Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-04-18
Frenchman's Doctrine Of Au-
to-Suggestion Is Fast Be-
coming Popular Among the
People of England
Ry NORMAN III. MATSON

Especial Gable to The Atlanta journal ana
Chicago Daily News-Copyright, 1929
LONDON, April 15.-Mr. Ravens
croft's wig shop is in Bell yard
a narrow lane off Fleet street, and
few steps from the tranquility OF
New Square and Lincoln Inns field
It has been there for these two cen
turtles and more. When powdered
wigs ceased to be the mode for mer
of fashion, the men of law-barristers
and magistrates-did not notice anC
continued wearing them until they
became a traditional must. Sons
and the sons Of sons continued the
making of wigs in the Ravenscroft
shop, the little wigs with caught uT
pigtails for barristers and great chest
covering wigs for magistrates.
In two centuries nothing has dis
turbed the even routine of the little
shop like the decision to admit WON
en- to the bar. Would they veal
wigs-men's wigs, or would they 81
into court with heads sacriligiously
uncovered. That was optional. Whel
precedents were broken life become!
a dim confusion. The committees O
judges and benchers of the Inns o
court, however, ended the worries O.
the wignakers. They decided tina
the dress of women barristers in cour
should conform to the following
rules:
1. Ordinary barristers' gowns SHOULD
be worn and should completely cover
and conceal the hair.
2. Ordinary BARRIERS gowns SHOULD
be worn.
8. Dresses should be plain, blacl
or very dark, high in the neck, will
long sleeves and not shorter than thu
gown, with high, plain whitecollal
and barristers' bands; or plain coat!
and skirts may be worn, black OF
very dark, not shorter than thu
gown, with plain white bands ant
high collars and barristers' bands.
Day Is Spoiled
There is no question that Mr.. Raw
enscroft's day was spoiled for hin
by my Questioning. In the first place
he suspected that wanted to Learn
the secrets Of his trade-to launch {
powdered. wig business in New York
perhaps-and he told me rathe
rudely that the secret Of the Ravens
croft wig had been kept for two cen
turtles and would be kept for tw,
centuries more. He looked quit
like Mr.. Gladstone and as he talket
continued to clip large magistrate
wig with evident esthetic enjoyment
Yes" he said, 1--WE can make wig
| that will cover all the hair Of womel
lawyers. We can make them cove
their entire bodies, If necessary.
David Copperfield, who worked be
side him, snickered and earned
scowl. mo, it won't be necessar,
for them to clip their hair unles
they want to. You can't tell wha
women lawyers will do.'
| French Magician
M. Coue, of the French institute
for the practice of auto-suggestiol
day by day wins greater fame an,
popularity. Last November he cam
to London and started every on
saying: DAY by day, and In ever,
way am getting better and better.
Now he is back and his vogue get
better and better. He tries har,
and sincerely to prevent the circuIa
ton of miracle stories about him
but with little success. People
and women, particularly-are plain
ly determined to make magician
of him. They crowd his meetings
and though he talks in French
which at least half of them do no
understand, they listen attentivel
and with awe. I saw one woman il
a pathetic quandary. She had a.
ear trumpet and a French dictior
airy. When she looked for a wor