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• A tam o’shanter has its origins in Scotland, and was originally worn by men. Because of the lack of chemical dyes in the 18th century, they were always indigo blue, thus earning them the name “blue bonnets.” Today, they are popular in Scottish tartan and a wide variety of other colors. This floppy hat is usually made of wool and is often twice the diameter of the wearer’s head. The tam o’shanter is named after a character in a poem written by Robert Burns in 1790. Freshmen entering Kingston, Ontario’s Queen’s University are gifted with a tam upon their entrance to the university.

• The Panama hat actually has its origins in Ecuador, where it was made from the plaited leaves of the toquilla palm. It’s believed that the Incas were the first to weave hats from the plant. The hat gained popularity in the U.S. when the government ordered 50,000 “sombreros de paja toquilla” for troops headed to the Caribbean during the Spanish-American War in 1898, providing a lightweight and breathable protection from the brutal sun. The trend was furthered when President Theodore Roosevelt donned a Panama hat when visiting the construction site of the Panama Canal. (continued on next page)

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The hat has a square board fixed upon a skullcap, with a tassel attached to the center. In the United Kingdom, some call this an Oxford cap, while in Australia, it is sometimes termed a trencher.

• The French word for bell is “cloche,” and that word became the name for a fitted, bell-shaped hat during the early 20th century. The cloche was created from felt so that its helmet-like shape conformed to the head. It was worn low on the forehead, with the brim just slightly above the eyes. Parisian milliner Caroline Reboux is usually credited as the designer of the hat, sometime around 1914. Reboux, who employed some 150 workers, counted the Empress Eugenie and actress Marlene Dietrich among her customers.

• Some folks claim that the wide-brimmed 10-gallon hat worn by cowboys got its name from the amount of liquid that could be carried inside the crown. The Stetson Company once featured an ad with a cowboy giving his thirsty horse a drink from his hat, furthering this explanation. However, hat-wearers know that a cowboy hat only holds a few quarts of water, and would ruin the headgear in the process. The more likely explanation is that Mexican cattle drivers wound braided hatbands on their sombreros, known as “galons” in Spanish. Some sombreros were large enough to accommodate 10 hatbands, perhaps giving the name to these large hats. Others say that the term comes from a variation on the Spanish phrase “tan galan,” which translates as “very gallant” or “very handsome,” describing a vaquero sitting astride his horse. (continued on the next page)

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Many Orthodox Jews wear the kippah all the time, in the synagogue and out, in their daily lives, basing this practice on the words of the Talmud, “Cover your head in order that the fear of heaven may be upon you.” These skullcaps come in all materials imaginable – crocheted, suede, satin, velvet – and in a rainbow of colors. Black might be worn to a funeral, and a colorful one to a festive gathering. The hats even come with favorite sports teams logos, and children’s yarmulkes might be adorned with Star Wars characters.

• The deerstalker has a front and back brim and two flexible side flaps. You would typically see a hunter wearing this hat that provides protection from the elements to the face and neck.

Hunters’ caps might be a red and black check pattern or that of a camouflage fabric. The deerstalker is also famous for its association with Sherlock Holmes, although this type of hat was never mentioned in Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s description of his celebrated detective. In fact, Holmes would not have worn a deerstalker in his city detective duties, as it was considered country gear. In 1891, The Strand Magazine printed one of Doyle’s stories, “The Boscombe Valley Mystery,” and illustrator Sidney Paget depicted Holmes in the hat and a large cape, an image that has stuck ever since. (continued on next page)

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HATS (continued): • The felt hat known as a fedora has a lengthwise crease down the crown and is pinched in the front on both sides. It might have a grosgrain ribbon band. The hat takes its name from an 1882 play by the same name, which starred actress Sarah Bernhardt, who played Princess Fedora, the heroine of the play. Because she Did you hear about the family who got stuck wore this type of hat, it became known as a on Peter Pan’s Flight for over 3 hours? fedora, and was actually a women’s fashion Apparently, their vehicle would neverfirst.

