The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-17


But If he'd see some of his pluming
" hen We have finished with its grooming
He d really be forced to admission
His canouflage is naught to it's one.
New York, Nov 17.-According to
Ellis Parker Butler Pigs is Pigs to
WORDSWORTH Peter Bell" a yellow
primrose was a yellow primrose and
nothing more, but it would take
weightier authority than either an
author or a poet to convince even the
ostrich itself that an ostrich feather
is an ostrich leather these days.
Some years ago to take several lay
ers of ostrich tail feathers fasten
=, them together in one bushy plume af-
ter dyeing them and curling the ends,
was the acme of ostrich feather art.
Then along came the willow plume.
This was knotty but nice with the ex-
ira fronds knotted on to the original
fronds that sprouted from the central
spine. Who hasn't proudly floated
ten inch willow plume in the breeze
and complacently felt the height of
sartoriaI perfection? There has been
a willow plume in every-woman's life
as surely as there has been a yearn-
ing to be an actress and trained
nurse.
Fancies Run to Feathers.
The willow plume has long since
dropped out of the picture, and off
the picture hat Now, however, you
can drag them forth from their dusty
liars in the attic or closet shelves ana
have the fronds sewed on a strip of
silk tape for a band Of trimming
around the sleeves and skirt OLA raw
ishing evening frock, or an irresistible
negligee that will rival the thllsly
trimmed dance frock Julia Sanaerson
wears in Rambler Rose" this son.
Really nothing softer or more ethe-
really artistic for a dance frock trim
ming can be imagined than this feath-
er fringe. 1t can't fail to tickle you.
The poor ostrich feather has gone
thru much since those happy willow
/ days Nothing like a few knots would
matter to it now. 1t has been burned
and treated with glycerine until 1t will
| never look the same The glycerlneo
| ostrich. feather looks not unlike
| nurridie or aigrettes and successfully
| fills the places of the latter taboo
| feathers.
Tip: Always Keep Old Plumes.
There is a long and ticklish process
between the plain natural uncurlec
ostrich feather and the burned ana
| gIvcerined one and no one but an
| expert would ever believe they sprout-
/ ed from the same brides tail. Both
versions of the feathers are equally
popular this season. Now let me give
| YOU a tip-an' ostrich tip. Never part
with any old plumes that are in your
possession for numberless are the
! dress trimmings and hat adornments
that can be evolved from them, no
ma tier how moth-eaten they may ap-
pear to your inexperienced eye.
Take your accumulation to feather
/ experf and you will be glorified in
! feather fringed garInentssand feather
'fancies for your hats with some left
=over for the children till you will
feel you have completely feathered
/ your nest.
| There is a movement on foot TO do
1 away with feather trimming altogeth-
Ter on hats. This isssquite right, of
Icourse, in the case of the aigrettes
and Paradise and any Of those fragile
feathers that are necessar ily obtained
| by cruel means, but l feel sure ostrich
! feathers will continue to curl COM
fortably around our ehapeauX even
as they have for these many years
since the dashing cavaliers and gren-
| adiers wore them sweeping over their
| hat brims.
Fine feathers can't be blamed al
together on the fine ladies you see as
the aforesaid dashing cavaliers and
good many more male birds bear
/ witness.
Quilts Still Popular.
! Tiny clusters of ostrich tips stuck
in their velvet and brocade bonnets
were much affected by those early
earringed habitues OF the Italian.
Spanish and French courts and even
much, married and merry Hank the
| Eighth of England didn't spurn a
tip or two.
/ The red men certainly set the
feather fashions for America and
Yankee Doodle helped along the style
when he stuck a feather in his hat.
Quilts are very smart in hats these
days, thrust thru at some rakish angle
that is sure to rake out an eye or two
of some adjacent strap hanger in the
subway. If you want to be very con-
serving these war times quill lends
itsel If to conservation beautifully. You
can just use it for a pen six days and
stick it in your hat for Sunday.
/ In spite of the anti-feather cru
SADIE it would seem you really must
show some feather in your hat these
days to have real chic and any kind