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Show bbH NEW YORK, May 6. President Dc-iRChanel Dc-iRChanel of France has refused to per-anil per-anil Madame Deschanel to accept the 5,000 hnt offered her by 3,000 Araeri-igan Araeri-igan milliners for her endorsement of ie "four seasons fcr millinery." ft This was announced today nt the convention hero of the Millinery Job-$ers' Job-$ers' association when a lotter was 'read from Ambassador Jusserand, de-Slining de-Slining the American creation made from material supplied by each of the H JTorty-eight states and decorated with Hp Snine paradise plumes, each costing H j? Letter to Millinery Jobbers. Hl m The ambassadorial letter, addressed 3b Henry S. Bernhard, head of the as- Hl j Sociation, read: Hj 5S "Instructed by the president of the H Republic to inform you that he sin-j sin-j 3te"cly appreciates the motives of your H .T)ffcr, on behalf of American milliners, H y gf a specially devised hat for Madame1 Hl 'IDeschauel. He joins those' interested H the scheme in hoping that, in this, i &oo, namely, a question concerning H &olh iradc and art, the two countries Hli gyill act more and more together to H 1 illicit- common advantage, o j . "As fcr the gift Itself, 'since it is, B ( ' 53t possible for Madame Dcschanel to H 4 Receive, under such conditions, any gift H 21" value, the president begs you not H to realize your intention for which ho H 'Jjegs me,- however, to tender you his, H sincere thanks H Fourteen Points Read. H Hardly had reading of this letter; H ended when the milliners were read .'i I Hl cable from the Society for the Im-i I nrovement of Millinery Art in France,! H giving "fourteen points" why Madamo H iiiescbanel should not accept the gift. 1 f ho points were: ; 1' Bad Precedent; Paris only style H - 2. America took advantage of Paris during war. H 3. Americans dangerously resource- 1 j j i. Paris never prouueed so oxpen- H sivo a hat as $5,000, Big novelty as H Eiffel tower. B ; G. Paris milliners object to accept- J auce of hat. C" Such sift is like carrying coals J ! to Newcastle. J " 7. South American trade stolen B from Paris by New York. q H ' S. American prohibition will help Paris regain South American trade. H' America should not give away Hl Svhat. It will not buy paradise. Hj H 10. Milliners should be content to Hj buy the dictates of Paris. H)i, H American buyers already act H,, flictatorially toward Paris creators! 1 Af They want what they term "American K. slyle." This, must stop. Hj) 1 1 12. The label "Made in Pari 3" must mi 1 Ke included in all world-wide stylet H " 1 1 IS. America has no artistic atmos- j phcre nothing but colossal wealth. H s w 14. Rate of exchange gives Amcr- H j lea unfair advantage over Paris ere-. |