Glengary Bonnets

[fuzzy42nd]

Good day to all,I need confirmation of this. Do married men tie a knot in the tails of their Glengary Bonnets?

[Richrail]

Nope, Glengarry's aren't tied at all.

[Chas]

Good day to all,I need confirmation of this. Do married men tie a knot in the tails of their Glengary Bonnets?

Just as often as single men do.

[Macman]

Good day to all,I need confirmation of this. Do married men tie a knot in the tails of their Glengary Bonnets?

Not this one! Welcome to XMTS, by the way!

[ASinclair]

Good day to all,I need confirmation of this. Do married men tie a knot in the tails of their Glengary Bonnets?

Hello, fuzzy42nd!



As others have said, Glengarry bonnet ribbons are not tied. Balmoral bonnet ribbons may be tied or left untied, and there are some who say the significance of leaving the ribbons untied is to indicate the wearer is 'untied' and available. I tie the ribbons on my Balmoral bonnet because I think it looks better (and so does my wife ).

[JohntheBiker]

No and from Toronto, Canada

[BCAC]

Welcome to XMarks. This question has been answered a few times on here already. It is a myth. The answer is still no. Tied/untied is not equal to married/unmarried neither is it equal to jacobite or not nor loyal to the crown or not nor anything else that you may have heard. It is simply presonal preference.

Edited to add a question. I'm curious as to why you have been a member since 2009 and this is your first post?

[Dileasgubas]

The ribbons on the Glengarrian are there to divert rainwater off the hat and down the back. And since they are very effective in doing that, I would not fool with what is a proven design. The last thing one wants is to tip a hat full of rain down one's neck!

Here is an article from Huffington Post about a military parade to commemorate 200th anniversary of the Battle of Crysler's Farm, a battle occurring in Canada during the War of 1812 and involving the predecessors of my highland regiment. I am not in the picture included in the link but can confirm that everyone got soaked in the rain but the Glengarrian did its job very well, ferrying copious amounts of rain down the back rather than down the neck. http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2013/11...n_4255922.html

P.S. Temperature on 11 Nov 13 was at the freezing point, with rain, snow and wind in the mix. Although the soldiers were all in kilts, the main complaints were cold feet and hands and not cold bodies. When I asked my Sergeant-Major how the men were doing, he replied that the weather was a fine opportunity to show everyone how tough highland soldiers are. Proof once again that highland wear has its practical uses...

[Chas]

Of course, if you ask someone who has had the wet ribbons lash him in the face and eyes, he will tell you that they should be tied every time.

[Father Bill]

Welcome to the "Great Rabble!"