The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1892-02-27
EXPENSIVE WHIPS,
eoME COSTLY ARTICLES OWNED
~ WEALTHY DRIVERS.

ssissss Tor Ursiss sies Or vysetios,
Ast@sis--A Vanderbilt Posssss,sn.
The Vanderbilt family owns . yalua
bic whip. II was presented to the lat
w. H. Vanderbilt by the jackson &
| Wooden Car company, Of Berwick, Pa
The design was made by Fritz Kalden
burg, this sculptor, at q cost OF e 600
The whip and ivory stock, before ans
carving was done, cost $500. It was seven
feet long. Above the stock the whir
was made Of solid whalebore, then worth
three dollars per pound, now scarce a,
ten dollars. Over this solid whalebone
was the finest braiding Of split tspered
whalebone ever attempted.
The braiding Of the whip and making
OF the snapper occupied one whole
month. The Gaze for the whip cost tlOO
This handle OF the whip YVES of the pures,
ivory. u inches long and II inches thick
st the butt end. which Is an ornamental
capitol. from which HoraI pattern ema.
mates, embiamatic Of power, truth and
perpetnity, which encircles four panels
In each panel is q wonderful piece OF
cArving--on one side locomotive and a
train Of cars; on the other a steamboat,
syinboiixing the foundations of Cornelius
sanderbilfs great achievements.
On the third and fourth panels are the
achievements Of w. II. vanderbil,'s
genius. the Grand Central railroad de-
pot On one and on the other himself ia
buggy driving his celebrated fast horses
on the road. On tho end OF the handle
are two portrait busts in high relief of
Cornelius and w. Il. Vanderbilt, father
and son. This whip is sacredly kept In
glass case among the art treasures OF
the Vanderbilt gallery. and in future
generations will be treasured as a work
Of art. even though it il simply . whip.
Jim Fisk had driving whip covered
with silk thread. heavy carved ivory
handle. handsomely engraved. gold
mountings. with the owners name in
diamonds. The whip, with it's velvet
lined case. cost $500. W. x. Vanderbilt
has tine whip. costing ESQ.
soME FAMOUS WHIPS.
Jay Gould has whip. made for him
twenty years ago. at a cost OF ti00 He
has had 1t repaired only once.
Mr.. Hammond. Of the Murray Hill
hotel. New York. had a whip worth e,5.
and Frrrs Fill. the famous New Yorker.
had one worth $50.
Hon. Arthur Siedler. Of Morris,swn.
n. D.. has al ivory handled whip, beauti.
fully mounted with silver. On the ivory
Is carved bis monogram. The whip cost
several hundred dollars.
The late Theodore Stewart, Of New
York. had whip that cost him $500.
Pierre Lor1llari. of New York, has
hhe whip. with "A handle Of ivory, richly
carved and encircled by twining leaves
Of tobacco. into which his monogram is
deity carved. II WAS presented TO Mr.
l~or1ilard by friends. and is valued at
500
Ii is quite fad with ladies who ride
TO have couple OF fine gold mounted
whips, tied with their favorite color of
ribbon and laid in the form Of an X on
their beds
Many thousands Of dollars is expended
every year In fine driving whips, costing
from S23 TO 600. as presents TO prom.
neni men in clubs, societies. railroad
and steamship companies, etc. Fine
whips share with the gold headed canes
In their use AS gifts. As nearly every
gentleman KEEPS fine horse, he mus,
needs have flee whip.
For female riders, q large variety Is
made.
As the country grows more densely
populated. and richer and 6ner goods !
ls.fNlFfAfa n Ia 49, %
new and novel designs are continually |
brought; on; by manufacturers.
THREg KINDS OF saIfs
There are three kinds Of whips-the /
sirsigh, OF buggy whip. the lash whip. |
and. Tor riding. the English crop. The |
crop Is handsomely mounted, short, 1
stick. with fat leather thong |
\, the end. into which may or may no,
be fastened a lash.
America leads the world In whips. and
The Englishmen have found this on, long
ago. A year ago number OF noble,nen /
cent man over here 10 pick out some
whips Now. the American whip is q
straight whip, while the English. French
and German whips are all lash whips
New York lady has a driving whip
which she values a, q 900 In the stock
81 the whip are forty Sc ven diamonds.
One Of the costliest whips ever made
N this country was made in Connecticut
Tor Frepchman. 1t WAS paid for by an
American aud cos; 81 500. The stock
was carved ivory. gold and jewels. The
Ship itself was whslebone. braided
with tapering whalebone thread. II
ook two weeks 10 braid the whip.
A farmer living near New York has a
ship over 100 years old He bought il
IT country auction for thirty-six dol.
airs. He has been offered 800 for it as
! curiosity. He refused it. II is a very
hick. heavy ivory. clumsily turned stock.
The ivory alone is worth twenty Eve dol
ars, and is a beautiful piece.
A whip dealer in New York has a very
Id whip stock tina, has carried of prizes
n London and Paris. and will be on ex-
lib,iion at the Worlds fair in Chicago.
t was made in i7aa.
Bismarck and the German emperor
ave their whips made in this country,
dany costly whips are made here for
English and French actors, who take
hem home to present to friends. Most
4 the swell guardsmen i'm England who
rive tandem send here for their whips
- National Harness Review.