Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1891-09-05

TIE la&est f,chionabls sfad. = said -
= H. ostentnsious display IN public y
1nGiouablo mothers Of . tender tneeroet
n their oAhprinR. There has besAy In
this claas long succession Of favoriteas
and the period Of change in each Wa
that on which the fashion became 30
general that those who followed 1t were
no longer distinguished from the com
mon herd. Among the different vsrie-
ties of the canine family each had It's
turn. The spitz, the poodle, tne
spaniel the terrier and the ugly pug
have been fondly cherished, provided
with nursery handsomely furnished,
fed upon the daintiest viands, washed
and perfumed, and bedecked with nib
bons and jeweled collars. fondled and
kissed and taken to ride in the lap OF
their mistress, and treated with the ut
most tenderness and devotion. At last
one Of the patronesses Of society in
search Of . new whim hit upon device
likely to captivate all the devotees OF
fashion. She had . lovely boy whose
hair would curl without papers, and
she put him on the pedestal for worship.
II she wished to decline an invitation
to lunch or to . card party. the new.
found excuse was . fear that her darl-
ing was not quite 20 well, and she could
not leave him. If the servant took him
out for walk, the mother must 60
close by his side, and manifest her in
terest and kindness by . multitude Of
loving caresses that marked almost
every step of the way. In the carriage
he supplanted the harnessed pug,
setting in his mothers lap or by her
side, and absorbing her closest atten-
ton. Her whole soul, Judging BY the
outward manifestations, was wrapped
up in her darling boy, and she had eyes
and ears and smiles for nothing else.
The fashion is taking rapidly, and
motherhood is apparently the one alb
sorbing thought. The gay woman Of
the world, who in the height Of the
season scarcely looked on the faces of
her children from morning to night, has
suddenly become absorbed in the care
of the sweet darlings, and processes to
devote her whole time and attention to
their nurture. It is said that the nurse
claims that her duties are rendered far
more arduous in homes where the new
fashion prevails. In addition to the
ordinary care she has taken of her
charge, she must now have them always
ready at an instant's warning for show
parade. Intimate friends are invited to
the nursery, into which the fond mother
rushes when the names of the visitors
are announced, and where she poses as
the indefstigable caretaker of the little
brood. Or, if the caller is not entitled
to such intimacy, the hostess excuses
herself Is engaged in looking after her
household pets, or takes them with her
to the reception room as her inseparable
companions. Those who have been adj
mitted behind the scenes seem . little
uncertain whether the children have
lost or gained by this change in the
habits of the mother. A dog of what
ever species was usually rendered
worthless by being 80 carefully petted,
and the transfer Of the same attention
and manifestation from similar motive
to . child of the family il not, as . rule,
. blessing to the new-made pet The
prospect Is good for the Introduction in
time of new breed of puppies more
than their predecessors in
domestic popularity, the pug and poodle.
Aa1aalyst.