Quote Originally Posted by ardchoille View Post
This is interesting because I was under the impression that a married man tied the bows of his hat but an unmarried man did not, not sure where I heard that. Was I mistaken in that assumption?
I've never heard that before! The custom of tying the bow at the back comes from the fact that originally bonnets had a drawstring in the band to snug the hat to your head, so the string or ribbon was tied in back to keep the fit. The Glengarry is derived from the Balmoral, but its ribbons are never tied -- I don't know why.

I can't think why a married man would tie up his Balmoral but a single man would not -- unless it's to give the girls something to catch him by! ;-)

Slainte,

Cyndi