LADIES AT THE BAR.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XVI, Issue 5490, 21 June 1879, Page 7

LADIES AT THE BAR.

Now that it is judiciously decided that women are to be admitted to the bar, we may look forward to a complete revolution in legal proceedings. The ladies have been practising Bpecial pleadine, and every kind of argument, down to the ad hominem, in the domestic circle since the days of Kve, and if lawyers of the male persuasion think they will have a greenhorn to deal with woman steps iu the oourt-roora, they will he egregioualy mistaken. The charmers have so many methods to fall bauk upon, that there will be no resisting them. With a reliable flat-iron and an unerring aim, the fair advocate can bring the most obdurate judge to see a case iu any light she pleases. A grape-and-canister smile delivered among the jury will ensure the verdict she desires. An argument, such as her husband is familiar wi:h when he ccraos home late, will paralyse the opposing counsel, if he ia a male. But ha! a scene of inexpressible grandeur suddenly presents itself before our excited imagination 1 Sup pose the adverse counsel is not a male! Scene : A Court-room—Angelina Smith for the defendants, loquitur: "The creature, your Honour, who has just addressed this Court, in her last year's hat and a turned dress—" Seraphina Brown, for the complainant, interrupting: "L protest, your Honour, against the insinuations of the made-up hussy, who is trying to deceive an intelligent jury with a jute Bwitch and false teeth !" Here the atmosphere is suddenly obscured by a cloud of flying hair and scattered ribbons; the jurymen faiut with teiror, and, with a pallid visage, the judge orders a recess until counsel repaired damages 1 By all means let the ladies practise.— San Francisco Ncws-Let'er.