This is a Hat wherein is displayed a good deal of what may be termed
_character;_ for which reason, its _becoming_ wearers, comparatively
speaking, will be few in number; but notwithstanding this _marked_
peculiarity, there is a sort of _style_ in its general feature which is
uncommonly _striking;_ nor is there any form whatever, where so much of
that airy lightness is to be seen, as in the Tandem. Few persons over
_thirty_ become this Hat, and none under _twenty_, and even _between_
those ages, if the head be more than twenty-two inches, or less than
twenty-one and a half in circumference, the whole effect is destroyed.
Shape of the face immaterial, provided the complexion is not _too_
dingy; but, above all things, neither _overgrown_ or little _fat_
gentlemen should wear the Tandem. To have the best effect when on the
head, it should be placed rather forward, inclining a little to one
side.