The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-03-18
Low.NruKEn DRESS.
It Causes Law Suit In the Goodly uaker
City.
TPailadelphia News

philadelphia News.
The fastidiousness of a member of the
floor committee at the recent young Maen-
neIcbor Society ball has brought on law
suit. The plaintiff in the case Is q hand
some young lady who appeared at the ball
accompanied by gentleman well known in
fashionable society. She attracted great
deal of attention, but was not allowed to
dance, on The ground that her dress was too
deoollete She insisted that the costume was
managers insisted that that style would not
suit there. Yesterday she brought suit to
recover damages for assault. The suit was
based on the following affidavit:
Mabel L. Hearne, single woman, maketh
cath and sayeth: That at the invitation of
, 9ung gentleman acquaintance deDonent, in
his company, attended a masquerade ball
held at the Academy of Music by the Young
Maennerohor Association on the night OF the
18th inst. That she was dressed in black
velvet evening dress, after the style of the
court of LonGen, being cut Equare-neckei
back ard front, short sleeves, with long black
ksd gloves to the shoulder, covering entirely
both arms. While it is true said dress was
cut in front and back according to fashion, it
was not cut lower than is seen at the assem-
blies and at fashionable gatherings, nor was
there any, even the slightest, indecent ex-
posure of deponents person. Deponenes
bosom was covered with lace, with the adi d.
t on of some flowers in her corsage.
There was nothing in deponents dre.s, its
mode, cut or shape, that would offend the
most faslidious or that was not fully allowed
by fashion. Deponent also asserts that her
conduct, manners and department were
quiet modest and unassuming during the
entire evening; that while deponent was
quietly leaning on the arm of her said escort
promenading the parquet Joseph L. Sock
hansen, the defendant, an entire stranger to
deponeDt Extensively, wilfully and mallci-
ously, thout any cause in loud, insult
ing and threatening tone of voice and ma n
ner, exclaimed that deponent would not be
permitted to go on the floor or remain the
buildiDg-that she had not sufficient clothes
on.
Feeling the injustice Of this treatment AID
, It's untruth, and goaded by defendants IN
gentlemanly and uncalled for conduct de.
ponent, under the advice of her escort, did
| go on the floor to waltz, when defendant
made an assault on her by violently laying
/ hold OF her shoulder and making loud out
cry, thus attracting a crowd, bringing de-
/ ponent into public notice, aud asserting
that uDless deponent left the building be
would call an officer. That deponent before
this had removed a small mask she had
worn, to enable defendant to fully observe
her features That from this and other facts
| she believes and expects to be able to prove
| that defendants conduct was specially ma
| lIcious.
Said conduct caused deponent to undergo
/ q severe nervous shock, from which she has
not yet entirely recovered. She was confined
| to her room for several days, and was com.
PEELED to call in the services of physician
| She has been injured and disgraced and held
up to public scandal and calumny.