The morning times., 1896-04-12

Kansas City manager prints on tie back
OF his theater ticket, subject to the agree
ment that no hat shall be worn by the pur-
chaser. The Ohio movement is detailed
above. You see, the crusade is coming
Eastward. 1t only remains for PennSyl-
Vania to pass il and increase the penalty
and for Washington women TO anticipate
local legislation by drawing their hat pins
unanimously and relegating the hats 10
peg in the closet while they are in the or
chcstra chairs.
As a matter OF fact the transition is
really al hand. though fashion has invented
Il compromise which is almost as de-
structive to the nerves as the bonnet was
To the view. The women wonder that we
still complain: The idea; / wore no
bonnet; nothing. positively nothing but
simple little aigrctte." There you are, the
aigretJe! That despicable bit OF plumage
is the root of as much evil as Lcghorn
hat. 1t sprays out like a fountain; the
slightest motion, The faintcst breath jars it.
You try to look through its meshes, but
your eyes water and your head swims
You try to ododgeit, but just at that moment
the woman two rows ahead lodges au
aigrettein trout of her, the heartle SIS woman
in front of you has TO read just her line OF
vision, you shift back again for a new
point of view, and the head turning is
necessitated all the way back. fatal
agrette in the front row causes IL all as i f
one domino were touched and the line falls
Sitting back in the orchestra behind
sweep OF aigrettes is like lying prone in
wheat field Oh windy day and trying to
aim at ployer through the waving grain.
Who was the original anti-theater-hat
crusader? Some say it was the man who
could not. by polite methods. induce wo-
man in front OF him 10 remove her prided
hcadgcar. He put con his silk hat and
in Ian inl
The woman took hers off forthwith.
Another theory is that it was the facetiouS
gentleman who leaned forward and said,
Madame. Cathode rays have not yet been
invented In some quarters ii may have
been the influence of poverty that could
not 3fford attractive head adornfnent. or
in others mademoiselle who has spent
| hours on coiffuce and proposed to show IT,
A recommendation for the nlanag gers is
! 10 try the ingenious scheme worked at the
! Theatre Erancaise. What was that? Very
! simple. very neat and very effective. n
woman with an immense headdresS comes
down the aisle. to the dissnay OF the row
of uufortunates behind her. a gentleman
| has the seat behind her
In vain he twists his head and cranes his
neck He leans forward and politely re
quests the woman TO remove her hat. She
| is indignant Under no consideration viii
| she do anything OF the sort. II Is her sea I,
| her hat. her privilege, and, besides, her
hair is not dressed. Is the man yanquish-
ed? Apparently SO, for he gives up his
seat and retireS Presently he returns with
an officer. q gems d'armes. A lively set-to
| takes place: loud words are spoken: the
| house is in comm otiou. The woman is re
moved-likewise are all the hats on other
women Do the principals TO the affair
go to tie police station? Not at all. The
parties to the comedy are trained actors
| from the company. This little scene is an
! eXpedient that never fails