It was then replaced properly upon his head, and the wearer passed on to the next corner, where his chapeau was again made the recipient of his fond caresses and gentle assurances, ending as before with a devoted kiss.
"Due North or Glimpses of Scandinavia and Russia"
Maturin M. Ballou
Here are a few particulars of his "get up" about 1770, drawn from the Monthly Magazine: "He had his chapeau-bas, his red-heeled shoes, and his blue hair-powder."
"England in the Days of Old"
William Andrews
But what you say disposes me to put on my full-dress uniform, with sword and chapeau, and wear it to church on Sunday."
"Throckmorton"
Molly Elliot Seawell