New-York tribune., 1884-12-07
FASHIONABLE CRrELrY.

SLAUGHTER of Elgps rOR LADIES uArs-WllAr
NG. 1rrGu TulNkS OF ~.
Walking up nrondNly ON iuo an ,rnopn lately u
rGIHr 81 rcporcr noticed an unusually Largo display
Of puw1gc ou ladies' hats II, saw tho wings,
pumes heads aud bills 1t red birds, yellow bird+
ro ms aud humwing birds and almost every variety of
the fathCrcd soustcr known, doing duty in adornins
thc h,adw'ar and trimmings of the enthusiastic do
voices of fashion. H. many Instances the birds that
looked 50 pretty these iurny hats were complctc
aud ;hc studied -ongstcr looked "a gay as in life. In
the windows of millinery store, ifc ucncl mainly by
wealthy 'adic~ Of fashion. the reporter many hats
thus decorated With hc.itatng step he went IN and
was met by a stout dame. who wore an elaborate dress
dotted with dead frecs. IN lie these rc-llics had
undergone squeezing process. which causes the hos
phorl- IN them to eNudc and has the effect of making
br.llilnt costume.
The storc,ccpcf informed the reporter that fire flies
are Imported from warm countries mainly the Indies,
where they are prepared Tor market She had them
sale. oEc of the large counters almost entirely
covered with stuffed birds and various parts ot BIRDS
ready o be placed hats and trimmings, as the fancy
or taste of the Wcalcr might suggest
" Are You not afgiad of being arrested Tor cruelty"
asked the reporter.
" No. indeed We import them replied the woman
looking the reporter ont of cOuu;cnanco They
would not arrest a (" she asked rather stated
in the most assuring manner.
The reporter called on President Hcrgh, who said
have noticed lately that this cruel onsau ght in
croasing There L. greater display OF these llttl'
tortured creatures than ever before notice it in the
fashionable stores III upper Broadway in cheap sixth
av . aud down in Eighth-avc This wanton slaughter
laying birds alive and tearing feathers from their
puiycring bodies, is the most barbarous cruelty that
can be practiscd II is an insult 10 tho civilization
which W. boast. he savagos can do no more than
that II he does take few feathers from fowl IT Is
.hc pride Of warrior that prompts him, not mcfci-
less vanity and hc is therefore more xcnsabc than our
cultivated and refined people The feathers are
nlucLod from these living birds. aud their limbs
torn from them while IA the agonle' OF death. under
the impression that the feathers are cWcd while the
blood i warm, they have iresher and more lasting
tint.
They may import few" continred Mr. Bergh
but the dem1nd ;or birds has become 50 great oi late
that the Jersey a.ncrs trapping pigeons ana
ing squads for this market t. be sacrificed To cruel
fashion whn-. ihe squads are killed when only a
\ stuffed ,pn1b -o'uctiuc- looks d" cunning on
haf tl2n full -icdgcd pigeon. stuffed squirrels arc
also largely n,'d. What H. moro ndlcnouS. ana yet
suggestive ot n-aiiahe vanity than 10 see couple OF
souirrel- on a wO'uan's hatt These squirrels are
brought over from Jersey and the Long Island boys
br bows who sell them at - 20 cents each. The Nonns
.nifrc arc generally selected for this bloody sacrifice
because Of th.ir desirable size Cat. were Tor
nrilv used hut there was so much trouble ln cutlhg
their -hn- down to the proper size that kittens nave
II cm. that nothing even The most dcicns"l"ss
AMI pir'ti,.t of Gods creatures birds oi te ar,
can escape the mcrcl"-. hands of fashions slaves.
Fashion hi. .uch unlimited power 'hpt orr Wom-
are uot oul, dcf mercy. hut ruin their own health
and sacrifice th"it lives IN following it, arbitrary
took stem. 20 u,.,.nt the further slaughter of birds.
hut Aueii.. las q nc practically nothing
n o.. fiv l1dc- oi IN hion oi ihi- citN NhouW
.,..,t o. . MIA hr n..linli h.l II thc leaders a
sriet-. .ur} .,1.r u.ue oruamon's that "c'co ob1inei
onlg n,areh cruelty therc would t'on Voc 100 denon
'hr ll..4 - ia hon u.i. t'in "''h 'f'' S'ri'H IT.
49, sIk 3. on. 5 -ou'ls tlnt $50 cn1n n3rt th,
raiHa Wrr,t acc H. t~snsof ,hrt rrrr'r
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