On May 28, 2009, at 8:40, [email protected] wrote:
At the time, I think the plan was "overbroad" to use Supreme Court
terms,
in that handmade jabots were to be presented to all the Supreme Court
judges, including the men.
Definitely "overbroad"; I can't imagine any of the men on our Court
wearing lace jabots with their robes, unless we gave them wigs to go
with the lace and presented the lot on Halloween :)
However, here is a picture of retired Supreme Court justice Sandra Day
O'Connor in a lovely lace scarf, a particular innovation of hers. Also
pictured is Ruth Ginsburg in a less appealing circular collar.
I'm pretty sure that, although this one is the collar I've seen Justice
Ginsburg wear most often (at least 3 different photos, before today's
<g>), I also saw her wear another one, at least once. Also lace, but
smaller and (maybe) two-part, a bit Victorian-looking. Maybe Nottingham
(machine) lace; couldn't see it all that well, but it looked much more
delicate than the "lattice" she's wearing in the pictures here.
Perhaps it is the case that we will soon have another female Supreme
Court judge, making for 2 out of 9. Last count 51% of those affected
by their decisions, are women,
yet strangely, women are such a minority on the court
Yeah, I'm hoping for at least 4 out of 9, during my lifetime... A girl
can dream, no?
I suppose if the current nominee were passed,
Apparently, confirmation is expected, despite the current roadblocks.
She'd look cute in lace, too; as good as Justice O'Connor :)
one might appeal to her as to whether a special lace collar would
be accepted, and she in her happiness at her approval, might agree.
I was -- and still am -- of the school of thought that, if we sent the
women something lacy to wear with their robes, they'd wear it. No need
to ask, since it only slows down the process (Would they even answer
the question? Would they even get the question passed on to them or
would some clerk think it was something crazy?)
But I'm not up for making something the size/fineness of Justice
O'Connor's scarf by hand, never mind two of such "somethings" :) One,
and coarser - Milanese or Cluny, or something based on 16thc plaited
lace (but no ruffs <g>) -- would be my limit. And when does the next
session start? September? October? One would have to step on the gas...
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Tamara P Duvall http://t-n-lace.net/
Lexington, Virginia, USA (Formerly of Warsaw, Poland)
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