Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 169, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 July 1911 — TALESOR COTHAM ANDOTHER CITIES [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

TALESOR COTHAM ANDOTHER CITIES

Footwear of Humming Bird Feathers

rent with discord by the announcement Women who had the temerity to ask their husband how many humming birds would be necessary in their case were generally told that a whole aviary would not make them a pair Of shoe strings. - It was only natural that there should be much conjecture as to the possible adoption of the new fad by Chicago women. In view of the fact that It takes the whole southwest side of a cow to make one of them a pair of slippers It was' generally agreed that one Chicago order would put the humming bird family out of business. *Tm willing that my wife should have everything within reason,” said a. man whose cut glass display Indicated that he was not dodging any creditors, “but I draw the line at $2,500 a pair for shoes. Just think of it! Shoes that cost $1,250 a foot. She cried and called me a tightwad when I refused to grant her the appropriation, but I told her she would have to stick to the leather kind or get another cash register." “I’ve got a wife and seven daughters,” said another man, “and when I went home to lunch they pulled this humming bird thing on me. Every one of them has feet like and when they Insisted on being In style I turned over my bank books and reserved a place for myself In the bread line.”

MEW YORK.—Women on this side T ±bf 016 bl & Pond learned with interest that their sisters In Paris were wearing shoes made from humming bird feathers, the ridiculously low price of $2,500 a pair placing the fluffy footwear within reach of all. Realizing that It was only a question of a few weeks before the very latest fad in tootsie trappings would reach this olty, and being aware of the fact that humming birds were none too plentiful, the young and old girls began figuring out how many of the gorgeous mites would have to be sacrificed to cover their spoke's. Married men read-the article until they came to the line which told about the price of~the new plumage, and then they dropped In their tracks. When they regained consciousness they equipped their wallet pockets with burglar alarms and hired detectives ,to watch their trousers while they slept. Many of them, unable to. see a ray of hope, went straight to the bankruptcy court and gave themselves up. More than one happy home was