The Van Buren press., 1898-03-12
40. WOMEN APE CRUEL
Fhsy Encourage the Pftifu1 Deash
Of Dumb Mothers.


Of Dumb Mothers.
The following concerning che Of The
worst forms Of cruelty 20 animals is
,slen from GER Dumb Animals.
That paper Eays:
eve IND in the New York Journal Of
November q The following article in
reoars 70 Persian Baby Lambs Fur
and very earnest letters IN regard % lie
same from Mrs. John Sherman. wife Of
onr secretary Of state a Washington.
Mrs. Ger. John A Logan. and Mrs. Rev.
M Pafogfsra. We are gong 70 take
yfgoroue measures 10 have this meas
ure thoroughly investigated and Sc
what. Il anything, car be done II botA
Persia and America 70 preEent the Ter
rible wrong which opr investigations
may show
seaIgkiu has gone out
Persian baby lamb has come II.
Every woman with any pretension
N smart dressing has a BIZ q Persian
baby lamb somewhere about her dress.
Il Is very expensive.
A Persian blouse Of Persian baby
lamb costs $500. and il viii wear de-
Gently about Two years.
L Is made from the SKIN Of The IN
horn lambs. The ewes are fed Oh Ger
fair foods which stimulate the sheen
and delicaey Of the fur, and then the
eve Is killed and the little unborn lamb
Il skinned. The skin IS not much Big
per than the breadth Of a pair Of de-
Gently sized hands. L is the finest and
most delicate fur in the world.
Il Is SO black that sable looks
rusty brown beside It. and It 5 50 ane
and so soft that the finest silk Of the
sofiegt null looks coarse By con
trsst.
The Journal has been asked 10 tell
The women Of America the truth about
that fad-and what ii means n agony
and suffering to the harmless little
creature. Women who wouli not give
pain 10 the slightest living thing are
buying these pitiful little skins. and
wearing them as calmly as II they
were roses grown II q garden full Of
sunshine.
To get the true delicscy and SHIN
mer 70 the fur. so that every woman
who sees II will know that il is gen
uine sbaby lamb" the poor little crea-
ture must be torn alive from is moth
er. The mother is killed afferward.
Her skin does Bot shine 50 much, so
she is not the fashion.
Il takes at least 20 of these pitiful
little skins TO make even a short coat.
They have TO be perfectly matched, so
that the "erinkle" viii run the same
way. and that one side Of the coat will
not be more curly than the other.
For one coat 20 miserable little an
finals are made to suffer torture beyond
human imagining. For one collar
four living creatures must die in hid
eous agony.
Yet. baby lamb is the fashion; and the
gentlest women are rushing 10 buy it
to adorn their daughters and make
them beautiful.
The furriers are displaying the tiny
skins in their windows. II does not
pay to make them up. unless they are
made 10 order.
Every woman who buys an inch Of
that ska knows What she is doing. for
the saleswoman hastens to tell her that
# is mo imitation. IT Is The real thing
the unborn lamb, torn from its moth
er just rs the fur is At the best
Two women with the little silver
cross Of the Kings Daughters pinned
upon their gowns bought a baby lamb
coat apiece up at Fifth avenue shop
the other day.
And a woman who belongs TO two So
cieties for ethical culture and society
for the prevention OF cruelty TO aui-
mails bought 25 Of the skins to make
her daughters skating dress pretty.
Yet there have been cynics who say
that women are ineonsistent-N. Y
journal.