Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-04

cause is the defense of her little
feather brothers and sisters"
So for the sake of the birds she
loves, Miss Wilson has become an
actress.
Let Paris rule the weak minded
sisters who can not think for them
selves. Eleanor Wilson wears no
paradise or aigrettes or orioles
breasts or wings of crimson warbler.
She can select a pretty hat-and de-
sign and make one, too.
Every woman should make her
millinery beautifully merciful instead
of barbarlcally murderous,' said Miss
Wilson.
Each of us can vt little pri-
waite sanctuary for me birds by
showing plainly that we would scorn
to wear these feathered trophies"
Then you think hat unadorned
by the elegance of paradise can still
be as smart as those thousand dollar
creations we used to see on million
aires wives and show girls?" l asked.
Decidedly yes. Aigrettes and par
adise and soft breasts are absolutely
unnecessary to beauty of appearance
and fatal to beauty of the spirit.
To wear them Is to encourage whole
sale murder. To wear them is to
create
"'A lawful market, where fine ladies
pay
For plumes to wear on Sabbath and
Christ's Easter Day."
Miss Wilson's idea is that we must
remove 'murderoUs millinery from
the market places of the world.
We have already forced the French
aigrette market to very bearish
state. But the work has Just begun
Now stop and think, Milady, will
your Easter hat be fine and fair with
ribbon and flowers and tulle-or
shrieking of blood and murder?
why are these priceless little lives
sacrificed to decorate us? Not to
keep us warm or fed. or well-just
to wear as tufts of trimming" ex-
claimed Miss Wilson.
All for the Cause.
Then she smiled and added in a
voice that suggests her fitness to por-
tray the musical-voiced bird spirit or
any right princess, good fairy char
aCter:
81 am willing to talk for the cause
but don't make this an interview. ]
want you to help me tell all our
country of the cause. 1t is beautiful
and worthy, so / am happy and proud
TO play my part in helping save the
birds But please make this a little
chat instead of an interview Ask
me questions and I'll try to supply
the answers"
Her smile warmed me even while
her words suggested that II would be
well to be quick and terse and allow
the leading lady to return to re-
| hearsal
That smile serves as a handshake
| and welcome to my circle of ac-
! quaintances and an enrolment among
| the Eleanor Wilson fans all at once
| IL flashes a spark of sympathy from
| grave gray-blue eyes and sets the
slender oval face, Swallowed by soft
wavy hair. all aglow. That smile
! would make the fortune of a real
| stage star-Or an aspirant to political
! honors.
The Portia OF the birds is tall
| slender girl Of the sane. wholesome
! outdoor type. And she dresses with
! the delightful air of wearing clothes
! that belong to her instead of in some
! shop window.
A dark blue velvet suit with deer
| cuffs and square collar of martin
| brought out glints of blue in her eyes
and of martin brown in her hair and
| accented the Wilderness or her throat
big black velvet hat with rolling
| brim bore two uncurled ostrich feath
ers whose kings L,ue frbnds deepened
10 midnight darkness at the edges