Fine Feathers
Dear Aunt Daisy, I heard that you were wondering about dyeing an ostrich feather, and as I tried and succeeded in doing one I thought I would write and tell you how I went about it. It was originally white, but
had become rather grubby from lying round, so I obtained a packet of dyea very pretty pink-and made it up according to directions, then put the feather in. Of course I did not boil it. When it seemed to be about the right shade I took it out and dried it on the rack above my coal range. Then to curl it I-simply heated some hairtongs, not too hot, and they did the job quite well, and whenever the curl appeared to be coming out I just got going with the tongs again, and very soon my feather was as good as new. With many thanks for lots of valuable recipes and hints, and best wishes.Yours sincerely, "Constant Reader." Thank you, Constant Reader. The oldfashioned way to curl the feathers was to hold them over steam, and then run the back of a knife along the ribs, but I think the curling tong idea is better.
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 14, Issue 362, 31 May 1946, Page 26
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