p. 13 | Rooster Feathers as Aigret Plumes

Pacific Press Publishing Association · Mountain View, California · Jan 21, 1913

Rooster Feathers as Aigret Plumes

It is well known that the white heron, from which the aigret is taken, is becoming rare, and the white plume is very costly. Those who wish to lead women, however, in the mad fashions, have found a substitute which it is said will surprise women. This is taken from a recent consular report. It says, “Efforts to raise the heron on a commercial scale having failed, the rooster was selected, and found to be the best.” So that the supposed fancy feathers from the egret are, sometimes at least, simply feathers from the common rooster.