DavidJ
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Well, here in Oklahoma we're still in the 100s, so I'm sticking to my straws.
Well, here in Oklahoma we're still in the 100s, so I'm sticking to my straws.
Here in the U.S., I follow baseball cap rules--whereever men wear baseball hats, that's where I assume I can wear my fedora. Fastidious rules except for the above in my opinion are outdated.
As for setting the hats down, I can't see any harm in setting them down on the crown or on the brim. It just doesn't matter, so far as I can see. About not seeing the lining--first I've heard of it; probably another archaic practice that need not carry over to the modern day.
That only applies to folks north of the Mason-Dixon Line
Straw Hat Day is May 15, and Fur Felt Day is September 15. Violators will be shot.
What a hoot! I never heard of that.
My opinion is that one can err on the side of wearing the hat except in a few particular situations, which might be church or synagogue or mosque, sit-down restaurants, performances in a theater obviously, and ceremonies where hats off is customary.
I would say that outside (Churchyard or graveyard), hat on, unless specifically paying respects to a monument, etc.
As far as resting the hat on the crown as opposed to the brim - resting the hat on the crown promotes drying.
I put my sweaty hat on the crown, and flip it over later if I won't be wearing it that day.
danofarlington said:As for setting the hats down, I can't see any harm in setting them down on the crown or on the brim. It just doesn't matter, so far as I can see. About not seeing the lining--first I've heard of it; probably another archaic practice that need not carry over to the modern day.
Technically, men are supposed to keep their heads covered in a synagogue, and in more religious, such as orthodox or Lubavitcher, they wear their hats, anyway.
I think taking your cue regarding etiquette from the general baseball cap wearing crowd is giving it a credit it hardly deserves.
Oh, well. Then ignore the foregoing in the case of synagogues. Next, someone will tell me that Muslims cover their heads in mosques. They probably do. My new advice is, follow the customs of the place you're in.
A gentleman when paying calls, should take off his coat as entering the hall, but keep his hat in his hands until reaching the drawing room. He should await being offered to put it down by the host/hostess. The reason being that, the visitor is privileged to pay their respects, and should the time not be acceptable, then he should be ready to leave immediately. Hence the phrase: Having one's hat to hand.
A gentleman should hold a hat in such a way that shows only the outside and not the lining.
I think these are both quite important and easily put into practice. It's the little things that count!
And yet, if you are in an elevator alone, and at the next floor a woman gets on and you immediately take your hat off, there will probably be a subconcious understanding.They count, to be certain, but these are (or were) more than just actions, they were symbols that represented various thoughts, like in this case, respect and being unwilling to be an inconvenience. When the meaning of the symbols are no longer known, how important can they be? The gestures of hat etiquette might as well have been letters of an alphabet. The problem seems to be that said alphabet is hieroglyphics and not Roman/western. So, we might have a lot to say as hat wearers, but it doesn't matter one bit, because nobody can understand it.
An endorsement in oh so many ways!... only ladies that feel charmed by old-fashioned gestures will appreciate it.