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Show HATBANDS In the story of the plain little band Inil circles the crown of a man's hut ilcs an Interesting fashion of bygone ,lv.s During the I'lantagenet period i, 'iCnglnml the head covering for men was a kood, from which was suspended sus-pended the dirlplpe or long tippet, ncture our men walking down linmri-wny linmri-wny or M:.i street with sashes on their huts! in the reign of Henry V1I1 the hut superseded Uu? hood and I he long tippet took the form of the hat band. This was wider than those now in vogue and was gradually narrowed down. In fact, the bands which men now wear on their huts when they are in mourning are Ideuti-cul Ideuti-cul with the very first hatbands. |