Covered Or Uncovered Heads

The tollowing extr-aot ia taken ïrom "Our Man Aboul Towu1' column of the A in Arl.or Democrat : In a city wbere there ure po mrny noti public eutertatnmenta na tliere are lu Ann Arbor, the matter o!' latilea appearing in lull dressshould be freely disoussed and somethii g defluitu settled npon. Now tiic tmtli is, laait s whoappear at the theatre or concert wiihoui a j bonnci are reallv quité out of Btyle very few woinen even In Chicago or New York, a: - peor at a public eutertaiumeut tthout ;i bonnet. Oertainly in e counl r-y p-Uce like Ann Arbor. where tUe practine Ja jucli an inovation as to cause a thousaud pair of eyes to be turnea upon one woninn.it ivere mucb better to givo i it up. There is h ludicrous inccjiigrulty too. ín a vronuui's ivearluga bonne! at a parior re ceptiou two or three hours ii. the afterno and thei goinf to a concert ín the eveuing bareheaded. There are so few women, also, who appear n this mauner. tbat a Btrangev supposea thein to be a local conmiitteeoí some kind. Women should iidhore to dress waistd and bonneta If tlu-y wisb to appear becomingly dressed t a public entertainment. The advice glveñ noves conclusivcy iii.i.i do uinii ever wrote that article, io.' mr) 511:111 liveil- whn att'.nied a tlieatre- tU.-.l did owt abomínate tlie outrageous custom of wearing tonnets or liats at fnteitauiment , juiil wlno wouUl nm advise the ladies style or 110 style, to appear sensibly and liont'stly. Honestly is used i derst.-MHÜimiy, for it is sianply dislionest to ■ any one to appear In a public hall arrayed in suïh a manner as to depriv those unfortumate enough to be seated behiad tlu-in iroai seeing what they paid their moaey to see. ka thie ladirs who appear at ti-rtainiiH-ms inthis eity without head co-viering it is uot true that they are i.iie tai-gvt few all eyes au 1 all tongues, exoept im B kind v ;y. Ihc wrltr of this attemde many of the public entertaüiimentíí, and never yet tieard an unk'nd remark about any lady wJK) v. as that thou -■ otliei-v feélings, (is to appear at a public eutertaia m a1 without aat bonnet. Ou the contrai-y he has heard many words of praise for tteiD beoause o! Uuur good senee ■uil truly polite instincti It is no: polite or onoy otheTS, aiv.l every lady who appears in a public hall with the or(Ijku'.v hat ot boanet oí the cl iy. , üiat very thtng. It is pïeasing tö i,:,,; -,- that the p ilii e and gen euiStom is rowing ;i---.'. aaid we hope that ao plea of "style' 'will ever bring back the barbarism oí the earIcer fliay. There &s nothing ludicruosly Incongruous in n lady wearlng a bonnet at a partor rec-eptioai, and app-,earing a,1 a public entertainment without ome. Ai the reception she meets only Qiaiclies, the most of ttoem there ior the exparees purpose of showlag off tlieir mÚiiiH'iy and good clothes, so sh ,, iv does nor interfere wih other's -. ■ 1 l 11 - tui 4' li ii pdesaeure ny Lier ixjeiuiue, uui i.iv.- adds to fchat pleaaure. At the public entert a iniment the cirnuü-iaiK' a are entirely different. The people do oiot ro there to converse ■witli each oiher. lint to eee and hear tlie actors or those upon the 3tage, amd th" and bonnets do In fon' witíi otters' pleaeure and i mi-iu. wiHiian who attends a public ; i .- 1 1 1 1 : i l i ■ 1 1 T" arrayed in high or 1,-i'lí!' hat or bonaiet la to be elassed witli the Iwor wlio sometlmee s;;s back of you, sticks his knees on the in-k of yottr sent nnd keeps time tli"i-eon to the music with his feet, munilic-' 'peanuts, or havlng board tlie play befare, spende has time in telling hW innip.minu.s anti every one in the vieiaiity all abo.ut H, thus showtag oíí his brilUancyC?). In fact they are aal noiBaocee which we believe the Demccrat's 'M;;n Aboiu'fown detists as heartily as do other people. As to tli full dress dresses at such places, it is a mere matter oí baste. Tliry art' fcitainly very pretty, and the LacUea who wetur tliem are very muf'u artmii'cd.