The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-07-15
WOMAN'S CRAZE FOR PETI
THE RIGHT TO WHICH FAIR FEM.
NINITY PERTINACIoUSLY CLINGs.
A Charming Adams Street Belle Con-
ducts a Reporter Through Her Coli
lection of Rare and Costly specimens
of the Feathered Tribe.


This fancy has included everything FROM
Sara Bernhardt's tiger to the pink-eyed
mice, which least please womans taste.
The pug dog craze has had an unusual
run and there are no signs OF its dropping
its hold. No one can doubt the genuine
interest which prompted the Philadelphia
old maid to endow home for friendless
and homeless cats.
There have been female Bergh's no less
renowned than he. who have taken under 4
their sheltering care numerous pets whose /
aimless wanderings had brought them to
their door.
There are some women who dread the
approach OF a cat as thew would snake,
while at the sight Of dog they grow pale
with terror These timid natures are few
and far between, for with most women
you can find some domesticated specimen
OF the animal kingdom.
The attention Of an APPEAL man has
been recently centered upon an attractive
cage, which adorns the front yard OF
well known Adams street residence. This
| immense cage Is filed with about twenty
or more specimens Of the feathered tribe,
whose brilliant and varied plumaee pre-
sents beautiful picture. The size and
beauty of the collection, with its well
known variety, induced THg APPEAL rep
resentatives to call upon the fair owner,
and increase his knowledge Of birdology.
The owner, who is an enthusiast on the
subject OF birds, willingly acceded to the
request, and the reporter rapidly absorbed
and transcribed
'My collection Is only about five years
DID," she began, though there are somo|
which | have had longer. II is such a.
treat TO 90 through the bird stores in New
York, and my fancy for foreign and rare
birds developed at sight OF them"
SIN this large cage are over ten varieties
and twenty odd birds; the prettiest and
daintiest to my mind are the white Java
sparrows," and she pointed out a pair Of
snow white birds which sat on the upper
perch and winked their tiny eyes and
gaped with their shell pink bills as il life
was not worth living.
"Thc gray Java's are very nearly ~
pretty. the soft downy plumage Is almost
like velvet This small pair Of orange
finches are not yet in color. rs only tiny
orange feathers are beginning to show
among the brown"
"IIow about the age OF these birds?'
ooh, haven't had any OF them long
enough TO tell that, except this red bird,
which is now in his fifteenth year, and en-
durcs his old age with broken leg, just as
well M the younger kith and kim"
A pair OF tiny blue birds were natives Of
Louisiana. and while common in tho
woods OF that State, are rather rare in this
section.
The Louisiana "Pops" are Of mos,
brilliant plunage, with blue heads, red
I breasts and greenish backs. they are hard.
! ~ eqnalled bv the famous South American
! paraquets in brilliancy.
: "Iierc are two Us handsomely colorcd
! birds rs ever saw" pointing TO two cage:
that formed the cupolas OF the larger one
, zone il the rcd-hcsd love bird and III,
, other the shell paraquet, both being VA
0 ric,ics Of the latter"
? And indeed nothing could match the
! brilliant green and crimson OF the love
! bird, while the shell paraquct was shaded
D from brightest emerald 10 pale yellow
Q with polka dots Of indigo blue around III
neck and hccks Of lighter blue about tli'
head and wings
1.-THE love-bir,is are devo,edly attached
!, 10 each other, and tho adagc Is, that II on,
dies or Is moved, It's mate immediate pine
away. This has not been my experience
i with them, however.
II 1.-THE most delicate birds have ever ha,
/, were the African zebra inchcs, who's
/. bright coloring was In stripes and shade
a. like the zebra. In the winter they hav
!, TO be- kept not only In a heated room. bu
u thickly covered with n blanket. and II
4 spite Of all my caro- they soon died.
J. "Oh, no, | find no trouble in kecpin
j them all In one cage, they live a. amicabl
4. and pcaceably rs the most happy OF iamI
- lies Tho all cat about the same thing
~ and II is little trouble 10 tend them whc
u they are all together
p "a mngpic was another member Of m
70 fcathered family for years. but has die
Al within the last few days. You observ
~ the solemn and serious parrot that occu
pies the ring over there, OF course my co
= lection would DO incomplete withou
CT one.
Of "But that isn't tall Of my icathorcd pets,
DR. and she brought from the rear Of Oh
.. house two cages OF canarics, fourteen |
"a all, mos, Of them young and beginning
=, feather.
do any OF these birds sing7 oh, yc
!. most OF them have very pretty, notes, csc
In peculiar 20 itself. The Louisiana bit
49, bird sings by night You can often hei
III its tiny notes through the night
Ia 81 have always had such poor succcl
!" with mocking birds that have never uic
.. 10 raisc many. had ono which at OF
bo time was q beautiful singer, n great dc
=, Of which | taught II myself. I wou
-. always whistle 10 II ut dusk, which Ia u
"A proper and mos, satisfactory time.
"a this way Il quickly learned 'Yank,
~ Doodle II was such clover bird that
-. sent Il 10 friend Of mine In BOSTON, a
-. yising him that II was too much Of Yai
10 kco Tor me, not posting him "a 10 u
~ birds acquisition Of the national son
oT Ills amazemcnt WIS excessive whom
he one day heard the bird whistle tho NJ
ar. aud he Immediately wrote 10 me for q col
IA. ilrmation Of the fact. Tho bird soon o
"A tanned local celebrity In Boston, and u
"a fact that bird from the south cou
"a. whistle Yankee Doodle convinced sor
no Of the skcplical tina, some good could con
"a out Of Nazareth"
~. TuE Arrg,L man, after thanking i
Of kind Informant paused 20 look at Il
Gagged beauties once moro before TAXI
his leave.
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