Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-23
BLACK DIAMOND" IN TOWN
FAMOUS OSTRICH Is HERE TO
GIVE FEATHER TIPS.
Biggest and Fastest Bird in the
World and May Be Seen
at Kann'S.

Black Diamond. the most famous ostrich
In the world. is about to call on Presi-
dent Roosevelt to give him tips concern
ing African game
Other distinguished visitors have been
to the White House with tales of the
jungle. but Black Diamond win carry
with him the prestige that comes from
being a native of the dark continent.
He knows all about South Africa lie
was born there twenty-eight years ago.
Black Diamond pmnes himself on his
trotting record of two miles a minute,
and is equally proud of the fact that
he carries an insurance policy of $40
COO. He rather likes also to have it
known that he is Q feet s inches in
height and weighs 345 pounds. and that
he has achieved the greatness that comes
from being Sunday magazine story
with illustrations.
Black Diamond has not come to WASH
ington solely to extend to the President
the freedom of the African hunting fields
but is here to transact with S. kann Sons
& co. what he states to be the largest
business in ostrich feathers that Wash
ington has ever known.
Glad to Meet Visitors.
He will be glad to meet all visitors. and.
for that purpose. begs to announce that
he will be in the neighborhood of the store
today, tomorrow and Wednesday from
Il to 1 o'clock pm, and from to )
pm. each day.
He does not ask the women of Wash
ington to take his word for it i'm regard
to the ostrich plumes he is exhibiting
at S. kann, Sons & Co.'S. but begs them
TO come and judge for themselves.
They will find, for instance one willow
plume twelve feet long ha ,afp riaI
of which is valued at 81 600. To make it.
as exhibited today. required the services
of nine expert workers for thirty-one
days.
bird-of- paradise plume. which is ac-
knowledged to be the most magnificent
| specimen of its kind ever exhibited
Rafled in by great brass supports is
table, around which experienced plume
makers are working, SO that the women
of Washington may know the details OF
the process. Some are curling French
plumes. some are making willow plumes
and others are sewing and otherwise pre-
pairing the work. The constant throrig
| of spectators both men and women gives
evidence of the interest In this work
| One large window Is devoted to the dis
play of thousands of dollars worth of
plumeS in every variety and every color.
with a prepOnderance OF splendid black
and white specimens, the New York
horse show having demonstrated the
present prestige OF those hues
Feathers the Finest.
The stock Is made up entirely from male
| birds, which. to one who understands the
feather trade, is a voucher for their su-
periority.
Ostrich plumes, like diamonds, are more
than mere ornaments. They are stand
ards of elegance and are always fashion
able when genuine and high-priced. This
is one chance in perhaps a lifetime when
genuine and high-priced plumes may be
had at bargain terms The variety OF
sizes is marvellous and is of quality
that will last for years.
Black Diamond is authority for the
statement that it isn't likely that the
women of Washington will have such an
other chance in years.
OF course there is a reason. A New
York importer bought too heavily for his
selling facilities. OF course, 1t was a pity
for the importer, BUT
What chance for the women of Wash
ington.