{"id":1875,"date":"2013-06-14T10:21:14","date_gmt":"2013-06-14T14:21:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ae0.92e.myftpupload.com\/?p=1875"},"modified":"2013-06-14T10:29:18","modified_gmt":"2013-06-14T14:29:18","slug":"if-hats-could-only","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bestvillageblog.com\/?p=1875","title":{"rendered":"If Hats Could Only…"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"OLYMPUS<\/a>\u2026talk.\u00a0 Well, actually I think hats say a lot, maybe not out loud, but many tell a story, send a message, open up conversations, and even make a person popular or not so popular. Hats come in all sizes and colors, some with brims and some brimless. There\u2019s the top hat, the fedora, the cowboy hat, the beret, the bowler, also known as derby, the fez and the baseball cap.\u00a0 Woman were seen to be undressed if they went out without a hat or bonnet, and when I was growing up a female could not enter some churches without something on their head, even if you had to use your handkerchief.\u00a0 Gone are the enormous bonnets adorned with ribbons, feathers, flowers and tulle, only to be brought out at Southern weddings and horse races.\u00a0 Straw fedoras with team color bands are becoming popular and seen at sporting events around the world.\u00a0 Now, take the baseball cap.\u00a0 It is the only hat style that is an American creation, it is a simple functional style and is as American as apple pie.\u00a0\u00a0 It is an icon which came into its\u2019 own during the Babe Ruth era.\u00a0 Baseball has the distinction of being the only American sport where a hat is an official part of a uniform and where its\u2019 fans can wear an exact replica of the hat worn by their heroes on the field.\u00a0 When I look around The Villages I see many hats with many stories.\u00a0 I think the women do a remarkable job of matching their bath suits, their golf outfits, or their outfits in general to their hats. I used to be a lover of hats but my tastes have changed, however I have one hat I like but when I wear it I get some negative feedback, especially from Sean.\u00a0 I asked him to take my picture in it this morning and he refused while muttering I hate that hat.\u00a0 It is one of the hats pictured here.\u00a0\u00a0 All of us come from different areas of the country and our hats are worn like walking billboards telling people where we came from, or what college we went to, what team we support, what courses \"OLYMPUS<\/a>we have played and even what charity we support.\"OLYMPUS<\/a>\u00a0 Some are adorned with priceless autographs,\"OLYMPUS<\/a> however these are rarely worn, but displayed prominently somewhere where others can view them.\u00a0 I love the sparkly sequined\u00a0 hats, I think those wearing them are happy, and that makes me happy. Some dispense with the cap part of the hat and wear just the brim, or visor, portion. They also send messages.\u00a0 In The Villages we also have the working hat\u2026anyone who plays golf is familiar with this one\u00a0\u00a0 \"OLYMPUS<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0 it\u2019s very official looking and is.\u00a0 However I do have one concern and it is pretty big.\u00a0 There is the saying never throw your old clothes out as the style will come back, and I know we have seen that many times.\u00a0 It is said that the first hat was an animal skin which was put on top of the head for protection from the elements.\u00a0 It was realized that covering your head was an advantage, and not only was it considered the first hat, but also the first article of clothing.\u00a0 If you notice we are still wearing hats but our clothing is getting skimpier and skimpier and I just don\u2019t want to even think about it.\u00a0 Imagine all those people running around with just hats.\u00a0 I can\u2019t and that is what concerns me.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u2026talk.\u00a0 Well, actually I think hats say a lot, maybe not out loud, but many tell a story, send a message, open up conversations, and even make a person popular or not so popular. Hats come in all sizes and colors, some with brims and some brimless. There\u2019s the top hat, the fedora, the cowboy […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1875","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bestvillageblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1875","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bestvillageblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bestvillageblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bestvillageblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bestvillageblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1875"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/bestvillageblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1875\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1884,"href":"https:\/\/bestvillageblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1875\/revisions\/1884"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bestvillageblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1875"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bestvillageblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1875"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bestvillageblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1875"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}