The Story the Silk Hats Told
The old proprietor of a second-hand store is seen sitting in an old rocking chair near a section of shelves containing six silk hats. He is looking at the silk hats wondering what they may have been when in their prime. He nods and drops into a sleep and the silk hats take on faces and relate their most important experiences. In the hatband of each is a large price tag. The first hat, priced $1.50, says, "I have added big business;" the second hat, priced $1.25, says, "I have been cupid's messenger;" the third hat, priced $1.00, says, "I have been a political power;" the fourth hat, priced 75 cents, says, "I have made millions laugh;" the fifth hat, priced 50 cents, says, "I have ended lovers' quarrels;" the sixth hat, priced 25 cents, says, "I have aided the needy." They relate their experiences in turn, as the old man dreams, and at the conclusion of the last story he awakes as the picture fades out.
