The Washington herald., 1909-03-28
SKINDObUS!
DisgraestuI Fight BstWiSi Ladies at
Church Last SuniaT Morning
Fatal TO One Hat-PaTtiCkIGTS as
FOIleTS:

There was a disgraseful and scan
daKous scene ockurred IN church ser
vice last Sunday morning al the Bing-
VILE church which shocked everybody
present and filed them with oonsterna-
shion in the extreme. For a while II
Hooked as II the service would almost
be broke up on the spot
Miss Phrouica HildeRrand, our fash
ionable dress maker, NhO also trims
hats and indulges IN millinery along with
her dress making, paid visit 10 the
Co. seat a couple OF weeks sinst IN or
der 10 study the spring styles and lay
in fresh supply Of millinery which she
done.
While at the Co. seat Phronicia pur-
chased what is called a pattern hat Tor
herself which she made up her mind
she would wear as a sort OF adver-
tisement for her millinery dept, as you
mite say.
Last Sunday Rev. Moore had Just be
gun 10 preach when Miss PhronIcla
with her new hat on and ali 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.
Phronicia's hat was the svnOcure OF
all eyes. Them as saw II say II was the
biggest hat they ever seen on a woman's
head and they should think II would
give Phronioia the headake TO carry i.
- = Nf~- Ill
yer set Just behind Phronicia and
couldn't see nothing but hat Mrs. Hill
yer and Phronicia amt been very good
friends sinSt ? years ago last winter
when Phronicia trimmed a hat for Mrs
Hillyer which Mrs. Hillyer didn't like
and refused 10 pay for It and so they
amt spoke sinst
Mrs. Rllyer SAYS she would Just as
leaf set at home as TO set N church and
lissen 10 a sermon without being able
TO see the pastor. She stretched and
craned from one side to the other try
ing 20 see past PhTonicia'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 70
hear, y should think she would take
off the ridicklus thing 50 a body could
see" but Phronicia never let on she
heard II.
Finally Mrs. Hillyer leaned over and
whispered to Phronicia, ~Will YOU kind
" remove your hat, Madam" Phronicia
turned around and give her d cold stare
and hissed back, No. I wouldn't re-
move my hat for nobody, let alone
you"
What follered almost beggars de-
scElripshion 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 shreek Of anger and turning round
grabbed Mrs. Hillyer's hat and tore II
in 2.
Rev. Moore who had just reechedi his
secondly held up his hand in conster-
nashion and says, Sisters, sisters. do
not forget where you arei" Phronicia
called Mrs. Hillyer a cat p after which
she left the pew picking I'D her hat and
left the church highly indignant. Mrs.
Hillyer said il was a good riddance and
that now siust Phronica had departed
she could enjoy the sermon In a Chris
tian spirit
This affair has been the talk of the
town sinSt it happened. Phronicia talks
some of bringing suit against Mrs. Hill
yer for salt and battery and Mrs.
HIliyer says If she does she'll bring suit
against her for being a publick noosance