The heritage of dress; being notes on the history and evolution of clothes (1908)
Webb, Wilfred Mark, 1868- · New York, The McClure Co.; London, E. Grant Richards · leaf 95
Fig. 52.—A hat with the remains of lacing. 56 THE HERITAGE OF DRESS In a hunting hat, however (see Figure 53), thelacing is continuous round the hat, and the lining canbe made to fit the wearer. It helps to form a buffer,should the huntsman unfortunately fall on his head,and it is claimed that many… … Fig. 53.—A hunting hat with complete lacing inside. times when hats could not easily be got to fit theirwearers, the lacing inside would be most useful, asit ensured that the size could be adjusted. It is possible also that in the lacing we have ameans by which a hat was originally shaped, andthat…
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