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Show WAR DECLARED ON THE "PEACE HAT" War on the "peace hat," a latel creation in spring millinery, is an imminent im-minent possibility. Women friends of the birds declare the dove with ! which tho hat is trimmed must go 1 before they will set the hat on their fair heads. They are for peace, they declare, but thoy say they will no't advertise their principles at the price of an innocent bird's life. j J Privately, those who are advocat- 1 I ing the wearing of the "peace hat" have confessed that the alleged "dove" is not a "real-for-sure" dove J at all. They say it is made of chicken , feathers. Nevertheless the bird champions declare it looks like a 1 real dove and they will not wear it So there I The subject has been brought to the attention of the National Asso- 1 -ciation of Audubon Societies of i America, tha last authority nn bird 1 protection. The society is making a vigorous fight against the use of bird plumage for hat trimmings. Secretary Sec-retary Pearson says if the alleged "bird" is the body of a real dove, the 'Audubon authorities certainly are against its use in millinery. I "As long as they make these 'doves' out of the feathers of do- jmestic birds, there can certainly be I no objection to women wearing I them," said Mr. Pearson, "unless perhaps it may be said that by doing so they are encouraging the general , subject of feather-wearing I "The feathers of wild birds cannot I be obtained unless birds are killed" 1 said Mr. Pearson, "and therefore should never be wam;j on the other hand, ostrich feathers are legitimate as well as beautiful decorations and are approved by the Audufeon so- Jcjetics,'' 1 |