New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-11-25
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.
WOULD FURL TWO-F0OT HATS.
correspondent Suggests Patent Continuance
for Woman's Use in Church.

To the Editor of The Tribune
sir: went to hear Pastor Wagner of The Sim
pie Lire at the Central Presbyterian Church last
Sunday. Two seats in front of me was seated a
large white hat trimmed with black velvet anJ
black ostrich feathers. In the pew I'm front OF me-
and Just behind the white nat. two great
hats. one brown with brown feathers. the other
black with white adoruments- The three combined
made sort Of Macedonian phaIanx which effectu-
ally prevented any Of Pastor WagueF's efforts
from reaching me. If the Macedonian pEalaux is
too ancient smile. l would compare them to the
Yale football wedge. which thorough IN
its crash that it had 10 be ruled of the field. 1
had hopes that by strenuous effort. for 1 believe
in the strenuous life. / could get a broken glimpse
of the preacher. but all the strenuousness could
bring TO bear utterly failed When the good pas
tor was urging me TO uuworldIy life. there would
loom up a maze of white and black or brown on
brown or black on white that marred it all VIII
you kindly allow me to make some practical re-
Elections the subject?
My first suggestion is the ushers. Could It
not be made a rule that these two-foot hats are
to be scattered through the house. never punched.
more. say. than dozen in each aisle Then
could get round them. On better yet, could they
be gathered in the amen corners. there they
would interfere but little; in fact, 1t might act
a preventive If It were known they would De con-
as TO location is adopted never under any circum-
stances is the Yale wedge TO be allowed II must
field
or might not an age rule be helpful? Let it be
understood that women under thirty are not 10 be
allowed TO two-foot hats. This would have
the good effect of Napoleon order when there was
d crush of women at the door OF the Tuleries. Let
the Oldest first and the crush was relieved
at once. I feel confident that this rule would
work well.
Or could there not. with a little ingenuity, be
prepared a half minute cyclone from the doorway
that would blow all the twO-foOters up against the
pulpit and the owners could gather them after ser
vice?
Or would not the ladies themselves kindly con-
sent TO the hats and sit on them through
the service? Many of them would look as well
after pressure Or they might be used to put the
feet in. like the foot warmers of the old time
They better any place than on the head
You will that 1 have given the matter much
painful thought since Sunday; but 1 have kept my
best suggestion till the last, and frankly confess
10 a good deal Of pride about this one II is that
the two-footers have simple cOntrtvance Tor reer-
ing. 1 sail a good deal and whenever We drop
anchor furl the sail a As soon as the
two-footer drops anchor in the pew, let her fUrl-
| BY simply pulling well contrived cord the whole
| thing may drop and Pastor Wagner be unobscured.
l think this recommendation cOmmends itself the
moment IT IS heard. and if The Tribune will give
us a double loaded editorial supporting this very
| bright suggestion OF mine. for which make no
| a CONSTANT READER