From The Times November 20, 1924 To the Editor of The Times Sir, The attention of this committee has been drawn to the recent slaughter and attempted import of grebes for the purpose of reviving the Victorian fashion in the plumage of these birds. You will perhaps permit us to give the public some information about this violation of the Plumage Act. Towards the end of last summer notices appeared in various trade and fashion papers advertising an autumn boom in grebe plumage.
This was followed by a display of grebe muffs, ties, and trimmings in various furriers’ and drapers’ establishments. As a result of a single seizure by His Majesty’s Customs nearly 136,000 grebe skins were confiscated and eventually destroyed. These skins, which were.