short treatise on head wear, ancient and modern, A. (1885)
R. Dunlap & Co. (New York, N.Y.) · The Company · leaf 26
m the dress alone theycan give you a true estimate of the character of the man. While this is, perhaps, expressing it rather strongly, itis certainly true that the material and style of ones dressdoes, to a large degree, denote the wearers character; andespecially is this so of hats and the manner… … with a cheap slouch hat. The prosperous business manalso can generally be picked out by his hat, it being some-thing substantial and good of its kind, while the man ofmean and parsimonious habits will usually have a hat tocorrespond with his dwarfed nature. Have a g-ood hat; the secret of your…
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