The sun., 1916-11-14
DON'T FLIRT' JUDGE
WARNS 90 Portals
Women Lawyers Arc Lectured
; on Manners and Dress
When in Court.
FAVORS FAIR SEX JURIES
Il. d. Gibbs at Banquet Sounds
Praises Of Sensible Shoes
and Hats.

Judge l.. d. Gibbs Of the Bronx County
Court read the Woman Lawyers Assoc
citation n good lecture on fashions and
manners last night at It's dinner at the
Hotel Imperial. BY the time he got
through they knew pretty well
they ought to wear and how they ought
TO act In court II they expected to win
their cases. They mustn't put on trous-
ers. he warned them. but on the other
hand they mustn't dress as II they were
going to a ping-pong party, and above
all they should avoid trying any OF their
sex wiies on the Judge.
incidentally he won the applause Of
the nifty or more Portals who were din
Ing by declaring that women ought to
sit on jurles. especially when n woman
Ia being tried.
NO woman In tried by a jury OF her
peers who is tried by men, he said. II
look forward to the time when twelve
women shall sit in every case where the
prisoner liz a woman. A jury of men II
too apt to be swayed by considerations
other than Of justice.
III is almost impossible to convict n
handsome woman OF anything from
petty larceny to murder. Good looks
and a certain glamour Of romance have
led jurymen to forget the justice of the
Gaze many times, UelleNp Tue lllTdtc
good sense OF women. something men
don't seem to possess. II brought into
the Jury box would give just verdicts.
verdicts less swayed by mere sentiment
than the verdicts we get now.
Ne Favors "scnaibie" shoes.
A for you women lawyers. you are
going to do a great work II you stand on
your own feet. and In order to do that
you must wear sensible shoes. Also
wear the right hats. Don't come into
court with hats looking as II you were
trying to charm somebody. Let your
headgear express your brains. You are
In n place wher the business Is serious,
and you mustn't dress or act as II you
were out OF a filtration.
And don't try Irritation wiles. Come
' In court az n man comes. asking moth
4 ing more than the same treatment. for
II YOU come giggling like a little fool
you won win the respect you want.
However" Judge Gibbs added, 81
wouldn't have you divorce your.
selves from your fcmlninity. I hate
those freak women as much as anybody.
Women who coine 10 court trying TO look
Ike men wearing everything of a mans
but the trousers. with short hair dis
ike them as much az I do the men who
try to be women and God o they
are unspeakable."
Judge Gibbs also warned the women
lawyers to avoid talking too much. al
hough this was an evil. he admitted,
that "trousered lawyers" were guilty of
as well.
BE concise he said. Make your
points and then stop. ! know mauy
women are eloquent IN their homes, and
some are famous for e.oquence outside
of their homes. II il a good thing. but
don't carry IL too far
Mrs. Olive Sto.t Gabriel, president OF
the association. opened the proceedings
introducing Mrs. Clarice NJ. Baright, who
presided. The first. speaker was Daniel
+. Storms, formerly Secretary OF state
in Indiana and president Of the Contra
Railway OF Texas. Mr.. storms. admit
ting that he was "A sentimental
Tommy delivered n m.d-Nictotiar
speech confding to the women lawyers
that he feared this age, in which women
seemed determined to kick over tn,
cradle and rock the world.
Among the guests were Miss Sarah
Stephenson. first Nce-presidcut Of thu
Woman LAWYERS Association; pr. MAJ
Schlapp, Mayor lietrick Of Ashury Park
Miss Amy Wren Of Brooklyn and Mrs
Rose Falls Ercs. who l. prominent IN tn,
affairs Of the association.