Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-07-29
.A|GRETTES LOSE CAST
IN SOCIETY CIRCLES
President and Mrs. Roosevelt De-
nouRce The BarboFous Gus
tom Of MIIIIRsrs.
QUEEN ALEXANDRA INTERESTED
Audubon Society in Attempting to
Pro.se. the Heron Appeals Not in
Vain to Mrs. Roosevelt. Who En-.
derses the Work of the Assooia-
tlOn-eame Warden Dlllatory

NEW YORK, July 2S-Having
failed in its efforts to protect tho
rapidly vanishing aigrette by means
of law and moral suaslon, the Ma
tional Association of Audubon So.
cieties has gone to the root of the
matter, and by making the aigrette
questionable it hopes to accomplish
more that way than by either Of
these means.
At the instance of the association
the first lady in the land, Mrs.
Roosevelt, has placed The ban of her
disapproval upon the wearing of aig-
reltes, and the Audubonites propose
TO publish her views as widely as
possible.
Mrs. Roosevelts sentiments ami
those of THE President. regarding the
wearing of aigrettes, were conveyed
to the president of the National AS.
sociation Of Audubon Societies, Will
liam butcher, in the. following let.
ter:
Roosevelt Sends letter. !.
William butcher, President National
Association of Audubon Societies,
No. 141 Broadway. New York
"My Dear Mr.. butcher: Permit
me, on behalf of both Mrs. Roosc-
welt and myself, to say how heartily
we synpathize, not only with tht
work of the Audubon societies gen
orally, but particularly in their eff.
forts to stop the sale and use of the
so-called "aigrettes"-the plumes of
the white herons If anything, Mrs
Roosevelt feels even more strongly
than do in the matter Sincerely
yours,
THEODORE ROOSEVELT"
The action of the Audubon socie-
ties was suggested by that Of the
British Royal Society for the Pro.
lection Of Birds, which recently OBJ
tanned from Queen Alexandra an ex-
preston of opinion adverse to the
wearing of heron and bird OF para
disc plumes, and in asking the Pres
ident to bring the matter to the at
tention of Mrs. Roosevelt, Mr.. Dut.
cher said:
Great Step Forward.
Mrs. Roosevelt occupies the same
place in this country that Queen
Alexandra does in Great Britain,
and if She will place her stamp of
disapproyal on the use of aigrettes
it will do far more to abolish them
as millinery ornaments than months
of Audubon work"
Queen Alexandra's reply to the
memorial of the British Royal So.
ciety for the Protection of Birds was
addressed to its president, the Du-
chess of Portland. through her ma
jesty's secretary, Miss Knollys, and
reads as follows:
Queen Alexandra Against Custom.
",'he Queen desires ME to say In
answer to your letter that she gives
you as president, full permission to
use her name in any way you think,
best to conduce tahs protection OF
birds. You lsnaysWeii how kind and
humane the Queen,is to all living
creatures, sand faesired to add
that her ma never wears osprey
feathers hegaslf and will certainly
do all In her power to discourage
the cruelty practised on these beau.
tiff birds"
Queen Aiexandra's letter has al.
ready done much good, not only in
Great Britain but in this country.
and the Audubon societies intend to
circulate 1t in connection with the
Presidents letter.
When it. is known" said Mr..
butcher that two such women as
Queen Alexandra and Mrs. Roose.
welt SO emphatically disapprove OF
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