Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1873-08-28
ADORNMENT AND HIGH HATS.

AD0RNMENT AND HIGH HATS.
The personal adornment of individu-
ais, is a problem with which we claim |
no right in any manner, to interfere, and |
we shall not at any time set ourselves up !
as a critic in matters of taste, it being
one of the inalienable rights guaranteed
to the citizens of this commonwealth to
pursue and obtain happiness and safety
in their own way, so long as they do not
thereby deprive other people from en-
joying the same right, and we should
consider any comment that might lead to
a aconsiderationsof the ungainly monstros-
tiles produced by modern fashions, out of
order, while so many people find their
only happiness in eagerly following the
fashions without thinking about it. The
fact that men thrust their pedal extrem-
tiles into candle-mould pants, and place
upon their billiard ball heads a ponder
Gus tile of felting or bear skin, is none
of our business, so long as we can wear
what we please and be happy.
Neither would we in the least, curtail
any of the privileges of the fair sex,
and, least of all, any connected with
their personal adOrnment They may
sweep the dirty streets with their long
trails of silk, and bundle their persons
with old newspapers until they look like
magnitled dromedaries, and we will adj
mire them andnever find word of fault,
except when we are expected to pay
the bills; but we do most sincerely APP
ger who has recently established a rule
"that ladies who wished to secure
front seats in his theatre must ap-
pear without their steeple coiffures. "
| of an incident in n popular church that
made us laugh st the time, but illus
trates the thnughtlessncss of those who
bring discomfort upon assemblies by
crate and profuse head gear. A gentle
man and his wife went into the church,
each got up in the sublimest style. and
| took their seats, the gentleman removing
his capacious white beaver. Soon after
they were seated the lady whispered to
! him To smooth his hair; as she said this
he caught sight of shadow in front that
resembled small hay stack, with boys
flying kites over it, and supposing it was
the shadow Of his own head, he at once
commenced a vigorous clawing and
smoothing with both hands, to trim
down the unruly locks. The lady thought
he was crazy or offended and moved
away, and he discovered that the inter
vantion of her fashionable hat, in the
bright rays of the chandelier, had pro-
duced the fantastic shadow lie had taken
for his own.
1t takes no argument to prove that
the owner of a seat in church, thea
tire or other public assembly, has right
to see and hear, what they come there
to see and hear, and that he or she has
no right while enjoying that privilege,
to deprive others or the same right yet
this is the result where by conversation
they attract the attention of those
around them, or cut off the observation
of all behind them by these elevated
denominations that some people wear or
their heads. These things would not b(
tolerated in a man, and we at once see
him smoothing his head if it is rOugheC
ND so as to interfere with the rights o.
; others, or attract attention, but afte
he has been relieved by finding that hi
head was not so hideous, the lady sets al
the evening with that great, high pile o
ribbons and flowers full in the face o
everybody in the same range behint
her.
These hats, trimmed high, are yer,
: pretty, and upon the street or apywher
that people can move their position
they are in perfect keeping and add tt
an imposing array of pretty faces, bu
= when you take them into church, th'
Opera Hall, or on to immoveable seat
anywhere, it is impossible to see owe
them; no neck is capable of stretchin!
: far enough to see around them, and eV
erybody who happens to be behind then
can only set and fidget, and Perhap
swear that such denominations are pm
before them. If these things must b
: worn in such places, we most earnestl,
hope the fair wearers will either tax
back seats, or, what would suit us bet
ter, lust remove their hats until the.
desire to retire or the assembly break
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