TO CURL OSTRICH FEATHERS.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXVII, Issue 8608, 19 December 1913, Page 5

TO CURL OSTRICH FEATHERS.

With care, anyone who possesses ostrich feathers may make them fresh and new-looking by carefully carrying out these instructions: —There is no reason why you should remove the plume in order to curl it, unless the hat is made of very delicate material which will bo injured by steaming, as the first step in curling a plume is to steam it.' Hold it over the spout of a tea-kettle, and, if necessary, cover the hat completely with a heavy cloth to protect it. When the flues begin to droop from the dampness, the feather is ready for curling. Pin the hat securely to the arm of a chair, or to the table edge, with the stem towards you, and take the feather in the left hand. In the right hand take a curling knife (a small table knife care, fully used will del, and, starting at the bottom of the feather, take the flues up in bunches of tea or fifteen and pull them against the knife-blade straight towards you with quick, sharp motions, pulling easily so as not to cut .the, feather. Start up the right side, pull the bunches against the knife blade, with a sharp twist of the wrist at the end, and you will find the flues curled nicely. Finish up the entire right side, then turn the head towards you so that the flues on the left side will’be convenient to the right hand, and after the feather is all curled you will find that the head will probably need some extra touches.;