The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-05-30
Mans Hat in the Elevator.

TO THE EDITOR OF THR SrS-Sr. tits so amusing
to read the correspondence regarding Mans Hat
in the Elevator"
No lady would expect any gentleman TO keep his
hat OF In public elevator. trolley car. ferryboat.
hallway OF any once or public building. or the
thousand and one other places OF Ike nature. No
gentleman would think OF wearing his hat In the
presence OF lady in a semi public elevator, such as
hotel elevator picture gallery! or any other indoor
place OF gathering where there Is a social element
OF greater or less degree.
The true gentleman knows instlnctivcly when
convention should or should not be observed the
true lady knows and appreciates such distinction.
Unless warm day or something, In my mind.
furnishes a proper motive for so doing shall
never take OF my hat in a public elevator lades
or no ladies: yet shall never drink from fngdr
bowl unless necessity demands, or do the other
barbaric things mentioned by your CORES pendent.
zone OF the -Four Hundrcd"CD.
OSk OF THE FIVE MILLION.
NEW YORK, May IS
To THE EDITOR OF THE SuS-Slr. Ancnt the
discussion now occupying the columns or your
paper permit me to contribute word am un-
equivocally opposed TO gentleman removing his
hat In elevator In the presence OF ladies'. espe-
cially II the elevator Is crowded. ana we reason
thereof Is not far to seek
Some few days ago. TO be exact on the sth OF
April, had occasion to use the elevator IN build
ing not far from the corner OF Thirty eighth street
and broadway. As is usually the case In that par
t,cular building, the car was crowded with ladies.
and, remembering my manners, removed my hat.
Owing my sardine In a box position 1t was neces-
sary TO hold my hat above my shoulder TO prevent
1t being crushed and. while In that position some
lady" neatly and exped,iously removed my watch.
Should this letter reach the eye OF the lady. will
she kindly return the ockct attached or send me
the ticket, The locket was keepsake and value
It highly. No questions asked. ANXIOUS.
NEW YORK. May 20.
TO THE EDITOR OF ,lHR SuN-str: Just a word
on the hat elevator" controversy. "obseTcrs"
letter Is good plain letter for good many men
and women to study.
Did not THE Sun or writer of letter signed "Onc
OF the 400" omit part Of signa,urc' Should not or
would II not have been more In keeping with letter
TO have added Valet" 10 ~ The scraw from start
to finish sounds Ike the babble OF some upplsh
servant
lam sure tina; II he would let his address or where
abouts be known he would receive little attention
due him especially from that man whose letter he
answered. ONE
NEW YORK. May 3D.
To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-!Sfr: The man.
the hat, the elevator and the woman. This seems 10
be contest Of words wherein only men may apply.
a woman's notion In such matter could not pos
sibly be OF any interest. but. stlll. here goes.
No gentleman need be told whether to do thing
rank and file. She never gets II and sho can save
herself disappointment by not expecting IT, The
question is not what constitutes a lady. but how
much a woman can endure and remain lady. She
must be prepared to stand In the cars while a row
of men the length OF the car ogle her and inwardy
chucklc that she has to Standard smile: she must
ovcrhear one man demonstrate with another be-
cause he has Qualrns about seeing woman stand
and SMILE she must endure grunts and growls Of
those upon whom she is crowded without being
able TO help herself-and smile: she must have
cigarette smoke puIcd in her facc-and smile; In
short she must stand ready to take insult from all
quarters and smile--so what does itmatier whether
man keeps his hat on In the elevator or not' When
men become gentlemen because they are born so
and cannot help themselves, II Is time enough TO
resent the slightest deviation from what Is due a
woman but at prcscnt-what'S tho USE
NEW YORK. May 20. T.. ~ b.
To THE EDITOR or THE SrS-.Sr: The dof'ng
or retaining of a hat in the presence OF women is
purely and entirely matter Of taste And by his
decision In the matter each man shows Just exactly
where he stands In the scale OF good taste.
NEW YORK, May 20. COMMON PERSON.