The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1895-05-08
Gowns co5T 800 EACfi.


tices % ths Suprsms Court
A justice pays As much for his robe
Of ONCE a. he would pa-g for a very
handsome suit OF clothing. SAYS tho
Washington Star. There is a hxcd
price for the gown-a price which does
not vary with the fluctuations in the
duties on silk. One woman has made
all tie iusiir , gowns for forty years.
anil her invariahlc uicc for one is
600. Like the taiiors who make a
speciality Of outfits for officers of the
army and navy. she knows Just what arc
the requirements Of a justices gown.
and all her customer has 10 bo con
ccrncd about j. its &C. The gown
must set wrll across tho shoulders.
and Il should reach from the neck %
tie heelss bat Il should not drag ou
the toor. say foor. because.
except on inauguration day. the
Justice does not wear his gown ont
official dinner or reception NJ the
White house. he wears the garh o.
everyday life; even when he calls OF
the president on the orcuing day o.
the courts session. he gucs IN the
clothes he would wear az the break.
fast table n yuu visited one % the
Justices az his home of an evening.
you would End a pleasant. rather or
hand mai. in a frocE coat. with none
Of the so.emnify of manner that cloai<s
the justices when ucy are on the
bench. The supreme court justices
are by no means ura pr lachahlc-
They arc. in fact. considered very
Jolly after-dinucr co.urAnious auh
they are IN great demand In social
Washington. Tho Justice wears his
robe only when the supreme court. a.
a body. g participating Ga some Official
ceremony. lie may 60 rowucd 20
funeral. II u q an Official funeral lie
sears 20 az the inauguration 90 a
president. but ordinarily he puts ia on
in the roh.ng-ruom TIA the morning
and takes it 90 in the robin Groom az
dusk. lie does not wear it even In
ths consultlng-room 20 there g. very
little wear AMI tear on it. aui one
robo viii ouilast several suits {
clothing
According 90 the technical dcscrip
tiun 81 10. the ird -e's robe j. made %
HAAA @HH NaA 81 asAa MAaaAA# WA HaAMa AN -
threc and "a Quarter yaris wide at the
bottom II has narrow hom around
the bottom AM u I,ru..d hem down the
front. % O. guaeci ~ tho top 10 .
yoke. which i- short ON the shoulders
and forms a deep -rniirn az She hack.
The flowing sleeves arc "a yard aud q
quarter wiIe and reach 90 the wrist.
A Justice usually Arreri- his fr-t
gown without question. bat ~ he
grows a little older On tho bench be j.
a. fu--y about che Go 20 ths garment
- a yo=rg woman wi.h her nr-t hall
dress. Having douncl their robes
with the all oi ihe Odd uttculau's-
and they arc OIL enough so b. CON
spicunus even in this city ~ long SER
vice the iu-ilr.-. ut % few minutes
before uuuu. cross tle hall 20 fha
antc-room of tho cour'. Tho transit
81 th~ iu.tirr7 e. n ruuftrr % daily In
tcrc-t and wuu1.r to thr visitors a.
lie capitol. 10 Is ;no signal for a raid
a very suhluc.l. iie- r4 radon
the door o. thr courtroom. where a
doorkerpcr Sis. -o.emu'y B. manipulating
the swinging door with q ,orl. Only
20 many people are admitted 20 tho
cour- room. AND thc number g. small.
There arr but few rows 90 benches
outside the inriu-urc rr~crvcd for the
members % ihc llr. No croiwiug Of
the courtroom b. permitted.