Rensselaer Republican, Volume 17, Number 49, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 August 1885 — Hats. [ARTICLE]

Hats.

It is a singular historical fact that the soft hat of the Spaniard remained the same from the earliest pe-. riod to the present day, while among all other civilized nations a transformation in that article has taken place. Comfort in the wear seems to have given place at all times to fancy and the demand's of fashion.