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September 9, 1911
Daily Independent
Elko, Elko County, Nevada
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A lawyer comments on how stylish women's hats in courtrooms conceal witnesses' eyes, hindering judges and attorneys from properly observing them, leading to awkward removals. Suggests milliners create tiltable hats for courtroom use.
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MILLINERY IN COURT ROOM
Modern Hats Conceal the Eyes of Women Witnesses, so They Must Be Taken Off.
When designing styles in hats possibly milliners do not consider that small minority of womankind that is likely to appear in a law court. Judges, lawyers and women witnesses would appreciate it if they did.
"When a woman under suspicion takes the oath it is desirable to look her in the eye," said a lawyer, "but how can anybody look into the eye of a woman who has on a stylish hat? The court is in luck if he can see her mouth and the top end of her nose. Also it offends the dignity of the court for a woman to remove her hat; consequently they hover between the horns of a very serious dilemma. An order to tilt her hat back is also the precursor of difficulties, because the hat is clamped down with so many pins that it won't tilt.
"Still the eyes of a woman before the bar of justice must be looked at, and under repeated exhortations she reluctantly removes the pins and shoves her hat back. But that pantomime results in waste of time and loss of temper all around. In order to obviate these evils it seems to me that milliners would better busy themselves designing a tiltable hat for court-room wear."
Modern Hats Conceal the Eyes of Women Witnesses, so They Must Be Taken Off.
When designing styles in hats possibly milliners do not consider that small minority of womankind that is likely to appear in a law court. Judges, lawyers and women witnesses would appreciate it if they did.
"When a woman under suspicion takes the oath it is desirable to look her in the eye," said a lawyer, "but how can anybody look into the eye of a woman who has on a stylish hat? The court is in luck if he can see her mouth and the top end of her nose. Also it offends the dignity of the court for a woman to remove her hat; consequently they hover between the horns of a very serious dilemma. An order to tilt her hat back is also the precursor of difficulties, because the hat is clamped down with so many pins that it won't tilt.
"Still the eyes of a woman before the bar of justice must be looked at, and under repeated exhortations she reluctantly removes the pins and shoves her hat back. But that pantomime results in waste of time and loss of temper all around. In order to obviate these evils it seems to me that milliners would better busy themselves designing a tiltable hat for court-room wear."
What sub-type of article is it?
Curiosity
What themes does it cover?
Social Manners
What keywords are associated?
Women Witnesses
Hats In Court
Millinery
Court Etiquette
Fashion Dilemma
Where did it happen?
Courtroom
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Courtroom
Story Details
Stylish women's hats obscure the eyes of witnesses in court, making it difficult for lawyers and judges to observe them properly, leading to time-wasting removals; a lawyer suggests designing tiltable hats for courtroom use.