The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-04-06
IT WASN'T A SCRAP.
The Sweet Young Things
Only Had an Argument
Involving Easter
Hats.

A Bayonne car comfortably filled with
passengers, was bowling merrily along
Grand street toward the Junction, on
Thursday afternoon when it stopped sud-
denly to admit two pretty, demure and
stylishly dressed young women. The car
was not crowded and the couple hied
themselves away up front and began, or,
it seemed, resumed, a very animated con-
versation. Their headgear was of the
latest design. Apparently more as an or
nament than as a fastening, large gold
pin, with jeWeled shepherds crook,
adorned the front of one of the hats.
Its point as well as the jeweled crook,
was exposed While the style and earnest
conversation of the couple attracted some
attention, words caught here and there
led to speculation on the part of curious
fellow passengers as to who the young
ladies were:-
Il wouldn't like to be transferred to
that out-of-the-way school, would your,
asked the girl with the jeweled pin in
her hat.
Indeed, I wouldn't anwered the
other. shaking her head with an emphasis
that brought the chiffon trimming Of her
dainty hat in close proximity to the
.
hat Conversation suggested school
"marms.'
And do you know with remarkable
emphasis on the know" (and just here
the girl with the jeweled hatpin whis-
pered something in the ear of her COM
panion that caused the latter to nod sig
nificantly several times). Then she whis-
pered something back and the girl with
the hatpin nodded significantly. An ami
mated fire of whisperings ensued. The
headgears of both alternately clashed
and rebounded. ''Dr. McGill!' "Sh!''
"Posters!' "Epworth League!'' Cru
sader' Carrie Nationi' ''Axev' were
words CLEANED from the whispered but
intensely animated conversation by
those who sat directly opposite or near
by AS the almost inaudible conversation
progressed the nodding of both increased
in vigor. Suddenly there was a scream
that startled some of the nervous pas
sengers, and caused even the motorman
to look around.
'Ouch.' what are You doing with my
hat?"
what on earth are you doing to my
hat?" almost screamed the girl with the
hat pin.
Some of the passengers started up in
alarm as both the young women began to
gesticulate frantically and later appeared
to be clawing each Others bonnet In
some respects though the simile is un-
gallant, they reminded one of goats with
locked horns.
do let go. Do you want to pull my
head off? You're pulling all the chiffon
off my hat"
Whats the matter with YOU 1 can't
help it. I never knew you to act like
this -''
To some of the passengers it looked as
though a first class scrap on hair pulling
match was in progress. Some of the
gentlemen arose hastily from their seats
and started forward as though to separ-
ate the contestants. The motorman
turned off the electric current, put the
breaks down hard, dashed back the front
door and sprang to ward the struggling
couple, while the conductor hustled up the
aisle.
The passengers were almost in an up
roar. The real cause of the trouble
dawned upon all. The hat pin of one had
caught in the chiffon trimming of the
others hat. Before they became 1oosened
both hats were more or less damaged
and the coiffures of both ladies were dis
arranged. Their bushes of embarrass-
ment, however, more than atoned for this
and they, too, were compelled to join in
the general laughter