~ The Mentor: A Little Book for the Guidance of Such Men and Boys as would Appear to Advantage in the Society of Persons of the Better Sort, by Alfred Ayres, 1884
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~ The Millinery Trade Review, 1917
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“Practical Sports Hat of Khaki Kool worn by Mrs. Vernon Castle and greatly admired for its Chic by the Fashion Arbiters.”
~ Summer Nights Carnival of the Oriole, Official Programme Issued by the Order of the Oriole, Baltimore, Sept. 11th, 12th and 13th, 1883.
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“Odd-Shaped Heads Fitted by Machinery”
~ Merton White Duck for Golf and Tennis, 1922
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“THE TENNIS CRUSHER…a dandy outing hat”
Note for concerned duck lovers: duck is apparently a form of white linen
~ Lloyd’s Treatise on Hats, with Twenty-Four Engravings; Containing Novel Delineations of his Various Shapes, Shewing the Manner in Which They Should be Worn, the Sort of Face and Person Best Suited to Each Particular Hat, and Rules for their Preservation; to which is Added, the Whole Process of Hat-Making; Together with the Customs and Regulations of Journeyman Hatters, and Other Useful Information, Robert Lloyd, 1819
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NOTE: Born in March 1778, Robert Lloyd was a successful London hat maker and was “well known in his day as a keen appreciator of philosophy, a writer, inventor and a member of clubs and societies, including London’s famous ‘Eccentric Club.’” (1) Robert also filed a number of successful patents concerned with hat making. (info from arthurlloyd.co.uk)
(1) “Celebrating Eccentricity since 1781”
~ Cosmopolitan, v.49 June-November 1910
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“The prestige given by a Knox Hat is the best introduction a man can have.”
