The most formal choice was the wide brimmed sailor hat with a long streamer and held on with an elastic chin strap. These hats varied substantially in shape and size. The crown varied from a round to a flat style. The brim not only varied in width, but also the lift of the brim varied. The size and length of the streamer also varied. As far as I know the sailor hat was the only style of hat commonly worn with Fauntleroy suits. Generally mothers did not likethe bouys to wear their hats, especially the wide brimmed omes as itvhid the boys hair even though they wanted these stylish hats in the photograph. The answer od course was to lay the hat down on the ground or put it on the table. Unlike caps, if the boys had held these large hats, they would have covered part of their outfits.
The most formal choice was the brimmed sailor hat--especially a wide brimmed hat with a long streamer and held on with an elastic chin strap. Boys also wore various caps and tams, but it was the wide-brimmed sailor hat that was most commonly worn for formal occasions.
As far as I know the sailor hat was the only style of hat commonly worn with Fauntleroy suits.
These wide brimmed sailor hats varied substantially in shape and size.
The crown varied from a round to a flat style and many variations in between.
The brim not only varied in width, but also the lift of the brim varied.
The size and length of the streamer also varied. Not all hats had streamers, but many did.
Many of te hat bands were tied into bows.
The sailor hats appear to be straw hats. They appear to have been varied, some hat a tight weave and others a more open weave. Many f these hats were imported from Panama or Ecuador.
Generally mothers did not like the bouys to wear their hats, especially the wide brimmed omes as itvhid the boys hair even though they wanted these stylish hats in the photograph. The answer od course was to lay the hat down on the ground or put it on the table. Unlike caps, if the boys had held these large hats, they would have covered part of their outfits.
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