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The Welsh hat worn by women as part of Welsh National Costume is a tall stovepipe-style Hat . It is still worn by women, and particularly schoolgirls, in Wales on St David's Day , but rarely on other occasions. It is a legacy of 18th Century dress. The hat is normally worn with a Lace cap underneath, showing under the brim, or may have lace attached to the brim. The covering is usually of black Felt . Legend has it that the women's hats were a deciding factor in terminating the attempted invasion of Britain by Napoleon ic forces in 1797 . The French soldiers are said to have mistaken the women, seen at a distance in their red shawls and Welsh hats, for a detatchment of British "redcoats", whose uniform included tall black hats. There is an "alternative" women's hat for those who consider the traditional Welsh hat unflattering, in the form of a "cocklewoman's hat", a flat straw hat tied with ribbons. A derived meaning of Welsh hat is an ancillary stack, usually black in colour and slightly conical, attached to the funnel of a Ship to ensure cleaner disposal of exhaust from the engines. This arrangement was used in several passenger Liners by the Orient Line in the 1950s . |
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