The newspaper paragraphists who have been complaining because women wear high hats at theatres and other places of amusement may now possess their souls in peace. A hat has been invented expressly for the theatre. The high top which holds the flowers, feathers, birds, &c., is contrived like a buggy-top, and can be turned over and lowered on the back of the head when the wearer is seated, leaving an unobstructed view of the stage to persons in the rear.
Portland Daily Press, Portland, ME, January 2, 1877