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Bird- Lore 



The effect of the new law is being shown 

 in a number of interesting ways. With 

 this there is reproduced an advertisement 

 of the "Audubon hat." This was torn 

 from a paper dated October 5, 1913, two 

 days after the new plumage law went 

 into effect, and marks a new epoch on 

 the subject of millinery advertisement 

 in this country. One of these hats was 



THE '.AUDUBON H.\T NOW BUI NO LXTEXSIVELV .\DVER 

 TISED IN THE NEW YORK PAPERS 



sent to our office for inspection, and a 

 photograph of it worn by a model is here- 

 with also reproduced. The hat is surely 

 becoming in every way. On the inside it 

 bears the label, "Audubon Hat; Save 

 the Birds." 



A copy of the new national feather law 

 has been prepared by the Association, and 

 may be secured by anyone making appli- 

 cation at the office. 



Letters from Abroad 



In addition to the energetic campaign 

 that the Association has waged in behalf 

 of federal and state bird legislation, it has, 

 so far as conditions would permit, en- 

 couraged and cooperated in similar de- 

 velopments in Europe. Many congratu- 

 lations on the success of the plumage 

 proviso in the Tariff 

 Law have come from 

 abroad. Mr. Frank 

 E. Lemon, Honorable 

 Secretary of the 

 Royal Society for the 

 Protection of Birds, 

 writes: 



"An official letter 

 will reach you from 

 the offfce of this 

 Society, but I must 

 in addition write per- 

 sonally to say how 

 greatly rejoiced we 

 are that the Bird 

 Protection Clause of 

 the Tariff Law has 

 passed and is in 

 operation. 



"The United States 

 of America have set 

 a splendid example 

 to the rest of the 

 civilized world, and 

 I think that before 

 long we may in this 

 country have fol- 

 lowed suit. Unfortu- 

 nately, we have not 

 enthusiastic and de- 

 termined public opin- 

 ion behind us, as you 

 evidently have; everyone wishes to have 

 birds protected, but are apathetic and 

 lacking in energy on the subject. 



"With hearty congratulations, believe 

 me to be. Yours truly." 



Miss L. Gardiner, Secretary of the 

 Royal Society, sends the congratulations 

 of that Society in the following terms: 



".\t the meeting of this Society's Coun- 

 cil on Friday last, I was directed to con- 



