The Southern herald., 1898-03-25
HOW WOMEN ARE CRUEL.
They Encourage the PitifuI Death
of Dumb Mothers.

of Dumb Mothers.
The following concerning one Of the
worst forms Of cruelty 10 animals is
taken from our Dumb Animals.
That paper says:
We find in the New York Journal of
November 2l the following article in
regard to Persian Baby Lambs Fur
and very earnest lettersin regard to the
same from Mrs. John sherman, wife of
our secretary of state at Washington,
Mrs. Gen. John a. Logan, and Mrs. Rev.
Dr. Rainsford. We are going to take
vigorous measures TO have this meas
ure thoroughly Investigated and see
what, if anything, can be done in both
Persia and America to prevent the ter
rible wrong which our investigations
may show"
Sealskin has gone out.
Persian baby lamb has come in.
Every woman with any pretension
to smart" dressing has bit of Persian
baby lamb somewhere about her dress.
1t is very expensive.
\ Persian blouse Of Persian baby
lamb costs 5000, and it will wear de-
Gently about two years.
1t is made from the skin Of the un-
born lambs. The ewes are fed on GER
tain foods which stimulate the sheen
and delicacy Of the fur, and then the
eve is killed and the little unborn lamb
is skinned. The skin is not much big
ger than the breadth of a pair of de-
Gently sized hands. It is the finest and
most delicate fur in the world.
1t is so black thar sable looks a
rusty brown beside it, and it is so fine
and so soft that the finest silk Of the
softest null looks coarse by con,
trast.
The Journal has been asked TO Tel,
the women Of America the truth about
that fad-and what it means in agony
and suffering to the harmless little
creature. Women who would not give
pain to the slightest living thing are
buying these pitiful little skins, and
wearing them as calmly as II they
were roses grown in a garden full of
sunshine.
To get the true delicacy and SHIN
mer to the fur, so that every woman
who sees it will know that it is gen
uine baby lamb" the poor little crea-
ture must be torn alive from its moth
er, The mother is killed afterwnrd
Her skin does not shine so much, so
she is not the fashion.
1t takes at least 20 of these pitful
little skins to make even a short coat
They have to be perfectly matched, so
that the "crinkle" will run the same
way, and that one side of the coat will
not be more curly than the other.
For one coat 40 miserable little an
imals 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 to buy 1t !
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 to order.
Every woman who buys an inch Of |
that skin knows what she is doing. for
The saleswoman hastens TO tell her that |
Il is "no imitation. 1t is the real thing |
the unborn lamb, torn from its moth
ar just rs the fur is at the best"
Two women with the little silver
,ross of the Kings Daughters pinned
Upon their gowns bought a baby lamb |
'oat apiece up at Fifth avenue shop |
he other day.
And woman who belongs TO two So
,ieties for ethical culture and society |
'or the prevention of cruelty to AMI
mails bought 25 Of the skins to make
Ter daughters skating dress pretty.
Yet there have been cynics who say
hat women are inconsistent.-N. Y.
Journal.