A man’s tall cylindrical hat covered with black silk plush.He wore a soft silk hat that covered the top of one ear, and a most arrogant smile....
It is related that as far back as the seventies he astonished his two professional companions in a walking tour of Surrey by setting out in silk hat and frock coat, his night attire being carried in a cardboard box.
He once turned up at Buckingham Palace in a fawn raincoat, woollen gloves and an old silk hat.