hats vs helms

Something from <Someone>'s list:  some messages have hardcoded references
to "helmet" which sound strange when the character is wearing a hat or cap.
helm_simple_name() is comparable to the existing cloak_simple_name().  It
returns "helm" or "hat" depending upon whether the helmet provides the
same protection that yields the assorted repetitions of "fortunately,
you are wearing a hard helmet".  This choice ends up categorizing elven
leather helm as a hat (which I think is ok given that its undiscovered
description is "leather hat"), contrary to <Someone>'s suggestion that the
distinction be made based on whether the helmet was made of cloth.

     I started on this a year and a half ago but didn't commit it.
Unfortunately I don't remember why and haven't done any significant
additional work now--just recovered from some intervening bit rot and
confirmed that the patch as is seems to be working ok (in the trunk; the
branch side has not been tested).  I suspect that I meant to look for
additional helmet messages which could benefit from conditional headgear
description.  (Those "hard helmet" ones don't need it, although they
should perhaps be moved into a common routine instead of being replicated.)
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@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
/* SCCS Id: @(#)hack.c 3.4 2004/08/16 */
/* SCCS Id: @(#)hack.c 3.4 2004/11/11 */
/* Copyright (c) Stichting Mathematisch Centrum, Amsterdam, 1985. */
/* NetHack may be freely redistributed. See license for details. */
@@ -1626,7 +1626,8 @@ stillinwater:;
if(mtmp->mtame) /* jumps to greet you, not attack */
;
else if(uarmh && is_metallic(uarmh))
pline("Its blow glances off your helmet.");
pline("Its blow glances off your %s.",
helm_simple_name(uarmh));
else if (u.uac + 3 <= rnd(20))
You("are almost hit by %s!",
x_monnam(mtmp, ARTICLE_A, "falling", 0, TRUE));