Bishop Moore on Women’s Hats
Bishop Moore of the Methodist Episcopal Church has felt stirred over the prevailing styles in feminine head-wear, and says: “For a woman of moderate means to pay $40.00 or $35.00 or just $19.00 for a plain hat without trimming is absolute wickedness. It is outrageous, nothing less. Why, one woman's Easter hat could buy an entire clerical outfit.” Regarding their wearing in church the Bishop says: “Should not Christian women show more consideration for their fellow worshipers? Is not the present practise a genuine imposition not only upon good nature, but upon the rights and privileges of those who gather in the house of God? If women must don their Korean flapdoodles, let them remove them as soon as they are seated in church.” Severe words, but we opine that the women in their heart of hearts agree with the bishop, and wish fashion had decreed some other shapes.