  From the Second Story column: Wear hats for fun, shield face
from sun  10:40 AM, Jul. 23, 2013  |  Comments June Thompson
June Thompson   • Filed Under  Once upon a time, everyone wore
hats. Gentlemen wore their hats, and ladies wore bonnets. Kids
wore little caps, too. The family didn't leave their house
without them.  There was the Sunday church hat, the gardening
hat, the farmer's hat, the businessman's top hat, the winter
hat, stocking cap and the fancy hats people wore when they
wanted to dress up and look good.  But today, all I see are a
lot of baseball caps that many guys wear as fishing caps or
hunting caps. They serve a purpose: to identify the wearer and
provide some protection from the sun. Oftentimes, they are only
an article of clothing serving no special purpose. And some men
never leave home without their respective cap. It's their
necessary accessory.  I have a few hats. The one I wear most is
the one with beads wrapped around it. I turn up the flap so I
can see where I'm going. I call it m