The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1880-04-13
COURT HuMoR
A Corset Case IN the Grave u. 8
Supreme Court.

CouIi.f Journal.
The proceedings in the Supreme
Court are occasionally enlivened by
cases which border On the ludicrous.
In order to fully appreciate the
humor of the situation when corset
patent was brought into The court, il
will give effect to the story TO take
review of the Judges. The long,
black silk gowns, which they all wear:
rive an idea of extra judicial
dignity. The Chief Justice is not
imposing looking, but he has a strong
cast OF countenance. without a CLEAN
of merriment Judge Clifford has a
rosy, benevolent face. and his large,
white neckcloth sets of the sombreness
of his silk gown. Mr.. Justice Clifford
has the most exalted idea OF the
court. ranking il next TO heaven. he
would readily pass for worthy
Bishop and never iolerates anything
bordering on liberty. Judge Swayne
is porlly. and has an intellectual
head and face. Judge Field is a
grizzly blonde, but endowed with
becoming gravity when on the bench.
Judge Miller has large, ponderou,
frame, and is the embodiment OF
legal lore and the responsibilities OF
his high office. Judge Strong is the
saint of the court. He has the
spared form and refined face Of an
asceiic; he IL member Of the Pres
by;erian Church, rigid observer Of hi
religious duties, str, ng Temperance
man. aid model husband and
father. Judge Bradley is of shor
stature, scholarly and very courteous
He looks very wise and very severe
while on the berch. Judge Hunt
before he was paralyzed and inca
pacitated for work. looked too refined
/, too high bred and courtly for tn
rigid and exacting duties Of the court
I, Light behavior, j->ts or profani,..
l would shock him as they would
D sensitive woman. Judge Harlan Ina
a boyiSh. smooth face, full OF g"o'
:, humor and kindness. He maintain
. maj site gravity during an argument
u The corset patent was a delicaf
: subject Ia bring into this august court
: hut the contending parties had gon
II t. law on the question rs 10 whethe
y "coutil" was cut on the straight Il
u bias, and in regard to the wha!ebon
Is castings One patentee claimed tina
o he had improved upon the origin:
d dc..isn that the first ,atentees curse
:, placed the whalebone in the casing
II and that it had To he fastened wit
It needle and thread that his pater
d had the advantage Of an inventio
d which closed up the top and bOtto'
:, of the opening. The lawyer who vs.:
l. arguing the case brought a lot of tt
D, corsets in court and distributed the'
re TO each Of the Judges that the
he might examine the invention as !
explained il. The novel spectac
P was presented Of each one Of the.
r gentlemen timidlv scrutin:zing Il
Oh mysteries If the bias and straigh
he and pushing whalebones in and out
At the castings. The shrinking modest
70 of Judge Strong was evinced by Il
n blush which mantled his cheek. A
III tried to look knowing and capable
~ giving an astuie opinion they VIII
u. pered to one another. of course e
al changing only legal knowledge, b
ii the ludicrOus situation was apr
"i ciated by the lawyers and spectator
&c 1t was suggested that the judg
should pat the corsets against the
y persons. and by changing positic
he would see how much the wearers
De corsets would be benefited BY an
d. vention which would 90 securely fast
Sc the whalebones that they could n
a. be squeezed ont by bending the boz
IL or even the tight fit of dress. L
d: Judges gave murmur Of relief VIII
nd the argument closed and the cors.
m were returned to the patentee. I'll
10 evening AT reception it was ob>erv
ey that especial attention was paid
nj the Judges of the Supreme Court
ne well-leveloped foreign lady. ~b'
d, d.co,.fic dress enabled them to stu
fy he question outside Of the cou
ell The opiniun a!terward delivered Y
It. derived from the practical knowled
~ gained that evening.
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ny The Duke Of Newcastle, the NJ
all .,u,. ot .Anslcasey and the Earl