The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-04-04
SKANDOLUS!
Dlssracsful Flight BstWizi, Ladies at
Church Last Sunday Morning
Fatal 10 One Hat-Partlcklsrs as.
FoIlers:

There was a disgraseful and scan
dalious scene ockurred in achurch SER
vice last Sunday morning at the bing-
VILE church which shocked everybody
present and filed them with 'consterna-
sh;on in the extreme. For a while u
looked as il the service would almost
be broke up on the spot.
Mics Phronica Hildebrand, our fash
;onable dress maker, who also trims
hats and INDUCES in millinery along with
her dress making, paid a visit to the
co seat a couple of weeks sinst IN or
der "a study the spring styles and lay
in fresh supply of millinery which she
While at the Co. seat Phronieia pur-
chased what is called pattern hat Tor
herself which she made UP her MIND
she would wear as a sort of adyer-
tisement for her millinery dept, as you
Last Sunday Rev. Moore had Just be
gun to preach when Miss Phronicia
with her new hat on and all rugged out
in a new suit of clothes entered the
church and swept down the aisle and
set down in about the 5th pew back
right in front of Mrs. Amos Hillyer,
wife of our talented loryer and legal
light. h.
Phronicia's hat was the synocure OF
all ewes. Them as saw il say it was the
biggest hat they ever seen on woman's
head and they should think it would
give Phronicia the headake to carry It.
The church was crowded and Mrs. Hill
yer set lust behind Phronicia and
couldn't see nothing but hat. Mrs. Hill.
yer and Phronicia amt been very good
friends sinst 2 years ago last winter
when Phronicia trimmed hat for Mrs.
HilIyer which Mrs. Hillyer didn't like
and refused to pay for 1t and so they
amt spoke sinst.
Mrs. Hillyer says she would just as
leaf set at home as to set in church and
lissen TO a sermon without being able
to see the pastor. She stretched and
craned from one side to the other try
ing to see past Phronicia's hat until she
begin to get stiff neck. Then she whis-
pered to Mrs. Lem Brown who set be-
side her, loud enuff for Phronicia to
hear, 'T should think she would take
off the ridicklus thing so a body could
see" but Phronicia never let on she
heard it.
Finally Mrs. Hiliyer leaned over and
whispered to Phronicia. will you kind
" remove your hat, Madam" Phronicia
turned around and give her a cold stare
and Kissed back, mo. l wouldn't re-
move my hat for nobody. let alone
you"
sckripshion. Mrs. Hillyer grabbed the
hat with both hands and pulled it often
Phronicia's head and throwed it into
the aisle on the floor. Phronicia give
a shrek of anger and turning round
grabbed Mrs. Hillyer's hat and tore it
in 2.
Rev Moore who had just reeched his
secondly" held up his hand in conster-
-nashion and says, Sisters, sisters, do
not forget where you aret" Phronicia
called Mrs. Hillyer "cat" after which
she left the pew picking up her hat and
left the church highly indignant. Mrs
Hillyer said II was a good radiance and
that now sinst Phronica had departed
she could enjoy the sermon in Chris
tan spirit
This affair has been the talk of the
town sinst it happened. Phronicia talks
some of bringing suit against Mrs. Hill
yer for a salt and battery and Mrs
Hillyer says If she does she'll bring suit
against her for being publick noosance