Show THERE is ouch excitement among thosa whose business it la to provide feathers for millinery purposes tha wearing of certain plumage Is slipping into discredit and the buying and selling of this particular plumage in this country Is prohibited for the purpose of preserving a beautiful of bird or preventing the alce of cruelty in obtaining the crests of other species the audubon society has kept up a long and ultimately successful fight dut there Is a world of feathers to whose use no one will object the ostrich tor instance grouse pheas ant peacock all the domestic fowls and numerous pestiferous birds supply carloads of feathers that are avail able to the manufacturer the pres ent excitement about legislation will finally do the feather business good already designers are producing the most novel and lovely effects in fancy feathers all the talk and agitation oaf the subject simply advertises feathers to draw attention to them lg to make their success tor feathers are as beautiful and as fascinating as flowers we pass by the marvels of coloring and shading and marking in i the feathers to which we are accas tomed but the designer of fancy feather notes them and transforms them into new shap that captivate the eye and hold the attention there Is a limitless world for him to con quer an example of a pretty and fantastic feather decoration is shown here the flues of some feather have been shaved from the strong and slender rib except at the end here an odd fan like a small palm spreads a bright colored surface like a flower to the ornaments of this character are immensely popular they are saucy and attractive and not too expensive tor general use the small shape has a soft crown of scant falness such crowns are so universally popular that one may neglect calling attention to them there are almost no rigid crowns it la made of black velvet the wonder Is where all the black velvet cornea from for the world and her sister are just now la this universally popular material the brim Is of wired chantilly chant llly lace and here the story ends except for the curious feather which springs up at the back the hat Is merely a simple dainty bead covering to support a new idea from the brain of the feather man A hat of rich brocade Is also pictured here with two magnificent ostrich mounted at the right side they are giants in width and falness of flue the shape shows the eccentric widening of brim at one side which Is probably a forerunner of larger hats the crown Is round and of a soft supporting material which shapes the brocade covering the facing Is of plain velvet the widening of the brim at the left provides a fine bal ance tor the realty huge feathers mounted back to back at the left fi collars are worn with both these hats and ostrich bands are used like those of or fur for trimming purposes JULIA BOTTOMLEY |