Etiquette Needed for Theatre Bonnets

Fashions from 1873: Small late Victorian hats and bonnets from Paris set with flowers, ribbons and feathers.
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Among items of theatrical news may be mentioned the death of Mrs. Ternan, (Miss Jarman,) an old friend of Charles Dickens. Some of the London managers have just begun to admit bonnets to the boxes, at the moment when bonnets have become hats and shut out the view of the stage from those behind. It is suggested that the managers should make a rule as to the height of ladies' bonnets. – F. H. J. In the New York Times, 1873

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