The Washington times., 1895-06-20
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TIE FASHION IN DOGS.
Blenheim SpanieIs and Great Dane
Now the Eaynrites q nd Pnc-s Not


Now the Fayorites and Pugs Not
The dog considered most desirable as a
pet for a woman is at present the BIenheim
Spaniel a tiny tcr-pound midget, with long
fluffy ears and paws fringed with white,
SAYS the New York sun He is all lemon
and white, and mach prcttier than the
black ana tan varieties OF his family He
is worth all the way from S125 to $500 to
TIE man who raised him. The japanese
spaniel was a fayorite last winter. ard
would be stnl If he could be persuaded to
live long enough, bit the climate or the
food or something in this country d1sagrecs
with him, and his owner seldom has the
pleasure of his SOCIETY longer than two OF
three months. This little foreigner is
smaller, II fauything, than ais English cousin,
is all black and white, and has Il supreme
advantage over the King Charles, the
Prince Charles, and the rest OF them in the
matter Of his tail, which is beautiful and
long and Curls mp over his back.
The closer q Japanese spaniel'S tail
cliags TO his back the better his pedigree"
said cog fancier, stroking one of these pets
approvingly.
lie eats only fish and rice in his own
country, and some people think that it is
| because his food is not prepared to suit him
that he cannot live here Be that as it
may, have known a number of people to
use the greatest care in looking after his
welfare, only to meet with disappointment
in the end. Perhaps some lucky fellow may
be able 10 hit on a specific for keeping him
alive al fter awhile, and then he viii make
q fortune | sold Blenhcim to a woman
last week who would have been glad to pay
a higher price for n japanese If could have
guaranteed that he would stay with herover
three months.
The great Danes have knocked out the
rs no ,nH
Jim, go bring Brindle here" In moment
q great. thiCk-ncCked, ng-footed, gray
dog, with his ears cropped off W thin an iECh
OF his head, was led into the room, looking
like a giant in contrast with the tiny
spaniel The big creature had soft, gentle
eyes and a mild expression. His coat was
tawny gray, with so little of the tan
showing that at first glance he looked gray
all over
These are what they use in Russia to
hunt wild bears with" said the fancier
They are not unlike a genuine bloodhound
and are gentle enough for pets. The pre-
vailinc idea that hloodhounds are savage
! is erroneous. They are only cruel when
trained to be so. The Great Danes are
! often spotted like leopard and some are
| simply black and white. They find them
selves in great favor now, and the maStiffs
| and greyhounds have to take a back seat
| As for the pugs''-loOking contemptunuSly
! at knowing little face pressed close against
| the wire cage-"they don't come in any
| where: they can be bought for $40, and
| when anything gets so it can be bought for
| SO the swell people don't want it, They
want dog that is hard to raise and hard
! to get and that costs lot. The pugs have
! got to be too common"
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What She Wished
1t was at dinner time and there had been
| chicken, of which the little daughter of
the house had partaken with great freedom.
II want some more chicken" said
Frances.
~ think you have had as much as is
good for you, DEAR" replied Frances
! mamma.
II want more" And Frances pouted
'You can't have more now: but here
| isa wishbone that you ud mamma pull.
! That Will be fun. You pull one side and
| III pull the other, and who ever gets the
| longer cud can have her wish come true.
| Why, baby, you've got itrtWhat was
| your wish, Frances"
II wish for some more chicken" said
| Frances, promptly.
She got it this time.-Christian Register
She Was an Observer.
''You have brought new sunshineinto my
! life," he said, raptuously,
| 'Do you mean that?" she asked, timidly.
'Ofcourse meant. Canyon doubtme?"
| "Oh, of course, 1 know you wouldn't
| Intentionally misrepresent. But you know
a young mau so often thinks n girl has
| brought sunshine into his life when in
reality it's only moonshine. Mercury.
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