Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-06-05

| Inc wise ana daring investors who
transplanted ostrich farming from AZ.
RIGA to the United States are conoratu.
lating themselves now. They are re,p.
Ing harvest now, such as PERHAPS
they never dreamed of, for the plumes
Of the gawky bird are at tho ton wnye
Of popularity that has lasted ever since
the days when Gainsborough painted
his world famous beauties with huge
hats covered with ostrich feathers
Since that day, IL not before 1t, in
fact, the ostrich plume has lain yery
close to the feminine heart. hit It's
vogue this year surpasses all records
The fair votary Of Dame Fashion
may array herself in all that is beauti.
full and costly, her dress NAV he unrest
silk, her fingers blaze with diamonds
her coat be precious fur. but she lis not
happy unless the whole be surmounted
by picture hat, with two. three. or
perhaps four superb ostrich plumes n
Is almost Impossible for miiliners To
meet the demand for hirh-prat1e feath.
ers. and II they were dependent solely
on the stock Imported from Africa. Il
would be quite out Of the nnest,on INT
the American ostrich farms Mt pasa.
dena, Jacksonville and Phoenix have
nourlshed, and the big bird has moved
himself such n f,onrish,n, An,ar,c.n
that a large mart of the sunnlv a nov,
a home product. ~
The modern society woman snanas
more money on her hats than ever no,
fore, for the reason that Win .honn,na
calling. driv,no ard lrro,,,n. ~
her hat on most ~ edo o.
alIv must moko ~ tha .r....,,.... -.
| of nor costume Et,+,, as,,.... ssYts
common COST for hot +r,n,,,s, ~ ~ .n.
only modest othars an, an WI
lar cnstomer M s,a,.a u s .ne palei s,
mime 40. +,,ants 80. ~. ,stie
must no+ no s,rn,.,s.,, :. nsn .one'
~ nov COO -. a.. -. ea ui ~
ont tskina into aoaaMn4 ~. a.o' WIZ
other ~ ter,s !. ans .hs e .oss u the
pr+ =. ~ ~. ~ e ninA'is'
| so,,. ,,,,,s,.a - ~, e..pei u Tue
tba 'os.r,oh 49, ~ WIZ, -. lne ieallers OF
c,r,,,n,st n - iiioie iaouer rae
arsat 800 ECU 81. very luxurious .tH
49, en- .eu'ner ,nat COSTS less
that IT, ~. - ~ inliainer VIII say
wh,o, s,,a,, s.as .o.an VI ne',uWear IN
al ~ 49,, $50 .esui.S can De OBTAIN
Tho w,rld.s 49,, . s..n,
10 NOW satd - ~ ., supp's ~ VI ostrlcnes
Al h,,+ On 900 ~ 800. us ooo'Voo oird rus
tba not,,. oo,,nt. =. ~. o.s ~ Ai.ica'
The stool ,,s not aaoras., ussssl 5o,Ius.
one OF the cood sortnnes oe ,ha aa.s,s,.
that to take his feathers DOCS not oa,,sa
his death The feothera would 49,,
OF themselves II NOT remorad and
there is nothing painful abont the Iat.
ter operation. though the vanity of tho
bird that is being robbed of its chief,
ornament makes him resent the .nro.s
cess. The ostrich Is too valuable bird
to be Ill used, for on the average thew
are worth $500 per pair, and each one
will produce some sixty dollars worth
of feathers every year. Hence 1t will
be seen that the owner has the strong.
est motives Of self-interest to take cars
Of the birds. The feathers are never
plucked till they are ripe.
It is only little more than two
decades ago since the first ostriches
were brought into the United States
with the serious purpose Of attempting
their culture here. Before that time
the only ones seen In Uncle SAINTS
realm had been adjuncts to circuses.i
When tho avnorimant y,,oo 6ret -
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rant,.. - sss 49, mou ~ a'.snu ~.