Men began wearing fedoras around 1920.

Famous neverfedora land. wearers include Gene Kelly, Humphrey Bogart, Dick Tracy, Indiana Jones, the Blues Brothers, and long-time Dallas Cowboys coach Tom Landry.

• A trilby hat is quite similar to the fedora, but with a narrower brim, and an upturned back brim. The homburg also resembles the fedora, but with the brim in a tight, upwards curl, usually adorned with a hatband and feather.

• The kepi has a flat circular top and a visor in front. The word may come from the French word for cap, and in fact is usually associated with the French Foreign Legion. However, in America, is familiar R L Oit O T D OasAtheNhats Wworn M by troops during the Civil War. You might see a Home of “Mission to Mars,” “Space kepi in a photo of Civil War General George Mountain,” and “Finding Nemo Voyage” McClellan or one of French General Charles de Gaulle.

• The Red Hat Society got its start in 1998, as a social group for women age 50 and above, although it is now open to all women. When California artist Sue Ellen Cooper was shopping for Disneyland a1.birthday gift for herParis friend’s 55th birthday, 2. purchased Frontierland she an old red fedora at a thrift shop, 3.

The Monorail wanting her friend to look upon her aging in a4.lighthearted way.

Cooper was inspired by a Space Mountain Jenny poem that reads, “When I am an 5. Joseph Fantasyland old woman, I shall wear purple, with a red hat which doesn’t go and doesn’t suit me.”

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• You can find the world’s largest cashew tree, the Pirangi Cashew, near Natal, Brazil. The tree, 80 times larger than the average cashew tree, is nearly 120 years old, and covers nearly 2 acres (8,500 sq. meters). This curious tree grows sideways instead of upwards, accounting for its wide horizontal spread. Its roots are taking over a nearby highway, so that only one car at a time can pass by. However, no attempts are made to trim it, as horticulturists are afraid it would kill the tree. The Pirangi Cashew yields about 80,000 fruits a year.

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• In the countryside of West Poland grows a group of 400 pine trees known as the Crooked Forest of Gryfino. The trees all grow with a 90-degree northward bend at the base of their trunks, then rise vertically again. It’s believed that in 1930, a group of farmers purposely manipulated them, perhaps for the purpose of making bentwood furniture, boat hulls, or yokes for their oxen. However, when World War II broke out, whoever started the project never returned to the forest.

• The island country of Bahrain lies near the western shores of the Persian Gulf. A 32-foottall (9.75 m) mesquite tree, known as the Tree of Life, stands in the middle of the desert, the only tree growing for miles around, and with no apparent water supply. This tree species has an extremely deep root system, more than 160 feet (50 m) down, which enables it to reach deep beds of underground water. The locals say the tree was planted in 1583 in what they believe was the actual location of the Garden of Eden.

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GINGERBREAD Comic Collectibles

Comic collectibles remain popular as long as the comic characters are still seen or heard in comic books, cartoons, radio, TV, movies, plays or reruns. And B.O. Plenty, who was an early figure in the Dick Tracy comic strip that started in 1931, has been dropped and reintroduced many times. He married Gravel Gertie, and these two ugly people had a beautiful daughter, Sparkle Plenty, in 1947. Later, they had a very ugly son whose face was never shown in the strip. The tin windup toy by Marx picturing B.O. holding his daughter Sparkle just sold at a Bertoia auction for $118. The 8-1/2inch toy shuffles across the floor while his hat tips.

PHOTO CUTLINE: Some of the plots, names and situations in the old Dick Tracy comics would be considered non-PC today. But the foul-smelling, dirty thief B.O. Plenty has become a popular character. A walking tin windup toy of B.O. holding his beautiful baby Sparkle sold at auction for $118.

The Dick Tracy characters and inventions still are familiar. The original artist, Chester Gould, drew the strip from 1931 to 1977. Other artists have continued it. His characters, their strange names and the inventions used by policeman Dick Tracy still are popular today. The twoway wrist radio first mentioned in 1946, twoway wrist TV (1964) and Spacecar (1960s) all have become realities. ***

Q: My family heirloom is a divided child’s

feeding plate decorated with scenes of a girl playing with or feeding her toys. The back is marked “Thompson.” What is its value?

