticut
and New-Jersey.
The beginning Of the hat is in the taking OF
the fur from the skin. This is done with rapidly
revolving shears placed under table The de-
nuded skin passes under the table, and the fur
goes along on top. The fur is then placed in
blower and all foreign particles sifted out after
which different grades and varieties are mixed
together in machine called the devil" until
'ur of the right quality is produced and the
eIting operation is taken up.
Formerly the telling was first completed and
hen the piece was beaten into the right shape
o make the hat. Now the feIting and the shap-
ng part Of the same process The fur ia fed
nto 4 former, or revolving cone Of brass or
Upper. pierced with innumerable small holes,
through which air is drawn by an exhaust tan
nd provided with arrangement by which jets