New-York tribune., 1902-08-30
THE CHASTITY BIRD.
Mr.. CHAPMAN TALKS On FALL MIL
LINERY AND THOUGHTLESS WOMEN

If they even had beauty to recommend them"
said Mr.. Chapman. nournfuIly- II was Frank II
Chapman, chairman OF the executive committee @.
the NeW-York State Audubon Society. and he was
speaking Of the new fall hats. which 70 be
All Birds with capital letters.
Large slightly upturned brirns are 10 be COM
pletely faced with = mass o. little birds, dozen
tRo Z hat Large BIRDS with outspread
wings. wil cover crowns. and breasts and plunage
VII curl from front back Even boas will show
lows OF tiny birds nesting in beds OF chiffon
To inquiries TO whether the Audubon Society
would take cognizance OF these things, Mr.. Chap
man said:
1t depends entirely upon the kind OF birds offered
for sale II they are NeW--YOrk State birds. Will
Immediately arrest and prosecute # they are not
EeW-Nork State birds Ne can do nothing Each
society can only enforce the laws OF its State
That matter thoroughly threshed out in the
caEupaign present bird protective law The
old law made 1t Ulisdemeanor 20 be found with
dead bird Of New-Ycrk state in ones possession.
They got cut ot this by the techuicalty that the
BIRDS skin not the bird: that even when
caught raxideruist on Long Island red hand
ed, preparing quantity o. birds 1or the trade, he
able go free this quioble. 80 we
got The law amended 10 read bird, or part OF
bird Then the question arose as 70 whether this
would not render any woman wearing a bird liable
20 arrest. and as we did not wish bring the
movement into r1d-cule We amended 1urther py
adding the words FOR commercial purposes.
That settles the matter for the dealers II they
are caught with any portion OF z New-fork state
bird in their possession. even the head or the wing
the bill. they will D. prosecuted They under
stand that perfectly well and / do not think would
handle any such goods II may seem as II this
we're very Inadequate protection. owing to terri
torial limitations. But the birds OF New-York
State would ircI1de 50 per cent of the songbirds
and 70 per cent OF all the birds Of North America
The American hunting ground for millinery pur-
poses has been chiefly along the Atlantic coast
Gulls and terms have been The principal sufferers
and some species have been exterulinated- But
-hz- has hea lz-r
work. of the Abbott 4 Thayer fund. M Thayer the
artist has exerted himself 10 collect this fund
year after year. and II has been administered by
William butcher, chairman OF the bird protection
committee Of the American OrnithoiogicaI Union.
BY means Of the fund wardeus kept at ali the
breeding grounds the islands along the coast,
where the birds collect in great numbers. This
the great opportunity of the millinery hunter
After the birds had dispersed and were scattered
the coast il was comparatively difficult 20
Slaughter great numbers The Ornithological So
ciety has prepared a model bird Law for non-Earne
birds We have found II best L let the sports
men look after the game birds. This model law
sn5 n has bean sdonfed with rodifcati6ns suitable
70 local conditions in number of the Atlantic
States Sixteen states N the C1lon now protecI
al non-game birds. and twenty-three protect Ger
method Of gettng II 1 5s Ia a rfe5s4 e5ss i is fs f0
matter for two or three yearf show the destruc-
Pie and rouse their synpathies Then ger your biz
4st anv OF 1is corstierfs are actually Interested
il the matter. viii usually vote for it
ern States. very few OF which Yet have passed the
roQseo IN many OF ne s2utnern ++ otalEs ea, -
cane @ niras ino5qf1ng @ some OF our s~esl & SG
No" said Mr., Chapman. thoughtfuIly, as
tried that Re introduced a bill in The Senate to
prohibit the Importation Of birds for commercial
purposes Il was declared unconstitutional One
ff sFe caaof b oe rs d S 5 fr sale an9 ao pso are
largely foreign birds The great millinery hunting
pheasants. peaoocks. parrots and all the tropical
the & Is TOO a6 s36 ts @ fa af T2s'g 6oud 6Fas make Se
fhe women would be just well satisfied and every
one would be happy. one finds oqt when ne gets
into this work styles and fashions are created
season after season by what methods they
terests # 6irSs were NOT placed on railiiners'
counters. The demand for them would pc very
t1fn percentage 81 igorsnt thoughtless or heart
ieSS women ON VIII always @ ouy- ,Brnose whatever"
said ,ir. Chapman revertins 70 his hrst thought.
beauty / would grant thst some excuse for
ner Wearing H. But there s sos915eiy ac no 5o
trably prepared. It takes man whole day to
that this would never pay in the trade. as mat
ter OF fact they done n few minutes IS -5le Ihe
rautilated condition in their strained u=nnaturai =
PPGsso they are notas M sesth egS 20 any one Who
Knew the bird n lie Ana right there { the point int
ioeksa scS more gaE.s guf Z t4o- II her
Fafbage 5are sss aa pat II IN her corsase She
wouid not touch the. v,Oleta. because she knows
she knows fhas the bunch in the gsrbage e foul @
se roas fhlng 5sw tat On the nnery counter
IT ,s alsgustins object .-.
Two coored Ilates which ne uses II his .tereSp- &
leo w One saowsa Ssr; on her 'fs ss,5i Ps9
hide c-eatre asi natict win LIE asd beauty The
tera aitesed On tse crown. fts ghaatiy, outspread
S,inss .is pathetic. upturned throat suggesting