News Note: A Bill Has Been Introduced in the Illinois Legislature Limiting Women's Hats to a Diameter of Eighteen Inches
Record Group 46: Records of the U.S. SenateSeries: Berryman Political Cartoon Collection
This illustration entitled, "News Note: A Bill Has Been Introduced in the Illinois Legislature Limiting Women's Hats to a Diameter of Eighteen Inches", by cartoonist Clifford Berryman, which appeared in the Washington Evening Star on April 24, 1909, depicts the serious nature of issues caused by women wearing large hats, especially for men sitting behind them at sporting events.
Two women with enormous hats sit in the front row of a sporting event. One is holding a scorecard and pencil. The men behind them are maneuvering to see around them. A man further back is standing up calling to a policeman, “Officer, do your duty!” The man wears a sport coat, tie, starched collar, and a straw hat. The other men in the stands are similarly dressed. The police officer is standing amid the crowded stands. His helmet says, “Hat Cop.” He holds an 18 inch ruler and measuring tape.
what would change if yeerks had to be on the top of someone's head to control them, and had to be covered up with a hat to go undercover?
Snapbacks would come into fashion faster, and have broader appeal.
Someone would at least attempt to popularize nightcaps, as in caps you wear at night, in the 1990s. How well this would work depends on if they started with Jeremy Jason McCole as their spokesperson, or started with Mr. Chapman.
Marco would shave his head. It'd be a wrench, but some sacrifices are worth the safety of the planet.