Oh dear, Ella, it appears that plumes are in the news. Richard Burton's reminiscences, tell of a rather grand gathering, at which the Duchess of Windsor wore a plume in her hair. Apparently, the merrier she became, the more outrageous her antics and the plume finished up trailing in a guest's soup and getting up a VIP's nose. Hilarious! 
And, yes, our Pete pays a good deal of attention to the well-being of all the laydees. Gramps must be a good influence after all. 