[Young Werther]

Truth be know, and I have it on good authority, this article of faith was a conspiracy by hat and veil manufacturers!

Whenever Christmas and Easter Mass was approaching the hats would become conspicuous in the Bamberger, Kresge and Penny window displays.

Dad would sit quietly with us boys and whenever Mom didn't seem able to make a decision we would do the "old change hat routine" immortalized by the Stooges!

Of course we couldn.t wear a hat in the church cause Mother Superior said that God could look through the top of our head and read our soul!!!

[NYer]

Whenever Christmas and Easter Mass was approaching the hats would become conspicuous in the Bamberger, Kresge and Penny window displays.

Thank you for that trip down memory lane!!

Do you remember the Christmas corsages?

Of course we couldn.t wear a hat in the church cause Mother Superior said that God could look through the top of our head and read our soul!!!

Lol! Much like the nuns who told us not to wear patent leather shoes.

Back in pre VCII days, pew backs were equipped with a handy hat holder. Haven't seen those in a long time.