The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-05-10
Glad to Make Truce With Audu-
bon Society and the Orni-
biologists Union.
HENS FOR FEATHER SUPPLY.
Agreement Just Made in the East
Covers o Period Of Three
Years-Effort to Head OF
Humming-Bi BIRD Craze.
REprHLIc SPECIAL

REPUBLIC SPECIAL
New York. May a-whoiesale millinery
dealers. who have found that the constant
agitation OF the Audubon Society and the
Ornithologists's Union threatened to make
vast inroads on the millinery business. bird
and feather trade. are preparing to cry
truce TO the enemy in the interests Of that
vast industry known as the fancy feather
trade. for which the feather, are obtained
from domesticated fowls. ducks, pigeons.
and the li~ttle-appreciated barnyard rooster.
BY an agreement with the Audubon So
ciety and the OrnithologistS Union the MIL
linery association has promised to abstain
from tho importation, manufacture. pur-
chase or sale Of such birds as these two
societies particularly desire to protect. They
have also agreed to spread the gospel OF
abstinence among all branches of the trade.
The milliners hope that by this concession
they will be able to stem the tide of
feminine fancy. which has set SO strongly
against birds and feathers. because Of tbs
alleged inhumanity in wearing these dec.
UlLdonS
BOYCOTT MAY CEASE
Active agitation for the boycotting OF all
birds and feathers will naturally cease.
they believe, when Il becomes generally
known that the plumage and ths trim.
mings offered in the shops are not ths rare
I bids they rave always been supposed to
be. put are merely made-over pluckings
from the domestic hen. whose life has Al
ready been taken for purposes which ARE
considered legitimate.
Meanwhile, the American farmer will have
opened before him a vast field OF wealth
which has been hitherto unexplored in this
country. The raising OF domestic fowls with
their plumage may just as readily become
a regular industry here rs 1t is in Germany.
and even where the poultry industry is kept
Nm yr,-o ri1,- fo~ tie fO01 nradilNf0 tho h.
product of feathers will yield no small adj
dition to the financial results.
According to the agreement made between
the Millinery Association and the two go
%cieties. which will be announced to tls
millinery trade on May %. and will be In
force three years. the member promise to
abstain from the Importation. manufacture.
purchase or sale Of gulls. terms, grebes.
humming birds and song birds. and on and
after January l. 1904. they promise that
the Importation. manufacture, purchase OF
sale OF plumage OF egrets or herons and
American pelicans OF any species 10 to
cease. and these birds are to be added to
the prohibited species just mentioned.
WILL LOSE MONEY.
The milliners declare that this agree
ment will cost them great sums of money.
but they are prepared to make Il in order
to stand well in the opinion Of the humane
community.
II the women VINO are SO AFRAID OF wear
ing a rare bird could only sec where We
make them up they would not feel % badly
about it," said one milliner to-day.
/ often a particularly rare bird VII have
the breast of a pigeon and the piumags Of
some other equally domesticated birds The
birds are painted and dyed with aniline
dyes SO that they resemble the real bird
for which they are made"
Incidental to its crusade against the use
Of prohibited birds, the Millinery Associa-
ton Is going to make an effort to defeat
Dame Fashion in her effort to bring the
humming bird to the front. Already. say
the miiliners. the hummins bird Is becom-
ing fashionable In Paris. and in q very
short time the craze will reach this side
of the ocean. i-rT
The Millinery Association Is going to nip
1t in the bud. il possible. because they feel
sure that IL 1t becomes the rage the trade
will be in constant trouble with the Audu-
bon Society.
In order that tho several agreements may
extend throughout the United States. they
will be placed before the Millinery Jobbsrs'
Association at their coming convention in
Milwaukee. This association controls al
the trade west of Pittsburg.