Show I l iU l dl ers I Herr Her Praiseworthy Efforts to t Make Barnyard I a to On the right the humane Plumage F Fashionable biJ Ie and anu 1 Th Thus us Du 3 f tO Portland c whose bird id life has made her herS turn t to the barn S Save F D IOn yard for far the ave rom r plumes crests and feathers to adorn Nature es e's S M Most ost l her hats gowns s sand and andl Beautiful f U 1 s v Birds y Wv pt C y Pd y r c 1 w f fv v B r fy o t iF Pl r K KF Kt F t k t l lt t p N r t cE c r r I Ci r C I t tC r y P J k c g A A rd I vt Ac y II r Y I r rY F N I I II r S t i it t 5 r t It w a j Ij t It I s rF f yb p r k A mother egret one of several lovely species of birds that are threatened with extinction to satisfy womans woman's vanity LO LONDON DON not nat long lang ago aga a meeting IN ot of the Royal Ra al Society for far the Pre Pre Pre- Prevention of af Cruelty to Animals was about to begin The hall was filed flied with Ith fashionable men and women wamen who wha had I come came to ta listen to ta an address by the Duchess of Portland For thirty vears ears the Duch Duchess ss has beena been a leader in the fight for far more mare humane t treatment of animals ammah She has been particularly active acme e in the praiseworthy I t effort to ta induce women omen to ta refrain from fram framI I wearing earing w earing the pl plumes mes of the bird of af paradise para para- paradise dise the osprey and the Gaura pigeon and thus save these beautiful creatures BIrds Birds Birds of af God Gad as some same one ane hast has hasS t called them from them from certain extinction r S So Sa perhaps you yau can imagine what hat a murmur of af surprise ran through this I London hall halI when hen the Duchess took her seat on an the platform and andas was as seen to ta b be wearing a hat trimmed wIth feathers that looked suspiciously like some of th the plumage she had sv sworn arn never to ta wear ear and which she had been doing her best to ta prevent other ather w ss omen from fram wearing This audience of bird lovers was as j flabbergasted at the sight as an au- au audience au audience I of prohibitionists v would auld be tI t see sea Pussyfoot Johnson manipulating a cocktaIl shaker What could be the explanation eJ of those luxuriant feathers that were ero poised so sa stylishly st stylishly hs ly on the side of her be- be becoming be becoming coming hat hat Could it be after all these years ears that the duchess was a traitor to the cause and was actually wearing the plumage of buds birds against whose ruthless slaughter she l had lad ad so sa often and so vigorously pro pro- protested protested protested tested These questions that v were ere whispered from one to ta another were Here not long In being answered answered- The introductory re- re remarks remarks re remarks marks of the chairman were ere brief and nd once anee the Duchess of Portland w a on her feet she immediately plunged into the subject of the feathers on which whichever ever everybody's body's interest was as centered No o doubt she said Y you U have no- no noticed no noticed these feathers on my hat andare and are aro and how haw I canCar can wear Car them with Ith with with- without without out being untrue to the principles for which I have so sa long lang stood Let me set your aur minds at rest Tho feathers Iam I am wearing Are not nat the plum plum- plumage plumage plumage age of the bird of paradise the egret egl et the osprey the pigeon or any of af the other ather unfortunate birds whoso hose hies t this IS and other ons ons of Iam Iam I am a member m are arc try tr ing mg to protect They are nothing but chicken feathers the tho the feathers of ordinary barnyard fowls which had to ta be killed for far food and were ere not sacrificed merely to ta grat grat- gratIfy grat- grat gratify gratify womans woman's vanity hen the duchess went ent on to ta explain how beautiful these feathers that curled so 61 modishly against the crown of her expensIve hat had teen Seen made by skillful t 4 t tI tr I r kV R S t 7 2 gyp ft x t i ix ie J e a d r ri Il k i rn Burnt goose f feathers in l glossy black area are a good example of the striking it effects po pos i isible f sible with the new news s i barnyard t s plumage t d dyeing dicing and other treatment From now on she said she bile was going to ta use then them and the feathers of other ather barnyard fo fouls Is to ta the exclusion of all other plum plum- plumage plumage plumage age on her jer hats and gowns There is such a wide Ida variety she from which to ta choose choose- choose chick chickens ells chick ens roosters ducks guinea hens and many other feathered domestic crea crea- creatures crea- crea creatures creatures tures Among these a woman oman can find anything to ta suit her fancy or the re- re reqUIrements requirements re requirements of any my particular costume And when hell properly handled I assure you ou there I is iv nothing more st stylish lIsh and charming for the adornment of af a hat or gown or headdress than the leathers feathers of these barnyard fowls The wearing of chicken feathers by bythe bythe bythe the Duchess of af Portland Portland and her h her hr r public ad of them malk mask the beginning of what hat she hopes and what hat already promIses to ta prove piove world wide a n rogue ague of af barn barnyard plumage If she car In- In Induce induce in induce duce rillions of her SJ sisters to ta turn urn to ta the barnyard for t 1 fine feathers feather she believes she will have hale take taken taken the longest step yd yet toward to saving the buds of paradise and other ather of natures nature's most y eg t tb b ta tac c An American milliners milliner's tasteful use of the deli deli- delicate delicate cate mottled feathers of the ordinary guinea hen beautiful ul feath feath- feathered feathered feathered ered creatures f ram r o m completo extinction eJ Feathers seem to ta have an irre Irre- Irresistible irre- irre irresistible irresistible lure for W womankind n d Many students of af the ps psychology of dress think a plume of some kind very probably probably probably ably was as the first thing Eve added to her hei Gar Gar- Garden Gar Gar- Garden Garden den of Eden cos- cos costume costume cos costume tume after she got her apron of fig leaves After seeing t a com nn t ti