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Show COVERED HEADS IN CHURCM Before the Year 1C61 Men Did Not Remove Their Hats During Religious Services. About 1001 un agitation commenced to have men remove their hats In church I'epys makes gentle fun of it. The custom win Mrst to remove the tint to cover the ayes In prayer, and later It was takon off altogether. The Introduction of the wig helped the custom for It proved dllllcult to keep one's he: on over a tousled mass of false curls. This also led to large hats with plumes going out of style. Tlien, Instead of wearing hats Indoors, In-doors, men went to the other extremo, and often carried them In their hand!) when out of doors. The I'urltnns In England continued to wear their broad-brimmed hats, howover. Indoors and out Men's hats nnd clothing wero changed with the French Hevolutlon; wigs went out. and then with the rise of Napoleon, dress became military In style. In 1815, during the Restoration Restora-tion period, arose the "stovepipe lint," and breeches, at tlis same time began be-gan to be worn to the ankle. |