THE WAUPACA REPUBLICAN
HATS OFF LADIES
Members of Monday Club set a
Good Example by Removing Their Hats in Church
At the last week’s meeting of the Monday club a
resolution was introduced and passed providing that the members of the club should
remove their hats in church. A number of
the members of this club attend the Methodist church, and last Sunday morning
just before the commencement of the sermon, true to the club resolution the
hats were removed. This is certainly a
move in the right direction. During
recent years ladies have always removed their hats in the theatre and the same
rule should certainly work well in church.
No matter how able the preacher or how good the sermon the person seated
in the middle or rear of the church has hard work keeping in touch with the
discourse if all he can see in front of him is a millinery creation. If he
really desires a look at the speaker he goes home tired out from craning his
neck first on one side and then on the other. People should remember that those
behind would like to see as well as hear.
The example set by the members of the Monday club is worthy of being
followed in all the churches of the city. -
That is all right, but where in time is a lady going
to put her floral or feather display if the church is crowded. We would suggest an extension rod with a
thumb screw arrangement. When a lady removes her hat and places it on the top
of the rod, which has a sort of a “form” for holding the hat gracefully, then
the rod can be slipped up through the grove out of range of the worshipers in
the rear pews. In that way every lady
will preserve her dear hat from harm and not only get credit for having “the
latest beauty”, as it is perched high above her, but at the same time give all
a chance to see – not the hat, Oh, no! – but the
preacher. This is not “copyrighted” or
“patent applied for”.
Waupaca Republican
HATS MAKE TROUBLE
Last Sunday Dr. Faville of the First Congregational
Church of Appleton requested that after May 1st, all ladies come to
church prepared to remove their hats during the services. He gave two reasons for making the request;
several requests had come to him from men who do not attend church as of yore,
but would like to if they may be assured that they can see the speaker, and the
Dr. on his part wants to see the men in his audience to know if he is keeping
them awake.
The ladies of the church are so much agitated over
the request of their “dear old Dr. Faville” that several interviews are given
in the Post of last Thursday.
A compromise should be effected by assigning one side of the room to ladies wearing their hats and another to the men and those women who are willing to comply with the request.