tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1377670689722469575.post8952233247737062370..comments2022-02-24T05:07:53.393-08:00Comments on Alice Von Kannon's Writer's Notebook: The Professor and the Madman and the Mystery of the Funky Little CapAlice Von Kannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13969589675273950225noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1377670689722469575.post-6259774019912675332020-05-15T09:45:11.260-07:002020-05-15T09:45:11.260-07:00I haven't seen the film, but from the two phot...I haven't seen the film, but from the two photos, I will take a guess. <br /><br />The second photo looks like a variation of a Canterbury Cap, historically worn by Anglican clergy, and a type of academic headgear. <br /><br />The first photo looks like what we today would call a smoking cap. (Victorian lounge cap.) I expect that a gentleman might have worn one just to keep his head warm while working in a cold, drafty library.Olo Toadfoothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15172855809154831925noreply@blogger.com