A: Your plate was made by CC Thompson

Pottery Co. of East Liverpool, Ohio, founded in 1868 and closed in 1938. They made porcelain plates after 1917. The decoration on your plate is a decal called “Dinnertime,” which was used by several companies. The dish was made sometime between 1917 and 1938. It would sell in a shop today for about $20, but should be worth much more to your family. ***

Q: I bought a modern copy of a tall flower

container with 24 tubes to hold flowers that go to a center section. I bought it to use as a flower vase and now I’m told it was used to grow (continued in next column)

‘Tis the season for decorating gingerbread, with December 9 set aside as Gingerbread Decorating Day, and December 12 as Gingerbread House Day. Here’s the history on this delicious treat.

• The ginger plant is native to India and China and has been used for medicinal purposes for centuries. Ginger has a long history of treating indigestion, nausea, motion sickness, inflammation, and pain. It was brought to Europe in the 11th century during the Crusades. England’s Henry VIII consumed a ginger concoction that he believed would build his resistance to the plague.

• During Medieval times, the word “gingerbread” was used to refer to preserved ginger that was chewed on to relieve upset stomachs. It had nothing to do with the dessert until the 15th century, when it developed into a treat containing ginger, cinnamon, cloves, and other spices, sweetened with molasses or honey. The term described both crisp hard biscuits or cookies and a soft loaf cake resembling bread. English gingerbread was a dense spice cake with raisins, apples, or nuts.

• During the 1500s, the crisp spicy cookies became common. Intricate wooden molds were carved into various shapes and patterns and dough was pressed into the molds before baking. Portraits of leaders or religious symbols were frequent images baked into cookies.

Queen Elizabeth I is credited with the first gingerbread man, having cookies made that resembled visiting dignitaries and presenting the confections to them as gifts.

• Entire festivals known as Gingerbread Fairs were devoted to the tasty treats. Depending on the time of year, shapes of the cookies changed, with flowers in the Spring and birds at Fall Festivals. There was no limit to how extravagant the decorating was, with gold leaf even being used to decorate gingerbread. Molds were carved into coats of arms for wedding receptions and handed out to guests. (continued on next page)

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GINGERBREAD (continued): • In 1812, the German Brothers Grimm published the story of “Hansel and Gretel,” the brother and sister who became lost in the woods and came upon a house made of gingerbread, cakes, and candy, with windows of clear sugar.

Following the publication, gingerbread houses became very popular. Shaped cookies were also fashionable as tree ornaments. Bakeries created giant cookies for their window showcases at Christmas. German immigrants to PennsylvaDid you hear about the family who got stuck nia brought the gingerbread house tradition to on Peter Pan’s Flight for over 3 hours?

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Apparently, their vehicle would never• Now that’s never land.a lot of gingerbread! In 2006, nine days were spent building a 67-foot-tall (20.4 m) house, decorated with 1,800 Hershey bars, 1,200 feet (366 m) of Twizzlers, 100 lbs.

(45.4 kg) of Tootsie Rolls, and thousands of other pieces of candy. In 2013, a Bryan, Texas Golf Club built a 40,000-cubic-foot gingerbread house that required a building permit to construct. 4,000 gingerbread bricks were used, requiring 1,800 lbs. (816.5 kg) of butter and 67.5 lbs. (30.6 kg) of ground ginger.

• Nuremberg, Germany has been proclaimed RLOOTDOANWM the “Gingerbread Capital of the World.” LebHome of “Mission to Mars,” “Space kuchen has been baked there for more than Mountain,” and “Finding Nemo Voyage” 600 years, and has a Protected Designation of Origin that requires the gingerbread to be produced within the city’s boundaries. The League of Lebkuchen Bakers was created in 1643, with strict guidelines for commercial bakers to fol1.

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