The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-12-09

How does mannish dress impress the
jury" sd
Il have said a tailor-made costume is
very neat, but II a woman transcends the
proprieties and overieaps' the barrier which
separates the sexes. then she is voted
masculine. and from that moment the
Kindly considerate, sympathetic feeling
which exists toward all wonankind is
ahenated and the mannish woman stands
no better chance than the average man. "
What OF a painfully plain costume?'
II looks like a makeup arranged to
catch the eye or heart OF the jury and IL
has deterrent effect. The woman who
dresses in an extremely plain fashion has
Just the same effect as one who is abso-
luteiy loud and who makes a theatrical
display"
If you please. what then is correct
dress?"
IF you were my client and came TO
me dressed as you are for advice about
going into court tomorrow I should ask
you TO wear the same costume, except
10 take on that gold chain which you have
around your neck. You look well enough
without 1t and it does not appear as if
you had been preparing for weeks and
weeks TO Impress a jury. You must not
have jury think that you have stu
diously dressed to influence them.
have gone down to the court with
S-AC NoAA1lAA aS Il Witness against SGNGl
and have been successful. 1 had a case
IN which Billie Barlow. the burlesque
arust was witness; she dressed herself
IN the loudest of colors on the stage. but
when she came to court she wore moth
ing but a plain tailor-made gown, with a
very large jack rose as her only adorn-
ment. In spite of the fact that there
were seven witnesses against her the jury
believed Miss Barlow.
If she had dressed in her stage style
the jury would have looked upon her as
a burlesque artist and would not have
credited her with telling the truth.
The most recent case which 1 have
tried was that of Grace Sherwood against
William H. Crane. Miss Sherwood came
down to the court with not a scrap Of
evidence to indorse her. and she was be-
lieved in preference to William II. Crane
Joseph Brooks and Martha Morton. the
authoress of the play Brother Jona-
than"
And you give much of the credit to the
appearance"
Certainly. I have from time to time
had clients come down here and have
sent them home because they were not
dressed as / wished them"
Should they dress differently for diff
ferent cases?''
mo matter what the case may be, a
divorce suit, a theatrical suit, breach of
fAcHAAoC VI d WOHidn must De HI
her best, because it's a. matter affecting
her future. have tried ten cases to the
average lawyers one in which women
have been involved and believe much in
dress. rr.t
Grace Sherwood wore a little black
frook, and a throat piece of dark red
velvet. She had on little black hat
with the daintiest suggestion Of violets
right at the point"
do you approve of wearing flowers"
i know Lillian Russell never goes into
court without large bunch of violets
and she doesn't hesitate to put on Just
one piece of Jewelry, one buckle of dia-
monds which sets her OFF to the greatest
advantage"
often, who shows the best taste?"
Il may say that Lillian Russell is the
best-dressed woman who ever goes into
court, best taste, most consistent and most
original" s..-- --
why would you object to my chain?"
Because it's an article of jewelry
which looks out of place. I see It does
you a service in holding your lorgnette
but 1 would suggest that you use
slender black thread. If / used glasses
l would never carry them by a gold chain
but by the slightest thread of black"
Does every lawyer object to jewelry?"
NO. My partner is fond of jewels and
wears locket as large as a watch. Every
body has his private idea on the dress
subject and is certainly entitled to it,"
In her case against Breckenridge Mad
cline Pollard wore black dress with big
sleeves. She carried fan and a little
lace handkerchief. The jury looked at the
handkerchief with much interest. She
wore a piquant toque, and her low waving
hair, parted in the middle had pathetic
effect
Mrs Leila Olive Naeme of Bif Ellison
fame-now before the courts in another
divorce suit-wore a black silk dress with
a scarlet bonnet one day at the Ellison
trial. The next day she wore a suit of
two shades OF blue with a gold hat. She
looks straight at the jury and smiles at
hand
Esther Jacobs, who won the $50 COO suit
against Henry B. Sire, is the most beauti
1ul woman who ever was at a trial in
New York. Miss Jacobs appeared in a
Scotch plaid suit with a scarlet collar
and Gainesborough hat Several of the
jurymen, including the foreman. smoke IN
praise of the Scotch plaid. Again she wore
a. navy-blue dress with white silk vest
In these garbs she has won her suit three
or four times.
Mrs. Freddie" Gilbert, who broueb+
over Santa Maria to. testify for her wore
a nayy-blue suit with a jacket and sailor
nat and big rose in the buttonhole of
her coat. ~
The day that leila Nicalaus was to have
appeared at court and secured a. Gouid
compromise instead, she went out and
pought long sealskin coat and pair Of
brown gloves. She also got a HE hro,,Irl
hat and jeweled umbrella. "
Henrietta Russell, when she got her d.
Rorce from Edmund Russell. wore con-
Ventlonal dress. She was on corsets ara
wore shoes with heels. She did m ber
halr. She was afraid the jury might not
De Delsarteans and so would not admire
her style of beauty in Delsarte garb Tho
jury asked If she could support tba no.,
and she said she could. They prohahIy
thought at dress-makingl They gave her,
ehe decree and she went home, threw her
10 the chambermaid, cut off the heels Of
her shoes, let down her hair cut the rsT1
on her sailor hat-and was a Delsa rtean
~ iiioie' hate Kensington.
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