GOOD MANNERS AND THE HAT.

Western Star, Issue 1389, 14 September 1889, Page 1 (Supplement)

GOOD MANNERS AND THE HAT.

The right manipulation of the hat is like spelling—it must be learned early and thoroughly, or it comes hard aud is alway a skittish possession. A mother habitually indulgent to her children called her eldest born—a boy of ten—back when he had left her at a street corner. . The lad cowered under the severity of eye and accent. “ Never-dare to leave me in the street again without raising your hat!” she said. “ It is a token of respect which you owe to every woman, and never forget that your mother is a woman,” In other lands h here external courtesies rank higher than with us, the custom obtains of doffing the hat on passing a lady—stranger or acquaintance—on the staircase or in the halls of hotel or other public building. This is but one of the many pleasant things by us left undone and the undoing is carried to a disgraceful extent as we descend in the social scale. The lower we go the more scanty is the observance of the etiquette and moralities of the hat, till we are forced to consider this important adjunct to outdoor toilet as an almost intallible barometer of breeding. Respect of the rules regardi eg its management in refined circles is the last sign of better days aud better manners with

which the decayed gentleman parts When his hand forgets the way to the hat brim, he is very near the foot of the hill.