A Trivial Question

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After staring at the opening photo of the Presidential Box that appears on Dave Taylor's excellent BoothieBarn site, I need a clarification (maybe I should call it a "Clara"fication!).

The tufted, high-back chair to your viewing left in that photo should represent the one that Clara Harris sat in that night. However, that chair sure seems to have armrests on it - making it a gentleman's chair, not a lady's chair. If it had arms, Clara would have had a very difficult time of keeping her hoops under control.

Someone please satisfy my curiosity and tell me if the chair has arms. The wooden frame may slope gently downwards until it ends near and almost in line with the seat. That type of decoration could accommodate a lady's skirts and was often used on lady's chairs.

But if there are two arms like such chairs would typically have today, someone has goofed...