During a discussion in the columns

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Line 1.1.1 neer of umbrellas, a correspondent

Line 1.1.2 sent an extract from an old journal in

Line 1.1.3 her possession, dated January 16, 1797,

Line 1.1.4 giving the following amusing account

Line 1.1.5 of the wearing of the first silk hat in

Line 1.1.6 London:-"John Hetherington, haber-

Line 1.1.7 dasher," of the Strand, was arraigned

Line 1.1.8 the Lord Mayor on a charge

Line 1.1.9 of breach of the peace and inciting to

Line 1.1.10 riot, and was required to give bonds in

Line 1.1.11 the sum of £500. It was in evidence

Line 1.1.12 that Mr. Hetherington, who is well

Line 1.1.13 connected, appeared on the public

Line 1.1.14 highway wearing upon his head what

Line 1.1.15 he called a silk hat (which was offered

Line 1.1.16 in evidence), a tall structure

Line 1.1.17 having a shining lustre, and calculated

Line 1.1.18 to frighten timid people. As a matter

Line 1.1.19 of fact, the officers of the Crown

Line 1.1.20 stated that several women fainted at

Line 1.1.21 the unusual sight, while, children