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Show Power Of The Plug Hat. - The plug is virtually a sort of guarantee for the preservation of peace and order. He who puts one on has given a hostage to the community for his good behavior. The wearer of the plug must move with a certain sobriety. He cannot run or jump, or romp, or get into a fight, except at the peril of his headgear. He who wears one is obliged to keep the rest of his clothes in decent trim, that there may be no incongruity between the head and body. He is apt to become thoughtful through the necessity of watching the sky whenever he goes out. The chances are that he will buy an umbrella, which is another guarantee for good behavior, and the care of the hat and umbrella, perpetual and exacting as it must ever be, add to the sweetness of his character. Thus the man who wears a plug hat naturally takes to the society of women, with all its elevating accessories. He cannot go hunting or fishing without abandoning his beloved hat, but in the moderate enjoyments of female companionship, croquet and lawn tennis, he may sport his beaver with impunity; in other words, the constant use of a plug hat makes a man composed in manner, quiet and gentlemanly in conduct, and the companion of ladies. The inevitable result is prosperity, marriage, and church membership. The dealer in salt must have a precarious time of it. The salt cellar, you know, is always getting overturned. - Boston Transcript. |
