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Captain of the Arabic, which was attacked by a torpedo in August 1915, leaving 44 dead. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_Arabic_%281902%29

Cloche Hats – 5 Intriguing Facts An intriguing fact about cloche hats is that designers would often embellish the hats with beads, silk, brooches, lace, and feathers to suit elegant social gatherings such as parties or weddings. Women could even wear a ribbon a certain way on the hat to express their relationship status. 1. The Hat Was Popular in the 1920s This unique hat was most popular during the 1920s. The hat had a deep crown that hugged the head. It had a soft, curved edge and no brim. The elegant hat became an icon of the ’20s. Women would not leave the house without one and often wore the hat so low that they had to keep their chin up to see. Not only was the hat in style, but it was also a symbol of independence and sophistication. 2. The Hat Influenced Hairstyles The cloche hat was so popular in the 1920s that it even influenced the kind of haircuts women wore. There were two haircuts the cloche influenced: flapper bobs and the Eton crop. Both of these styles were very short, not even touching the chin. Only a few inches of hair stuck out underneath the hat, which displayed the hat’s shape beautifully. 3. The Cloche Was Customizable Designers started to embellish the hat for all sorts of occasions; weddings, parties, and any important social gathering. Brooches, feathers, and beads were popular embellishments and added elegance to the hat. Milliners also added silk and lace to match a sophisticated evening gown. 4. The Kind of Embellishments on the Hat Could Symbolize Your Relationship Status Many people put their relationship status on social media in today’s age. Women during the 20s also had ways to show their relationship status. If a woman was single and was open to relationships, she could wear a big bow on the hat. However, married women would often wear a tight knot to signify their relationship. Lastly, women who were technically single but had their hearts taken wore an arrow-shaped ribbon. Much like how we have cosmopolitan to turn to, the women of the 1920s could also rely on the daily gazette to receive fashion advice. 5. Magazines would tell women what style of hat to wear to cover certain flaws. Women who have round and full faces in the lower half should wear a hat that focuses on the top of their heads. Women who have narrow faces with large foreheads should wear a hat covering the forehead and come down low. When you wear fluffy, voluminous hair, wear a hat turned away from the head. Source: www.hatrealm.com/5-intriguing-facts-about-cloche-hats/

The hat! The braid! The enormous epaulettes!

This appears to be a misidentification (probably due to the original caption being cut off at the bottom of the photo) by the folks at Bain. This is not Lieut. "F.H. Lacy", but Lieut. L.H. Lacy. Lt. Lindsay Hensley Lacy (USN) was a 1903 graduate of the Naval Academy at Annapolis, and contemporary accounts (1913 Annual Report of the American Scenic and Historic Preservation Society) describe him as an aid to Admiral Cameron McR Winslow (who is featured in a number of Bain/LOC photos). The same Lindsay H. Lacy would be listed years later as a member of the English Department faculty at Louisiana State University (LSU) in the 1930s and 1940s.

NYT social section of June 10, 1906 has him as best man for Lieut. William Theodore Tarrant who was marrying Ruth Gibson, daughter of Rear Admiral William C. Gibson. query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=FA0616FD3C5A12738... Bottom right of chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85066387/1906-11-18/ed-... lists him as an officer on "The Charleston" which was under the command of Winslow.

TVL 1970: Thanks for catching the caption on the bottom of the photo. It looks like this is Lieut. L.H. Lacy. We will fix the title and add more information when we update the description.