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Nightcaps were worn by many women in the Victorian era, but were seen as old-fashioned by the Edwardian era. [4] Some women still wore nightcaps, similar to mobcaps, to protect their elaborate curly hairstyles that were fashionable. [4] Edwardian men wore nightcaps as well. [5]
A hat, fashioned from the skin and fur of a raccoon, that became associated with Canadian and American frontiersmen of the 18th and 19th centuries. Sombrero Cordobés A traditional flat-brimmed and flat-topped hat originating from Córdoba, Spain , associated with flamenco dancing and music and popularized by characters such as Zorro .
A sea of boaters in New York's Times Square, July 1921. Being made of straw, the boater was and is generally regarded as a warm-weather hat. In the days when all men in Western Europe and the US wore hats when out of doors, "Straw Hat Day", the day when men switched from wearing their winter hats to their summer hats, was seen as a sign of the beginning of summer.
Bowler, also coke hat, billycock, boxer, bun hat, derby; Busby; Bycocket – a hat with a wide brim that is turned up in the back and pointed in the front; Cabbage-tree hat – a hat woven from leaves of the cabbage tree; Capotain (and women) – a tall conical hat, 17th century, usually black – also, copotain, copatain; Caubeen – Irish hat
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A nippy was a waitress who worked in the J. Lyons & Co tea shops and cafés in London. Beginning in the late 19th century, a J. Lyons waitress was called a "Gladys". From 1926, because the waitresses nipped (moved quickly) around the tea shops, the term "Nippy" came into use. [1] [2] Nippies wore a distinctive maid-like uniform with a matching hat.
A post on X claims that tech mogul Elon Musk was refused service at a San Francisco coffee shop, and then turned it into a “technology hub” as retribution. Verdict: False There is no proof ...
If you work in a restaurant, you probably appreciate your regulars, but two waitresses are even more grateful after they were left in a will.