Two or Three-Colored Hat Ribbons - A No-No

[scotrace]

Emily Post, 1922 orig., 1945 pub. date:

A serious breach of etiquette is frequently made by those who are ignorant of the fact that nearly all two- or three-color hat bands are not patterns chosen at random, but emblems to be worn by special privilege. If you choose a fancy ribbon instead of a plain black one, you must be very sure that it has no significance; to announce by your hat band that you played on a certain "Varsity" team, or that you are a member of such a club or association, when you didn't and are nothing of the sort, is precisely the same as wearing the emblem of a fraternity to which you do not belong.

 

[Mr. 'H']

Tut tut!!

 

[scotrace]

Eh... on this I'm a little...

So-so.


Better ask Bishop Tu-Tu...

 

[Mr. 'H']

Better ask Bishop Tu-Tu...

Ha!

Or King Tut.

 

[jake_fink]

Japanese baseball hats also a no-no?

 

[John in Covina]

The Code Please!

Well, if colored ribbons are a secret code to inform that you are a memeber of a fraternal order or such, why not publish the color code so we know what and who to avoid.

 

[penfencer]

Hmm...my skimmer came with a red and blue ribbon. That was my only choice. I'd prefer a plain black one actually. Replacing the ribbon on a skimmer looks like a tricky business.

 

[Shaul-Ike Cohen]

Same with British tie stripes, inni'?