The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-07-02

the steamers efficiency depends the curriers'
progress. The woman who can treat a nrst.
the curier who is only skilled enough to
achieve an ordinary lay-under curl; and then
The er crnpied aes to meet in the middle and
resemble the smoothly rolled pompom In au
Over in the fancy feather department OF the
factory things move much liveller. The ma
terial work ed with is not so costly tho odds
great as in the ostrich plume department.
Girls barely - sit paperng wires matching
ns soWns AND stemns td carS
haired learner on the first row SAYS II took her
a week to learn to Wind the paper on 4 wire
placing lively looking Japanese sparrows 1--WE
IN row. side by side on stem: They are
that DC w SS"' and and two '"S or more Of 0 them
viii trim toauo, or turban. A large,
mm T effects m moW 80 sshoS
ALTERNATING it Of the dyed breast feathers ot
taKns Great pains "a and interest Tn IN hs proec "
ing. At the next table the plumed skin Of an
Arctic Ocean duck is being cut into salable
This is for use in close hitting winter hat gear
The designer in this factory. who chooses the
styles and originates new ways, Of putting the
raw material to us". has been fifteen years in
service. having begun work long before tho
law barred out the IL and ii year old girls
She's good Tor dozen ideas week" said
the factory foreman smiling at his head work.
woman. but not al the specimen samples that
with the trade. What will GO and what won't is
largely a matter OF experiment. only it is our
new conceits Ia show. Sometimes n sample
that only was partly acceptable one yrar will
strike popular fancy the mkt. MisS Aptitude
sees al our buyers aud gets their opinions as
TO- nr,, what Is likely to il their sSy
tain rc T'n in Which, While trade 'rSi Is brsk.
novelties 81 any sort arc at a discount.
| The, people like the sam" things. only in new
| fresh goods, year alter year. Then again there
10 "A vein OF trade whcre any uurk OF fancy will
go, and there is no demand forthe conyrmti9nnl
| room from, every part 81 thg Union and even
from Canada and Mckee. We have only fine
| something to suit all hands ~ that grade =,
b1sHn w"Ei bay my hiri h"odHtn ms y"nr;
nast ' m," "n and III bird y MgS au,ts
| there, ut not tn" heads or whole bird forms.
| lh"re's law applying t. tn" subject. and the
| H." stump. ENsrywhrr" els" in tn" country
whole birds; claws beaks. heads. or anything
ar" K"hhlcd up the SANE" as usual And 10
| those OF no who look on the matter with the
| ira :" eye il does not seem very much worse
"r GF tb ng We ss ' s,nrns 'H rs tna
| OF course another matter. Only once since
| I've known tho business was there II call
and quickly sTuc"h%d. We don't us" one Amer me-
| lean bird IN a hupdrcd We get tons aud tons
Of Japanese birds and birds from China that
| the Japanese cure and ship BY the way. Ameri-
| cans don't know how to euro feathers prop.
without all the bird defenders mud theorists
making a Juror on the subject. The time may
come when women will refuse to wear feathers
OH their hats. Just rs the tine NAV com" wher
| W" will make all our journeys through tn" all
| and not on tho grOuud or on water. but there
| no immriint" need To trouble about il. You
cant get any Of tho 600 women fenth her work
ers To lOin the tieathcr soc l"ty. aud there art
| quite few huSiE"SS men and shipping agent'
| and milIiners around about thnt might nnd i
| hard lines getting along il the iea "rtrada wa
| snuired out Hats could i've made to look wei
| without feathers. Just ~ "a skating costume car
| ho mad very well without furs or men sclothel
| ha made OF cotton instead OF wool. so the sheer
| wouldn't have to he Shenr.'i. but the publ,
| demand hasn't got down To these first princi
| ples yet. and enough folks are still wearing
| feathers to keep us going