Famous Miss Blue.
You know who I mean. It could have been you.
One day you arrived by train, but from where? Nobody knew.
You carved a plantation out of 1,000 acres of dry land which the smart money called worthless. You diverted a stream and proved them wrong.
You wore a big Panama hat, big like a man's. But you didn't look like a man. Sometimes you wore it held on with a chin strap, sometimes you wore it down your back.
You became rich, I guess.
Anyway, you had a piano. I heard it. You drove all of us crazy, the men, but especially their wives, giving big parties and not inviting any of them.
Once you looked straight into my eyes. You were flirting. Or maybe just being nice. Just helping me grow up.
You rode a horse both effortlessly and hard. I never saw anything like it.
I remember all that.
Miss Blue's Hat (No. 1010). Cuenca-weave Panama, made in Ecuador. Leather chin strap. Approx. 4-inch brim. Available in one size.
Memorable.
