Aletterin yesterday's paper amused me much that I must tell you of it—it was from aman who has evidently been to the theatre lately and has had his legitimate view of the piece obstructed by the flowery and otherwise cumbersome headgear ladies are all wearing just now. He pathetically sug-geste that the Diamond Jubilee can come but onc:—if you go to a theatre and your view is obstructed you can probably go again and see better, but the Jubilee day is different. What you miss there you never can seo again, and he suggests that Indies shall follow the example of Her Majesty, who is sacrificing her personal comfort for the pleasure of her people, and don such headgear as shall not interfere with any one's view. He suggests a "Jubilee Toque." He is perfectly right—only quite a short time ago I read of aman who kept his hat on in the theatre and when requested to remove it declined todo so unless some ladies who were seated in front of him likewise removed their hats which he claimed obstructed the view far more than his. In the end he was compelled to leave the theatre but he sued the lessee for the price of his seat. Idid not see the end of the case: but I think although. perhaps the means~ he used-were bad he: was quite
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