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Clothing and dress Poem |
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New York Weekly edition
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Northern Illinois University
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Series: | New York Weekly v. 52 no. 39 (page 8) |
Item: | The Price of a Bonnet* |
Author: |
Gannett, W. C.
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Date: |
July 17, 1897 |
Description: | *The number of birds that are slaughtered annually to provide adornment for feminine confections is appalling. It is certain that women seldom give a thought to this when they are selecting bonnets with gay plumaged birds to set them off. It may set some thinking to know that one city dealer received as a single consignment 32,000 dead humming birds, and another received at one time 30,000 aquatic birds and 300,000 pairs of wings. This is only a fraction of the annual trade done in slaughtered birds to pander to woman's vanity. |
First Sentence: | Think what a price to pay, |
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