ALL OR NONE IMPORTANT INDUSTRY IN PERIL THIN BLOOD CAUSES BACKACHE.

Evening Post, Volume LXXXVII, Issue 118, 20 May 1914, Page 4

ALL OR NONE IMPORTANT INDUSTRY IN PERIL

THIN BLOOD CAUSES BACKACHE.

MILLINERY POLICE CENSORS. MERCHANTS PERTURBED. (FHOM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) LONDON, 9th April. Merchants and retailers engaged in the feather trade of Great Britain are considerably perturbed by the danger which, in their opinion, threatens their particular industry if the Plumage (Prohibition) Bill, in its present form, becomes law; it has passed its second reading. This Bill was framed t« check the slaughter of wild birds with what is alleged to be cruelty. Osprey and bird of paradise plumes were, of course, the species in mind when the Bill was drafted, and it was clearly understood that ostrich feathers were to be exempt, though since then an attempt was made to have them included. Everywhere in circles affected there is a strong desire mairi- , fest for more careful consideration of the present clauses and a wider enquiry into the full facts of the case. In defence of the statement, of wide acceptance, that ospreys and aigrettes were obtained only at breeding time, and that their removal from the bird meant subsequent extermination, it is now declared that twothirds of the feathers of ospreys imported into this country are picked up on the water or on the birds feedinggrounds, having dropped oft' in the ordinI iiry process of moulting. Then, we know the story of the lady who was informed that the osprey-birds were chloroformed before the jirecious plumes were taken. UNFORESEEN SEQUEL. Apart from the sentimental side, it seems that the Plumage Bill has already had a, serious effect on, the ostrich feather trade —exempted under the Bill. These feathers were worth £80 a pound last August; to-day the value is £20; others winch then fetched £60 are down to £15 and £20, and the highest figure realised at the latest auctions was £18 a. pound. South African ostrich farmers hoped to benefit by the legislation, foreseeing a, monopoly of the feather trade. But they omitted to take into account tho whims and foibles of women of fashion. Deprived of full choice of any and every variety of plumage, it seems that some women —notably those of America — have decided' to have none. They will use flowers and ribbons and other substitutes. Hence the industry at the Cape is imperilled, to say nothing ol the industry in artificially made plumage, known as "fancy" plumage, which has been valued at £700,000 per annum, giving employment to many • thousands of hands. Pessimists are sure this industry will bo killed absolutely. AN UNENVIABLE DUTY. Truly the policeman's " lot" will not be v " happy one "'if,' to his already multifarious duties, .he' has to keep a sharp look-out to see that ladies in the streets are not wearing prohibited plumes. One clause under discussion sets out that whero the Court was satisfied that any plumage was that of a bird never or rarely found alive iv a wild state in the United Kingdom, the plumage should be deemed to be imported, unless the contrary were proved. An M.P. said this meant that anyone who did wear plumage would be liable to prosecution, and it was wrong that such a state of things should be considered necessary in order to'protect rare birds. One lady, owned bird-of-paradise feathers that had been in her family for forty years, would be liable to prosecution if she woro them; another M.P. said it was intolerable that their wives and sisters were liable to be stopped at street corners by policemen' enquiring as to the origin of their plumes. The Postmaster-General said the trade aimed at by the Bill was confined to a very small section of the community; the feathers were of a most costly charactet, and were not found in the: hats of the generality of the public; he ridiculed the idea of police standing at street corners and questioning ladies about the origin of their hat-trimmings. There was no question of women being seized by the neck and dragged to the police station; a summons would be served, and the woman would merely have to show a warranty, and the wholo thing would end. One M.P. remarked that the police were not all naturalists, and they would be taken in by imitation plumage. Another declared that ladies' would be afraid to wear feathers, and this would mean that half the women would give up their use, while the other half would be in gaol. Moro sensible was the suggestion that instead of private people being subject to attack, the Government should get at tho importers or'the sellers of any prohibited plumage. OPINIONS OF EXPERTS. Directors of big houses in the West End anticipate'an exceedingly bad time for the millinery trade, while thousands of hands -will be out of work. Fashion is a fickle thing, and the ostrich feather, which will be allowed a monopoly, will not gain one iota iift popularity. As for the clause making it- illegal to be "in possession" of prohibited feathers, it is looked upon as mischievous andas likely to spoil business in imitation feathers, for there is not a draper or milliner who would incur the chance of putting lady customers to the risk of being challenged and summoned for being "in possession ot what might be only imitation or real feathers imported before the Bill."

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