Macaronis were dandies. Check the internet for the term and you will be rewarded with a great deal of history and description. Colonial Williamsburg sells prints of "macaronis" represented in various professions: i.e a lawyer macaroni, a physician macaroni, etc. -----Original Message----- From: [log in to unmask] [mailto:[log in to unmask]] Sent: Saturday, June 24, 2000 8:59 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Yankee Doodle While we're on the topic, why was sticking a feather in his cap called macaroni? Steve MacDougall