The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1902-12-11

hare. Dr. II. c. O'Connor. Jos h Ward,
James Il. Dooley, W F. Kane Of WoT-
cester, William H. Nuge1t. John Kill
feather, Joseph Kennedy, F. s. Hanil-
ton. jr.. Charles Brennan. Daniel Shee-
han, john C. Reilly. Edward Dugan,Dr.
M0nakan. John CronaE, ?. J. CrOnan,
John D. Desmond, Captain Lawrence
O'Brien.
ABOUT THE UNITED sTAEs ST.
PRENF COURT.
One of the first things that Justice
Holmes :oEnd it necessary to do after
arriving in Washington was TO place
himself IN tae hands OF the court mo-
tisja - be measured for his new gown.
When he takes LIS seat on the bench
on Monday he Will probably wear one
os the leftover gowrs, more or less
Iu.ty, which are always kept in the
rcbing-roGn in case of emergency. Ey-
cry new justice is expected to order e
brand rev gown. These roocs are all
black and are all made alike. the only
difference being IL the material, tile
chief justice wearing black satin, while
his associates are robed in black silk.
Justice Holmes gown, like that OF his
associates, will cost him one hundred
dollars and is made Of wide straight
widths, at the bottom three yards and
q quarter vide and it comes down TO
his ankles. The gown has a narrow
hem around tke bottom ard a broad
one straight down the front. At the
top it is gored to a yoke which is short
on the shoulder and forms q deep
scall0p at the back. This yoke has a
silk lining between the outside and the
ioncr one Of silk. The sleeves are a
ward and a quarter wide and reach to
the hands The lining of the sleeves is
formed by doubling the material at the
bottom, turning it up on the inside ana
plating it about a quarter of yard
above the bottom to a narrow silk lin
irg, which nicely fits the Justices arm
This arrangement makes the lower
rart of each sleeve appear to be WIDE
loose puff. The sleeves are gored, and
yoked on the shoulders with many
rows of plating, but not SO many as at
the back of the gown, where it IS a
quarter of a yard deep. A new gown
on the bench is subjected to as critical
an examination by the wearers of older
gowns as a Woman's Easter bonnet at
church is popularity supposed to be. 1t
is one of the traditions OF supreme
court circles that the only justice WHO
ever had a gown made outside Of this
country was Justice Miller, whose robe
for some unknown reason was made in
Paris. All the other gowns for more
than half a century have been made by
one woman in this city.
The supreme court of the United
States is the one branch of the govern
ment where the ceremony prevails and
whose members are the most punctll-
ious in the observation of all the forms
that have become invested with the
solemn sanctity of law. When Justice
Holmes goes to the rObing-room on
Monday and has been assisted by MS
personal attendant to remove his coat
and hat, his attendant will help him
nut on his gown. Each member OF the
court has a cOIored man especially en-
gagged to look after his wants and COM
forts. this man not only waiting on
him at the capitol, but also acting as
his body servant at his house. Each
member of the court also has his con-
fdential secretary and stenographer, to
whom he dictates his opinions At
tached to the court are pages and 9TH
err attendants. Justice Holmes will tie
his gown in front with a narrow gros-
grain ribbon and fold a long black SILK
scarf around his neck. This scarf is
caught in the middle at the back with
a passementerie button and cord.
These fastenings leave the gown open
down the front and give it flowing
appearance as the justice walks from
tha rohine-room across the narrow cor
ridor to the entrance of the supreme
court reserved exclusively for the
members of the bench.
Justice Holmes as the Junior of the
court will close the procession. Inc
coming Of the court in the chamber is
heralded by the rustling of their robes
and the rapping of the clerks gaVel,
who calls out: 'The honorable, the
chief Justice and the associate justices
of the United States" Everybody rises
and remains standing while the nine
bIack~gowned members file in between
the white marble pillars and scarlet
haneings in the rear of the bench. 1t
is an impressive and somewhat theatre
cal sight to see these nine black-robed
men pass underneath the curtains,
which silently drop into place when the
last member of the court has passed
through. Each member goes to his
proper seat, the chief Justice bows to
the bar, the bar returns the salutation
and then the associate justices, looking
to the chief justice and nicely timing
their motions to agree with his, take
their seats simultaneously with him.
When the bench has been seated bar