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Show HIT PUS ARE ABOLISHED Chicago, March 7 Women's long hat pins were declared to bo a "public "pub-lic nuluancc" and an "anti-hat pin"' ordinance or-dinance was ordered drawn up by the Judiciary committee of the city council today. Tho action followed a week's crusade cru-sade against long hat pins, which cul mlnated today lu a public hearing. The ordinance will stipulate that hat plus worn In public places "shall not extend more than one-half an inch beyond tho crown of tbe hat." It is to be drawn up by the corporation corpora-tion counsel and presented for action by tho city council next Mxxnday Dlght. Nine aldermen, three or four lawyers lawy-ers and a ecore cf protesting women were present at tt-5 public bearing. "We want to protest right here, against this rtttempt to regulate woman's wo-man's attire," declared Attorney Francis Hinckley, representing the women. "It does Dot become the city of Chicago to try to dktato what its women shall wear." "That's right," said Miss Nan E Davis, interrupting her counsel. "These hat pins are woman's only means of defense. You must not dictate dic-tate to us women." "Well, you women want to regulate what we mii drink, don't you?" interposed in-terposed Alderman Carmack. Amid a chorus of "boo hoo's" from female voices. Alderman Herman J. Bauler. who started the matter In the council, stepped forward and described describ-ed what he called "the truth about the whole matter" "I don't believe there was ever a time In history when women have shown so much accentriclty in their personal adornment as at present," he said. |