The expression "mad as a hatter" is based on the real-life practices of hatters beginning in the 17th century. It turns out that the process they used to make their hats was poisoning them and ...
each donning their most extravagant hats? That would be the Eureka Springs School of the Arts' (ESSA) annual Mad Hatter Ball. An event that's as much a spectacle of creativity as it is a night of ...