Those who desire the protection of our wild birds will be pleased to learn that the law for protecting them from the ravages of the plumage hunter is being rigorously enforced at Home. Only last month a man was fined £92 for dealing in prohibited plumage, mainly Indian egret. Woman's demand for the wherewithal to adorn her person is, of course, the main reason for this destructive trade and while the fashionable woman's insatiable desire for fine feathers continues there will always be the inducement to satisfy it, even by illegal methods. The best way, it would seem, for dealing with the evil, is for women themselves to conduct a campaign among their own sex for revealing the cruelty and iniquitous wastage associated with the trade with a view to boycotting it. There are more ways than one of appearing smart and attractive and the wearing of feathers might easily be dispensed with without in any way conflicting with a natural desire to appear pleasant to the eye.
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