The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1886-10-19
EXPENSIVE ODDITIES
WHICH APE BOUGHT BY WEALTHY
PEOPLE FOR THEIR DOGS.

The F.eeEs Of Fas,sIonaDie Ls.iie" a.
1Ia1ifasted in Canine Coliars-<3eFns Of
Artistic akiH-Dogs Of the Fariou"
Ciues--A Dogs Dresr.
In 1879 there was not Ger $4,000 in.
vested in the United states in dog collars,
. while today over 500 J0 is annually ex-
pended IN this line Of canine adOrnTlent
I Many a dog belonging to Boston OF New
York dude OF dudIne possesses collar
/ which costs more than the entire ward
robe Of many man or woman Ofrespecta-
+ bic social standing, and II IS said that once
New York gentleman sent a dog collar
worth sl3 900 20 q young lad whom he
fanciea rather than her dog The collar
was made Of gold and ornate with dia-
mODds. 5ies and garnets. so IS con
sideced not extravagant sum in these
fashionable cities TO be expended on their
favOrites, or rather 500 is quite an ordin-
ary SUM to ray for a dog collar There Is
as much fashion in a dog collar as there IS
in the cut Of g coat, for each breed Of dog
has a different collar to suit his particular
line Of beauty or the color Of his hair.
GEMS or ARTISTIC SKILL.
There are collars which are gems Of
artistic skill, then there are other collars
which almost strike awe into the behOlder
from their Warlike aspect; the4 again
there are silk, velvet. satin and feather
collars decorated with bells a / bangles.
In the cities of Philadelphia and New
York the bangle collar is extremely fash
iOnable, and IL is considered quite a mark
Of honor for a young lady to ask her gen
tIemaE friends for their nonOgrams or
new - piece 10 attach il to their dogs
collars. Many a proud pug, when pug
was fashionable, could be seen in the
cities with 500 dog cellar and about
twenty 3 pieces attached TO his collar. IN
truth, the manufacture Of the dog-cOllar
has brought about the necessity Of the
dog. Ladies who before destested dogs
have been known to purchase largely
after they came under the fascinating in
huence Of an expensive dog-cOllar. Dog
men will tell you that fashionable Boston
and New: York. ladies generally purchase
their collars first and then have the town
secured for a dog To Fl It. Men, too, who
have determined to be ultrafashionable
are. not unlike IN this respect. The
handsome dog collar brought on the dog
craze.
Boston, as before remarked, is par excel
lence in the city for dogs it being said that
a dog of any pure breed whatever VIII
easily bring s75 to 800. while in dog col
lars Boston spends $50 900. New York
can not show such figures San Francisco
is now spending $4,000 in dog collars and
it is estimated that within the next five
years this city viii more than double that
amount. Philadelphia stands high in the
estimation of dog men, but there the dogs
patroniZed are of the smaller breeds. IN
Minneapolis the dog men find a cOngenial
city. 1t is simply Overran with dogs ours
and good dogs-and the popularity of the
townspeopie Of Minneapolis Is that they
al want their dogs collared. Chicago,
too, Shows well. spending a great deal of
money IL dogs and on their colIfrs. The
people of St. Louis are 10th to part with
dollars for dogs and much less 80 for col /
lals VI lille Denver, fOr its small size, is
mentioned in terms of respectful admira-
ton. Kansas City. Mo, is liberal in
purchase, and 1t is expected that within
few years there viii be larger purchases J
there than in St. Louis. The cities which !
spend most in dogs and dog collars are In /
this order; Boston, Philadelphia, New /
York, Chicago, San Francisco, st. Louis, +
Cincinnati and Hartford. But fashion .
springs in New York, from New York .
come the rules which govern the style, for .
New York are especially manufactured |
the latest novelties.
BIG DOGS ARE IN DEMAND.
In the eastern states big dogs are in de-
mand, the western states are undecided,
but take q mixture Of large and small
the small dog. The pug has become vuI-
gar. When the pug was a high-priced
animal there was not a woman of wealth
in the east Of taste and position who did
not have a pug Pugs were imported
wholesale. A pug was no longer a rara
avis, but has gone decidedly out of fash
ion. From the obese and ugly, ill-prOpOr-
toned pug public dog affection Set itself
upon the burly mastiff, the huge New
IL Il
collie, and the ferOciOus blood
hound. Always high-priced, their values
rose higher. Fabulous sums were given
for any Of these kinds. But the sun Of
popularity of the mastif, the collie and
the Newfoundland is ALREADY in the wane
and that Of the foX-terrier and the St
Bernard is in the ascendant
A fashionable dogs dress does not al
ways solely consist of his collar, as did tt 1Jl
Maori chiefs fun dress when invite4nrA e
British ball There are baGg for dogs 10 q
, ,,t e. fo ',L ll IN lie feet there are
an harness. n -lSlets for dogs, and, above
Irese 10 d, Tor the pretty pets. The full
, harness at first a excited little ridi-
.ule, it being made so that a number of (
straps should go around the dogs body,
md so that when he came to a muddy
,rOssing the lady could pick him up and
AIRY him across the street in the same
manner man has to carry to a railway
station a number Of parssOls loosely done
ID in q shawl. i soon became the rage in
n New York, and the ladies declared that /
he boots and the full dress prevented
great deal of pneumonia. II was,
lfter a good deal of thought, decided that
logs should not be led by collar and chain,
IS the sudden haul upon the dogs neck
when he turned a corner against his mis-
i'm
asses to cause a rush of blood to the dogs
mead; so invention was brought to bear,
md after several scientific meetings on
he part Of the ladies, the manufacturers
we're told to make an extension harness, so
hat strain should be brought upon the
Francisco Chronicle.
a Cure for the Nose Bleed.
An Old English charm for curing nose
bleed is a curious one. If person is sub
ect to nose bleed he may effect a cure by
going to a person of the opposite sex and
him or her to purchase piece
If lace, such as may be specified, for the