t r i para para- ii if small effect ef- ef feet stringent laws s and 1 sentimental appeals to tos toI s j womans woman's omans oman's better nature hale hae had in safeguarding the birds of af God the duchess decIded that the only anly thing to do da v was as t to offer her sex see se some same satisfactory substitute in inthe inthe the way of af feathers Her lIer attention was as drawn n to the plum plum- plum ago ago that is to ta be foun found l in every barn barn- barnyard yard barn yard ard by the recent lecent vogue of what hat aro alo known as coque feathers feather The These e are aro nothing more or 11 less than the tail tall feath feath- fiath feathers feathers ers of roosters but when then hen skillfully dyed and curled they furnish the mate material lai for far some of the tho most charming effects the tho milliners have hae ever produced Hardly a better woman w oman could have been hound in all England to ta set the fashIon of wearing tearing barnyard plumage than the tho Duchess of Portland She is noted for her beauty and the tasteful modishness I of her dress A As Mistress s of af the Robes to Queen Alexandra and a Lady of af Grace of St John of Jeru Jerusalem alem she is a mIghty power po in m fashionable society No Na sooner had sho sha set et her soil sell of af approval on chicken and other ather brn birn b rn- rn r s f 6 r t fyr c 3 2 ae s sae 4 ka 5 4 pbS S F j 14 l 1 t f 1 t 11 A tA t l J s Duck feathers take the place of the forbidden paradise plumes in this charming creation yard ard feathers than thousands of af other ather women omen were sere hurr hurrying ing to get hats and go gowns ns adorned with them The Tha effect of thi this demand is already to ta be seen In all the most exclusive shops of London and Paris where hel e customers may select from fram an almost endless variety of barnyard barn barn- barnard barnyard yard ard plumage Even Cven the goose that lumbering dolt of the poultry yard is being made to servo serve the Duchess of Portland's humane purpose Women omen are arc surprised and do- do delighted de delighted lighted to see what hat a n perfect imitation of the graceful festoons of af the ospreys osprey's shadowy tail tall can be made with Ith burnt goose feathers These same goose feathers as well as those of the swan and duck are made to ta loo look very much like the plumage of the pigeon and the egret by curl curl- dr R J r ry y r I a abS bS y I Aw 5 t N s b I A hr rS S tr t ts th tV F s h V 9 nN r rM t asp tt M f o P Yr f I w SL 1 r a fr x xa a oP f a at t 1 ef hY r r i ing lag them with glycerine and snipping them into intI shape deftly handled scissors Such marvelous man results are being achieved ed in making feathers from the barnyard look like what they are not that soon only the expert pert will III be able abie the teal ical thing from th the ImItation ParIs is the center of a gro growing mg indus indus- industry industry try which specializes in this work ork of transformatIOn There is a II secret process for treat treat- treating treating ing mg the feathers of the rooster so sa that e esen een en an ornithologist might be decel ell into thinking them part of the brIght brIght- hued hued plumage that once clothed same tropical bird Peacock feathers fe treated with Ith chemi chemi- chemicals chemicals cals and d dyed dyed any shade to ta suit oar fancy make sprays of unrivaled grace graci length and suppleness Thanks to the fashion the Duchess of Portland Jias as started out of ot her devo devo- devotIon devo- devo devotion devotion tion to the cause of sa saving mg bird life stoles ale ace now to ta be bo had In London Landon at amazingly low law prices praCe But they are made nade from the feathers of af the Thanksgiving turkey and not from fram those of the expensive a sacred Indian bird The fashion designers of America al- al ala always al always ways a s 's quick to adopt the orth worth while worth ideas of Lon London an and Paris Pans are arc taking up the barn barnyard ard plumage dea den with Ith en enthusiasm Sally the well known fash fash- fashion fashion ion creator shows sho a charming crown n ci own like like hat whose hose pleasingly soft tone furnishes just dust the tha background for forthe forthe forthe the delicate mottling of af a 1 guinea hens hen's brea breast t This same designee has hns taken ther tho the r whole hole snowy wing of af an ordinary duck and gracefully cur curved cursed ed it into a truly truy ro royal al headdress The novel naHI hat of af burnt goose feathers shown on this page is still another suc suc- successful successful effect 1 t with barn barnyard ard plumage Sally also presents a gov gown OJ of pale orchid georgette trimmed all over aver wIth little wheels of the do like down n feath teath feathers ers that are found faund on an very Cry young oung chick chick- chickens chickens ens The feathers are d dyed died ed 01 to match the gown gOn govi gO n They are far more mare ef- ef effective ef effective than many more expensive varie varieties ane- ane ties of af trimming in m producing what hat mas mas- mas- mas masculine masculine culine novelists al aie me e fond of as soft and filmy V fF Of course it is dl to predict the tho course couise fashion ashlan will take very Cry far In advance but blot the indications now naw are arc that before many months millions of Americas America's well ell w ell dressed women omen will ill be follo following mg the lead 01 of the English duchess and wearing tearing chicken feathers or some other variety of barnyard plumage All this m l must t be extremely gratifying to ta the Duchess of Portland for the United States in m spite of strict laws las to ta the contrary has long be been n one of af the tho worlds world's orld's greatest consumers of paradIse and other plumes v are arc ned only anly through the ruel slaughter of af some somo natures most beautiful buds All bird lovers are arc in m hopes that the sensible fashion which the Duchess of af Portland has set with such auch praISeworthy es will spread widely end Ind qUickly enough to awe sive foi foe tl the tle e admiration of future futuro generations the birds of paradise paradIso and several other beautiful species that ace IHO now threatened with extinction by bythe bythe bythe the I plumage hunters r |