Show S A P PCRTIWDI SUGGESTION There are some ladies who govern themSelves by the rules of politeness and so pay regard to the convenience and conifort of other people without which there is no true courtesy There are others who are utterly indifferent to such considerations Among the latter class are those who will stand and chatter on a nar I row foot bridge compelling persons who wish to pass to step into the ditch or jump it in order to get across those who keep a crowd waiting behind be-hind them at a ticket office or a postage I post-age stamp window while they ask aI I hundred simple questions and those who block I the way at a theatre en trance a church door or other public I way of exit to exchange compliments and gabble platitudes blocking the way of others utterly oblivious of anything but their on frivolous Jibber IngBut But the worst of their species Is the bighat female at the theatre This nuisance nui-sance has become a topic of almost universal remark The comments of the press have had some effect and real fadles who occupy seats In which with a high or broad or profusely trimmed trim-med hat they would hide the stage from people in their rear either attend at-tend without a hat or with a small headcoverlng or will remove their hats during the performance But there are others who seem perfectly per-fectly indifferent to the outrage they are perpetrating on people behind them and not only persist in wearing immense headgear at the theatre with waving plumes and shaking flowers flow-ers but when siting side by side they I w111 bob their heads from right to left and back and forth in conversation tion so that even by incessant dodging the unfortunates in the back seats are cheated out of their enjoyment For their benefit we clip the following follow-ing from the New York Sun and hope it will catch the eye and reach the minds of a goodly number of that class classWe We respectfully lay a pertinent suggestion sug-gestion before the parties ooncerned II To the Editor of the SunSir The Legislature having failed to pass the bill for the suppression of altitudinous hats at theatres I beg to suggest to managers the printing of the following notice on each page ol their pro grammes1 SHORTY TO THE LADIES l The theatre hat bill has failed to pass but the golden rule is still in force forceTo freshen that particular rule in the minds of ladIes accustomed to wearing too tall hats we will quote lit Do unto others as you would that they should do to you Woman imagine that the law of gallantry requiring men to bare their heads were abrogated and that they were as free as yourself to bonnet themselves In your presence even in the theatre What would you say If a rudp wretch in the seat before you should wear throughout the play an altitudinous stovepipe instead of a i humble billycock Could you love such a brute If at the close of the performance per-formance he should look around and turn out to be an acquaintance wouldnt you expect to see on hIs cheek a blush of mortification at being caught in disregard of the comfort and the comomn rights of the lady behind him A Girls do behave yourselves of nights in the use of these lovely bu abominable hats |