The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-05-30
PANiPERED PETS.
Why Some Dogs Lives Are Well
Worth Living.


Ordinary people have not the faintest
idea Of the lengths to which rich women
go 10 secure the comfort of their pets.
London woman who had observed that
domestic servants DID not take kindly to
bathing and attending her dogs was the
prime factor in the establishment of one
of the most unique clubs in LondOn-the
Dogs Toilet Club.
Everything about the club is of the
daintest-the reception room is a dream
and the pictures and ornaments all relate
to canine life. Here ladies bring their
dogs and leave them while they go shop
ping. The dogs are bathed, clipped,
combed, brushed, attended to by a Chi
ropOdist and amused with expensive
sweetmeats till the return of their own
ers. What would a tramp dog say 10
this2 Glass-topped tables contain fash
ionable morning, afternoon and evening
blankets for dogs; mourning outfits, trav-
cling rigs with Their cute pockets for
money" rubber boots and ones of Rus
STA leather. lacing up; winter visiting
coats with Medici collars of ch.nchilla;
nlgnIgoWns OF cambria and fannels and,
above ali things, dainty handkerchlefs
Of lace or silk.
Dentistry is included in the regime and
teeth are often drawn or cleaned. The
toy dogs object to the usual salt and Will
have perfumed dentrifce. Poodles are
often clipped by a professional, who will
cut any design in the mar Of these ami
mails. Crests are frequently desired of
him. on one occasion on Derby day he
secured a fine French poodle, cut on its
back a representation OF race course
with its crowd of people, leaving the tutt
for the name of the winner. BY tele-
graph he was appraised of the winner
name, which he hastily cut in, and then,
with the poodle, sought the owner OF The
winning horse and disposed of the dog
on the spot for $500.
fit there is a promenade costume of hne
brown cloth shot with pink, lined with
rose-color silk, fastened with a l5-carat
"a
like a lady's cape; another is of red velvet,
lined with white MORE and delicately per-
fumed-for otherwise this dog would scorn
his coat-and a yellow satin coat trimmed
with honiton, valued al $50. Dachshunds
are often provided with sealslSin coats, as
these shOrt-legged animals are prone to
run through the wet grass and thus dam
pen their precious little stomachs, bring
ing on colds.
Fashionable veterinary surgeons has
amusing and disgusting experiences. IN
to the dingy office of one of these there
burst the other day an earl and his cOun-
tess, carrying a basket containing NOR
tally ugly pug, which was dying. After
one look the vet told them the case was
hopeless. Thereupon the countess went in
to Mysteries, fell on her knees and COM
handed the doctor to do likewise and pray
for her dear dog. Other women, when de-
string the presence of the veterinary
write to them as though it We're the dog
itself inditing and signing the letter. This
reminds one of small girls playing house
with dolls.
The funerals Of these expensive dogs
are as costly as anything connected with
them. A man who accidentally caused
the death of his pet gave it a grand fun
eral. There was a purple velvet pail, two
broughams-one for the coffin and one for
the mourners, and $40 worth of flowers
mostly lilies. A polished mahogany cof-
fin contained a leaden shell in which was
the dog. The surgeon who had attended
the case was asked to go to the funeral
and was provided with a white silk sash
and rosette. The funeral cost about $175.
one remarkable dog memorial was or
dered by a wealthy woman whose dead pet
was cremated The ashes We're inclOsed in
a solid tortoise sedan chair enameled in
the most costly manner and inlaid with
rubies, pearls, emeralds and diamonds the
ends of the handles being thickly incrust-
ed with jewels. The gold-mounted jar in
side has monogram of diamonds and is
topped by a tiny skull On top of the Sc
dan chair is a small monkey-the dogs
name was Monkey-and in his paw he holds
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