Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-01-19
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Birds of the Air and Animals
of sSubtefranean Chan
! neIs Contributors.

with the gradual return to pre-waI
conditions man lays aside his uni
form and don his patent leather
pumps and high hat to accompany
the companion Of his softer moods
to, the opera. She. contrariwise &c
that, policy Of nature for decking the
male In brilliancy of coloring and
piumage,ss tricks herself out after a
fashion which MAKES the sobrlety OF
his &hite. shirt bosom and black coat
only a background. for her gorgeous
:..Roman~has called on land and
sea, the birds OF the air and the
to-, yield up their treasures for her
adornment,' says 4 bulletin from the
Nafiorral Geographic Society. -
.sAs she 1azify invites attention with
the gay1y-co1ored ostrich fan which
she moves across the line Of vision
she is, indeed, an exotic thing OF
admiration and generosity's making
Powerful birds on a farm in South
Africa probably had their tail and
wing feathers plucked and a mag
nifcent beast Of the jungle In ind1a
or, the Belgian Congo snorted In rage
and pain. when he. gave up his life
that his tusks might make the slen-
der ivory handle to support the
feathers of that bauble.
Hundred Animals for One Fur Wrap,
~"carelessly tossed aside in the
warmth and light of the theater. lies
the -Iustrous7 sable wrap. The hun
dred. or more of little 18-inch dark
coat tempted trappers into difficult
and dangerous enterprises on the
frozen areas of northern Russia and
Siberia. The fragrance that in
trigues your senses is probably the
distilled petals of roses grown in
Chinaman in Shantung shed his queue
to furnish the material for the net
that holds the couture In unblem-
ished continuous undulations, and a
smelly stockyard of Kansas City or
Chicago gave its refuse heap that
unobtrusive- bone hairpins might hold
the smooth coils in place. Inc slow
and sure tortoise furnished the only
beautifully carved ornament of her
Tho ropes Of cleaning white pearls
that. careas her throat were probably
shelfed oysters Of the South Seas, Aus
tra&a,, Philippines and Burma, or from the
Philippines and Burma, or. from the
small -thin-shelled ones Of Venezuela, ia
pan, Persia and Ceylon. The platinum
for the clasp came from Colombia and
been taken from the dark interiors of
subterranean depths in Brazil or South
Africa, to be polished by diamond cut
ters in Antwerp. Amsterdam or Bruges.
The tiny jeweled watch. on her wrist,
kept. probably to prove to its wearer
the Its pieces in its tiny 'insides' made
by a,Swiss workman. whose skill was so
great that he made no mistakes 10 fitting
in screws which to the Impractical eye
raiamb3e dust particles.
Eooms Of Lyons De Their Part.
'.Tho soft, lustrous silk Of her PaQuin.
made gown acquired its simmer in the
H0rds Of Lyon. France, which prepares
about one-third of all the raw silk pro-
dnced in or brought to Europe. The
lace with which the artist-modiste varied
the fabric probably grew under the
hands Of diligent peasant women in the
Voegee- mounfainS or in the cellars OF
asrain-soaked Belgium dwelling.
The silver buckles On her pumps were
hazannered BY an artisan from raw mate
rial gteaned from tho mines OF our own
Rocky Mountain or great basin states,
orsffpm Mexico, which for many years
prpdueed. moc1 fsAn . third Of the worlds
output. lint tho pumps. most likely,
were made In Massachusetts, and the
silk stockings In Wisconsin.
Nm Works On Handkerchief.
Some little nun in the mountains Of
Switzerland, far removed from such an
atmosphere as that in which the Ameri-
can ,lady-of Leisure baslks. patiently piled
her needle to. fashion the exquisite de-
sixn which sadorns the handkerchiefs
whose fabric was grown In the fields OF
storm.tofH ireland. Paris contributed
tho slender-dngered kid gloves and the
fragrant powder. and some specfacied
old fellow in pre-war Germany probably
%bsS for ff1A