The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-01

Cling for the same thing: the good
women also. the charitable and self
sacrificing women OF brain and soul.
great organizers. the noblest OF their
sex, and also just nice women who are
makers If the home. and al hard work
ing girls-all OF them mad to he alike,
and marching. marching. GREATNESS
from their efforts to keep up with the
procession, marching all together, TO
the unheard commands of a mysterious,
invisible commander. supposed to stand
with one foot in Paris and the other
in New York. Suddenly, a wireless
message strikes their souls in August
and all put on their felt hats in the
heat. or in February they hear an
unuttered order-and they come out
in straw hats and spring clothing.
I'm the Au,ocrat. with power Of life
and DEATH" explained the Car Of Rus
STA. apropos Of tango. but l dare not
buck against the Yelled Prophet Of
fashion,"
All right.
The Yelled Prophet has received jolt
nevertheless.
United States customs examiners.
boarding transatlantic liners, tore out
from beautiful hats the stunning al
grettes and suave paradise feathers
that had cost their wearcrs $500 or
they said, Madam. We will not modest
your hat IL you desire to send 1t back to
Europe, where you got it, But America
has passed a law protecting wild birds
from being martyred ana exterminateo
| for their piumage."
Every one knows all about II. What
you do not know perhaps is Englands
admirable following of our example ana
the way the French women are upset
at being called cruel.
Since the decision OF America great
change has come over the London
Chamber OF Commerce and even the
trade sentiment of England. Admitting
that aigret herons have disappeared
from Florida at the rate OF 100000 a
year $50 that only few pairs OF BIRDS
now survive there" and that the so
called garceros preserves OF Venezuela
and Colombia are sinister traps OF wan
ton cruelty, the very importers confess
the trade to be "detestable." So IL ad'
mitted too the wholesale destruction OF
the bird OF paradise, the rosy spoonful
and many another.
|, Now as to Paris, you know how 1t IL
yourself-rich women hate to be ruled
by men In foreign land Yet on thu
other hand they do not want to be alone
In custom. So they began by asking
, Cant these plumes be imitated?"
Two devoted fowls came forth an(
offered themselves will name the oe
} trich and the peacock. Both said, Il
} doesn't hurt much. go ahead to saw
the poor birds" Peacocks even drol
their tail feathers on the lawn at GER
} tain epochs, ike the lady who gives he
hat to a poor relation. And it is aston
ishing what can be done with ostricl
) and peacock feathers-if you are will
} ing to pay the cost.
Lewis IL undoubtedly the greatest ma
milliner OF Paris. He IL also amiablt
) | met him at a dancing supper a
D Luchon and he promised to show m
something absolutely unknown and as
tonishlng In imitation aigrettes an
B paradises--"as beautiful as the genuin
and quite az expensive." At Biarrit
where there Is n Lewis annex, the grea
man had been summoned, by the Quee
B ~ Spain. He quit suddenly with II
b hats--I don't know how many sh
z bought. So I saw the things only re
Gently In Paris.
B A magnificent cOlonel's aigrette. a
3 black on q black tOreador toque. coul
Z not fool me.
4 "You have nerve to show III
3 genuine FIRST" ] said.
But watt" replied Miss -, who