University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1913-04-11
representing the animals mouth.
That Bow In the Back.

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There are vestiges of the hats ol
our ancestors in our present-day
headgear. The new hats with the
prominent bow in the back, which are
SO frequently seen at the University
furnish a good example of this. This
bow represents the tying of the hat
band by primitive peoples. Early
headdresses were made from a piece
of cloth, around which a fillet was
tied SO that it fitted the head. That
is the reason the hatband on hats
today usually ends in a small bow.
On the inside of a modern hat, a
little bow of silk ribbon will usually
be found at the back, where the edges
of the leather lining meet. This is a
vestige of the time when hats did not
easily fit the head. and were adjusted
by a lacing inside.
There is also a historical reason
why plumes and other trimming are
usually found on the left side of the
hat In the days when feathers were
very long there was much fighting,
and if the plume had been on the right
side ii might have got i'm the way of
the sword. and caused injury to the
wearer.
Ladies. please remove your hats"
also dates back to ancient days. In
the time of Louis XVI. the French
police were having trouble about this.
and i'm Italy the officers were con-
stantly bringing complaints to the
Italian Theater about the size of hats,
which intercepted the view. Men of
today have very little to complain of,
for at that time the headdress of
women was 72 inches in height, and
they had to kneel in their coaches in
their journeys to the theaters.
And Man Is to Blame.
Man has been complaining about
wOman's hats since civilization has
existed. And yet history shows that |
he is responsible for their develop |
ment. Hats were originally intended |
only for utility, to protect the head
from sun and rain. The savage man
introduced feathers and other decor
ative headdress, which developed, un-
til. in the days of chivalry. courtiers
wore all manner of fancy plumes
Primitive woman did all the hard
work and primitive man wore all the
fine clothes. While the squaw was
building the campfire. the Indian
brave decorated his head with feath-
ers. Even the stern vikings wore he'll
nets with large wings on each side
Korea is country where hat styles
never change. The types are fixed
'y custom for all ranks and occasions.
There are sixty-fve styles in mems
lats, twelve in children's and only
ix in women's. Here the presence of
hat is a sign of prestige and it's
bsence of disgrace. For many years
butchers were not allowed to wear
lats. as they were thought to have
ommitted sin by taking the lives of
living creatures.
The hat is also a symbol of standing
a Spain and Mexico Formerly the
randees of the Spanish court pos
essed the privilege of wearing their
ats in the kings presence. Mobiles
led with each other in the size and |.
ostliness of their hats, hence one
eason for the large hat of the Mex
,an today. At one time a Mexican
laced his hat and his horse before all
is worldly possessions and paid $500
$1,000 for his gold embroidered :
eadgear.
Origin Of the Silk Tile.
The tall silk hat, which is regarded
5 a sign of respectability through =