A WORD ABOUT A GOOD HAT

"I'm a 'hat man' of long standing. As a boy, I looked forward to getting old enough to wear a hat. I've worn one since that day," says the Colonel. There's a certain comfort in a favorite hat . . . kind of like an old friend who keeps showing up season after season. A good hat shades you in the summer and keeps you warm in the winter.

All hat models feature an inside "stash" band to conceal a little "traveling" money as well as a place to sign your name. That way you won't go home with the wrong hat. Panama hat bodies are hand woven in Ecuador. Fur felt bodies are made in Austria of rabbit fur felt.