Tuesday, September 15, 2009

Boater

Boater: A straw hat. During the time when gentlemen were expected to wear hats, a boater was proper for formal summer wear.
The backward-stepping undergraduate at the head of the group caught her eye as he passed, for the unusual rhythm of his gait and the bright white of his Princeton marching Band boater.
A Book for Today: Admission by Jean Hanff Korelitz ***

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