Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-01-10

will Dust it from favor when it matches
a gown. particularly as there Is no ma
terial more plant and comfortable than
It in which TO dance. kimble fingers are
well employed now I'm embroidering the
fronts of dancing shoes. for design car
ried out in pretty beads 20 initiate jewels
is the very latest fashion. only a Tiny
buckle of paste or steel ornaments the
best shoes, or wee bow closely embroid-
cred with jewels. II is becoming the
fashion for ladies TO wear colored leather
boots. The uppers, as they are called
are Of green, blue. tan, or even me
white leather. while the toes and sur
rounds are Of patent. For skating-wear,
laced boots are used which also button.
1t is thought that by drst OF all lacing
the boot beneath, and then buttoning a
flap over it, an immense amount OF sup
port is given to the ankle.
Here is a bit Of news that Is delight
Full The new woman. VINO IS nothing II
not humanitarian, will especially welcome
it, There is not the slightest demand at
the present moment, either in this coun-
trv or abroad, for little birds. one great
merchant, in fact, who happens 10 have
a few cases. in which he speculated about
a wear and a half ago. Of parrakeets,
grassfnches, and other lovely little nut
terine gems. finds them absolutely un-
saleable in face Of present and probable
fashion. The real bird of paradise Is eX-
ccedingly costly, and nine-tenthS OF what
are termed paradise plumes' are lmlta-
tions, as clever and exact as "electilc
rabbit" Is Of true sealsllin. But 1t is over
the osprey and egret that women have
been most rated for barbarity and
thoughtlessness and weird stories OF the
hen-bird ruthlessly slaughtered on her
nest are brought up at meetings and III
pamphlets and tales of complete eXter-
mination are told. Yet the birds which
produce the plumes of the type-the crane
and the heron orders-are almost univer-
sally scattered over the world. and alike
from the BraZlls. Venezuela, Burman, an-
South India from Florida and South and
West Africa, from Turkey in Europe and
Southern Russia, supplies are drawn.
Here is letter of a broke
of worldwide dealings. who says
II have made special inquiries
some of our agents and buyers. some
whom have been actually in the We.
Indies, and seen the birds and the condl-
tons Of a capture. They all agree tnat
the idea Of cruelty is fallacy or at
any rate, q very gross exaggeration. For
instance, in the case of osprey feathers
we would especially bring TO your notice
a point Of which the opponents OF their
wear make much capital and thar is TIL
killing of the female bird on her nest
Common sense, II nothing else. should
paint out the stupidity OF such proceed
ing. as. If such were the case, the bird
would have been pretty well exterminated
By now. The proof that it is not done Is
AFFORDED by the increasing amount that Il
coming into the market from all parts. in
obedience TO a larger demand, and shows
that the bird is instead fostered by the
hunters. who, knowing their value, would
certainly not wish to kill the goose that
laid the golden egg.
COCK FEATHERS.
The pretty mounts" now so cheap
so effective, and so fashionable involve
no hunting for. or slaughter OF. rare
birds AS fact the humble barnyard
fowl. In its course through the market,