The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1886-05-19
FEATHERS.
THE VARIOUS USES TO WHICH THEY
ARE APPLIED.
The Trade I'm New YOrk-Prin cipaI Birds
Whose Coverings Enter into Our
Where the Sup
ply Comes From.
lBr ooklyn Eagle


In New York city alone there are about
100 persons largely and specially engaged
in feathers, as importing merchants. deal
ers. feather manufacturers, plumassiers.
naturalists, etc The declared value of
the foreign feathers as received was in
1874 little over $2,270 900, Fashion
causes great changes. To what various
uses does the destroyer now apply the COW
ing of birds in different cOuntries-for
quills and feathers in the arts and indus
try, for upholstery purposes for adorn
ment of the person, or for more absolute
clothing in garments, whether as NUTS or
cuffs
The principal feathers entering into
commerce in any quantity are those of the
ostrich, vulture $50 called, egret, osprey,
goose, swan, turkey and peacock The
chief downs are elder down, goose down,
swans down and estridge or ostrich down.
Although hOrsehair, wooden Hocks and
number of vegetable stutting materials
have come into extensive use, the feather
bed as an article of luxurious ease still
holds its own in many circles. The dressed
feathers chiefly used are those of the
white, gray and common goose, and what
are termed in trade poultry feathers,
which include those of turkeys ducks and
Ill and pillows about twenty seven
I1onnds of feathers are necessary, ACCORD
mo tn the kind used; of poultry teathers
the most are required ;;I;,o5
Fashion. both in savage and clVlii I9T'l
circles. enforces strange vagarleS my
shoriginal races of North and SCUM
SmaTica Africa. the islands OF the racine
and Indian archipelagOes, glorled IN tnen
feather plumes and cOronetS, long DelOIo
EuroDean bellies increased commerce 50
largely in this direction. Inc Jauhty H I
has given great impetus TO every n nov! ei -;
IN! =! ~ sLane of feathers for decorating 1t.
First the pheasant plume was lntroduce9l
as an ornament for hats; then Iolo"eo
tbe Dtarmigan. peacock, trogon, lmpey an
ond arpus Dheasants ibis, heron, sea gun
Hack cock and owl. and now alnos'
every variety of plumage may Oe seeii ~
the hats of ladies and children.
According to scarcity and fashion some
kinds of feathers occasionally command
HabI,Ions nrice. Thus certain sorts 1ol
bats have reached $40 to $50 the pouhS
weight. Pelican feathers, from iHeL
soft. Yelvety appearance, anu lleI ' -f -
dyes readily, are IN nluch IeJ II'bot or
those of the famingo. ana what aI
Known in commerce as long ana snoI
ncnrev which includes the much prize
short erret These feathers range
mice from 81 to $40 the ounce, accoruln
10 the whiteness or color. - new az
- very pretty ornamental appllSS".i9H ~
bird skins is that of the entire heao an
11i,,naOe of some snowy bird for fans an
fro screens. and the brilliant little heaG
- the humming bird family handsome
.mounted as necklets, ear pendant
brooches, et"., form novel species
bird jewelry. ..,. &c tho :
- or;si90 from the slender stems al
graceful barbules, has caused them 10
ri1ed in all ages They are the ueaTe
Pa most SOUGHT after of any feathers,
consequence of their hnenesS anu eIS
ticitv. being employed for court PUN PUN
and headdresses. as Wen as t tnG Use is 81
I,lnmes on the hearse. Ihelr NaIue 10 q
nnned because they can always
changed. dyed and remade into larger a
C;nbeT nlumes. by patience ana assluu
- the attachment Ostrich teatners,
commerce, are classed IN the Iot Icroi
order as regard value: First tnose ool e.
from Mogadore; second. tlo +Io So,
Egvpt and Barbary, and thlru TUG gu
African feathers ,.d
Peacock's feathers are ooIalneeIT ,d
&c tho colIectorates of the Mao
presidency, the gorgeous PluuaSf onn
Shed every year. Fly EapperS OF IS"iI
brushes are made of them IN lhula. .
miseion to wear the Teacocks teatheF
r. bot in China is like the Europ
orders. only granted by speclaI perIl ls
81 the sovereign. The feathers VI
go,d and silver pheasants are muGh
for making artificial flies Tor anglers
ornamental work generally. ne oit nC
paradise. distinguished for their sPleL
"a eIegance are used for ornamen
s'IrbonS in the east. as well as Tor
and head dresses by European HliG - -,
nan ladies. The genus paradiSea IS Gu
re rest ic to New Guinea and the $
''i Eagles' wings and tails fetch fetch So
price in the kurile islands, ,b beng are Do
by the Russians. The Iea'n arroUs
Nv the Japanese for their ar Tow
t 1IHT feathers d Of the golden eagle are
jn n't the bonnets of the Scotch Clans ;
nv zulu chieftains in s~uiheast AIIN
WomanIy Innocence