The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-02-10

Goodfriend. Just think of such selfish
ness"
Everybody did think Of It and calculated
her surprise, and Mrs. Charles Barnard
said:
well. women will have TO consider this
matter very seriously no doubt before
long, for the legislature seems to be dis
posed to take 1t up in earnest. You all
know about the bill lately introduced at
Albany. Well / think IL would be a good
thing. We have all suffered inconvenience
from big hats"
Mrs. Charlotte Gregory declared II was
all very well to talk, but that there were
other distractions than big hats.
Now" said Mrs. Gregory, II went with
a friend to the theater the other night.
and she couldn't see a thing on the stage
because "a man In front Of her had folded
up his overcoat and sat upon it, And he
was great big man over six feet tall.
and broad-shouldered, too. My friend fin
ally made O remark which ne evidently
overheard He bushed. looked nervous.
and finally, as slyly as possible pulled his
coat out 50 we shouldn't notice he did Il.
and then he tried to shrink down in his
seat"
Mrs. Gregory got no further, for Mrs.
Goodfriend jumped up, exclaiming:
There, I'm glad Mrs. Gregory gave
me this chance. You see, just as soon as
TO some one, he Immediately removed the
obstruction, and even tried TO make him
self small. OF course, he couldn't help his
size. But that's jest it, a man win be
oblging If he can, while-well I'm sorry
can't say as much for women. She Just
thinks about herself. her own looks or
comfort
Yes" said some one sympatheticaIIv
land maybe there was big hat in front
Of the poor man, too"
Very likely" said another
But Mrs. Gregory was determined that
the men should not be credited with a
monopoly Of the virtue OF unseIfshness
and said she thought the habit men had Of
going out to see a man" between acts
was fully as much to be condemned az
women's wearing big hats.
Ihey crowd pest YOU" said Mrs. Greg
ory, crushing your dress, and often com
polling you TO get up In order to avoid
having your toes stepped on It's lust az
big nuisance as not being able to see
the stage"
Mrs. James Fairman suggested that the
members present be asked to express their
sentiment by vote as 10 whether they ap-
proved the big hat for the theater
Well" put in Miss Clara Thropp. 'T
guess we won't have much chance 10
exercise our own pleasure IN the matter
II the legislature takes It uD geriotIsI1,
THE Professional Woman's League D,
said Mrs. Goodfriend somewhat severely
should be in advance Of any legislation
on this subject. and should decide as a
body not to wear big hats"
Miss Louise Muldener declared she must
say something in excuse for women who
wore big hats.
New York." said she, "is a great me.
tropolis, and everybody is always in a
hurry. Sometimes you get theater tickets
at the last minute, and haven't time to
fix your hair. A big hat is very handy
then, and certainly you don't want to take
it off when your hair is not nicely done
up"
I'D take my hat Off, don't care how my
hair looked, If anybody said Il annoyed
them, and asked me politely TO remove it."
said Mrs. Goodfriend. Everybody appre-
ciated the heroic unselhshness such an
act would require. and Mrs. Goodfriend
was enthusiastically applauded
It's all very well" said Miss Muldener,
for you people who live within easy
reach of the theaters, but there are people
who live in Brooklyn, that horrible Brook
lyn." with emphasis, land ia Jersey CITY
and Hoboken. and get all blown to pieces
coming over the water, and their hair
looks like the mischief by the time they
get here, and they can't wear just bow
and a flower or bit Of lace, for they'll catch