El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-08-02
Wants Women To SetExan1pLe ToMen
By Removing Their Hats In Elevators

TTOAIEN should set the example for
w the men by removing their hats
in elevators the rest Of this year
(Leap year,, according to Drllt-
wood" and then, possibly. the men
would follow the example, he says
He thinks IL is safest for men TO
keen on their hats and suggests that
It certainly is not the desire Of any
woman to be poked in the eye BY the
elbow OF a man who is in the act o.
taking off his hat and says II sucn
should occur, she would probably wish
heartily that he had left his hat on
This being Leap year, ne con
tfnues, elet the men suggest that the
women remove their hats and ger
them crushed in the jam until Dec
81 after which every man VIII leel
duty bound to reciprocate- Ehls WI
give The women the experience Inat
will enable them to judge the mat
ter, as il is indeed weighty-the ques-
ton, not the hat
Gas n natter OF fact. since this
Is indeed leap year. IL removing
the hat prOclaims man to be
model Of perfection, it would be
advisable for single men 70 keep
their heads covered until 1s-l-
Not n Disrespect-
"A Sensible Business Woman" says
elevators are generally crowded 70
an extent that a person can hardly
raise an arm, let alone remove a
hat. and asserts:
''The entrance Of women into the
business world is not causing men TO
lose. respect to them; It means merely
that they consider them their equal
in business. / am sure that all busi-
ness women are able TO understand
their actions
"a man, when he starts to his Of
flee is thinking OF business, or some
I and unf about rnmDW-
ing his hat when a woman enters
an elevator
I'VE business women who are con-
stantly attached TO business men, DO
not consider not removing their hats
-disrespect to women, as we, too, for
get politeness during business hours
| Therefore. I am sure sensible busi-
ness women viii agree with me when
I say men 90 not make Us unhappy
nor mar our days II they do not show
US the courtesy OF removing their
hats
Both sexes are engrossed with i'm
portant business al this advanced
time Of the world and not pettiness-
We are shown respect and courtesy
in the proper places outside Of the
/ business world, and that is what We
want II q man does not remove his
hat while in the course OF his busi-
ness, II Is not q crime nor disrespect
to women"
same Az Street Car.
William Jonas does not think an
elevator is any different from a street
car, and says: I'VE don't remove
cur hats IN street car, why should
we do so in an elevator II I come
into an elevator and meet a woman
that personally know, I'll zip my
hat, as usual, but why take IL Off
/ wouldn't tip my hat to strange
woman anywhere. II I did, she would
think was fresh Then why should
men take their hats off altogether,
and have them crushed?"
Here's Another Way.
Ed Duet" thinks it is solved this
IN hotels and department stores.
it is proper for a man to remove his
hat on entering an elevator, partic-
ularly II women. or woman. Is also
in the elevator; but in office and
business buildings, this Is not re-
quired unless the man knows some
woman in the elevator. or has a male
acquaintance who Is escorling a
woman The wonder Is that any
other contention should be made
about the matter"
a'Psor sport.- He SAYS.
Sergt G. A P. Haverford, Of Fort
Bliss. says:
@Women 90 in politics and busl-
ness on equal principles with a
OF 80 narrow minded rs 10 expect
the courtesy and respect Of man
Let her stay In the home and act
and dress ns n woman should II
she wants a man to respect herr
Says keep En- On
Madeline Lamse says; 4 think men
show no disrespect when they fail to
remove their hats in the elevator. II
II is not considered bad form for them
to wear a hat In the street car and
other public conveyances, there is no
reason Why he should doff il when
in the elevator. Often elevators are
very crowded and people are jammed
and It Is not at all pleasant to be
scratched IN he neck by a straw hat"
Not Necessary.
In the larger cities OF the east,
men do not remove their hats in ele-
vators and the men Of our eastern
cities are just as respectful as our FL
Paso brothers" writes P S. Murray.
H b Stevens tried to keep The
men from going wrong in the Mills
building by placing q sign in each
elevator tnstructing them rot to re-
move their hats, but many men insist
on removing them"
What About Hat Pinsf
". ". G. writes: IF men are re-
quired TO lake off their hats in ele-
Vators, women must be also required
to take off their hat and remove the
hatpin. which is a real menace to
mems eyes and faces.
She covers up her bare back or
bare front with her hat SHAKESPEARE
says -Freflty, thy name is woman
When to Remove Hats.
observer" says: Il do not be-
lieve II is necessary 70 remove my
hat in an elevator. I think a man
should remove his hat only under the
following conditions. When acznowl-
edging the salutations OF any woman
whenever he meets her, on the street.
in a street car or in an elevator: whom
he enters a private office, presided
over BY man or woman. church.
theater, or at any public gathering:
while carrying on a conversation with
q woman on the street, In a street
car. elevator or any other place that
he chances to meet her under any
and all conditions.