 snapshotmelly says: I want that hat-I would wear it to church this Sunday.  ART NAHPRO says: I think she has taken the seat in front of me at the cinema a few times.  anyjazz65 says: @snapshotmelly: Thanks! Wish I could send it! @ART NAHPRO: I think she ALWAYS sits in front of me. She's already a couple inches taller than he is...  βonne says: That hat make her bigger than her husband. Do you think he noticed?  opie_jeanne says: That is Some Hat. The rule is that you wear the hat, the hat does not wear you. The hat is winning. It has taken over the picture and is almost more important than the people. The way this photo is staged, him slightly behind her, seated slightly lower than her, and combined with his expression make him look retiring, as if he is satisfied for her to take the lead.  meagain625 says: Poor fellow. Paying for a photo of a hat... a bigger hat than he is, at that. anyjazz65 says: @MyBonne: Yes, I have the feeling that he noticed... @opie jeanne I think you are right. I noticed that her eyes are about two inches higher than his. The photo has been cropped however so I cannot tell if they are seated or standing. Either way, he surely looks content with his role and she looks quite happy to be in charge. You can bet she tied his tie and combed his hair for this portrait. anyjazz65 says:@meagain625: Poor fellow. And you are right, he PAID for that hat! She's in charge but he looks perfectly content with that arrangement. meagain625 says: I almost would think he looks more resigned than content. She looks like a worthy opponent to anyone trying to tell her how to dress or act. Not a meaness, I don't think. Just a vision of how things should be in her life, and an unwillingness to allow a change she doesn't want. That hat could have been the one thing she prized, like a dress you save and save for staying in the closet for years, waiting for another opportunity to wear, or those pounds to fall off... It's just a shame they didn't find a way to equalize the sizes, for his self-esteem. Surely he heard the occasional snicker, or saw the looks on someone's face as they viewed this. Or, maybe he thought, "Let them see what they see. I know how things really are." :) ART NAHPRO says: My aunt married a lovely man who was considerably shorter than she was. In the wedding photograph the photographer somehow persuaded them that it would look better if my Uncle stood on a box so that he appeared taller than her. For years my mother had their wedding photograph on our dresser at home when I was growing up. On the rare times I saw my Uncle and Aunt (they lived in Sweden-we were in Africa) it was always odd to see my Uncle and Aunt in in their real proportions... Luckiliy she did not wear hats as far as I know. anyjazz65 says: @meagain625: Ah yes, I see that now too. The one thing that does leave me curious is the pose. It was a more common pose for studio portraits for the woman to be standing while the husband to be seated. (Rarely the other way around.)  Only occasionally have I found the couple to be both standing or seated unless there were children in the shot. When babies are in the shot, often both parents would be seated and the children standing or held in arms.  The "hat" portrait is exactly the WIDTH of a cabinet card....but there is evidence on the reverse that it was first peeled away from the original mounting card, cut in about half and then remounted on a manila construction paper "scrapbook" page. (Ik..) (Ask opie jeanne what she thinks of THAT practice...) I found this one in a bowl of pictures at a large antique store in Waurika, Oklahoma. I think I should return one day soon. Perhaps the bottom half is still there and will solve some of the mystery. See what a few thought provoking comments do? The Discussion is continued in the next column | 
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