New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-14
HORcESHOES or ALL SORTS.
DISPLAY IN CHICAGO THAT is DIVERSE AND
UNIQUE IN ITS CHARACTER.


UNIQUE IN ITS CHARACTER
From The Chicago Tribune.
In n show WINDOW on safest. UNIQUE displaiy
has been attracting crowds from morning uhtli
night The usual contents OF the window are OF
an artistic nature, and form an enecuVs tnrsn
ground for n most interesting collection OF morse
shoes dating back TO the seventeenth century.
There have evidently been great changes ~, ~ tn h
common arti,lo. and 10 horsemon. especially INC
hlstory OF tho horseshoe must be interesting. while
to the casual observer Il IS amusing Ihere - one
collection which includes the shoes or Az OF tue
Winners in the English Darby. with their coois
tied on to the shoes. and all moun'sn tose'nep Ol
which are scattered In most effective 1onr.,st ~, uc
oldest and TIE most modern IN MO b Co.. and
Sis % shoes In The various countries even IN
the same epochs and des gnrd ior tne - n.y.
10 the horse In various soils, ana Tor various pu'
The great wooden blocks. with iron balls Which
driven across the boys OF Ireland. are almost rs
immense snowshoe or the SKI OF 'he n9I ~
horses from sinking on, OF sight In me danseLons
hog, OF tho Emerald Isle some small. er sn ops
ola are as Violently Intended for hy roads. In
close contrast TO these UNIQUE Shoes 10 W.
driving horses while In the most astonishing con-
,ras are the great heavy ShGes 2. ns Sb look a.
II no living horse could carry one. TO say no,n'ns
OF four. Tho calks on these SHOES Are ,Inni and
tho back calks being cubes Of the same dimehs'ons
With a cross cnlk The nail IN one OF inc r nat
sorarn hcn3 close 10 this lies the dainty. thin.
almost solid plate which the Arabian morse "eHr ,s
o. us slender FOOT The shoe. without mans w!
Win rings hung 10 small rings. which are pat
o, tho rhor In the lower ends OF the shoe ana W.
n hinged ring which clamps upward. and - bound
TO the FOOT OF horse by band broughI tiI ons M
the rings. Ike an anklst IS e9nai' ,Irniine has
erea; caIks the sze 81 railroad spikes , ..,,.,,,
Ia ,avoritcs. ms they contain the fac SMILES OK
shoes Of the ravorltcs OF this summer. J9hn rs
Gentry and Joe N P4sSf s n p ssG' ON last
al Washington Park racetra'K are '.e s .n the
di,ions These d9iny ,h osru uD niue in 1870
which was made for climbing the sa"un'''9 u
In another window an immense and beautituI
brass and silver tnlly-ho TRUMPET IeCu"' The
por,amom; harness forms most effective frame
sor tho more delicate but not more artistic paris
Of the 49, 1. silver and eelled handles dash
10 chat might prove otherwise rather SCI cue.
%he ~ silver and color from the exquisitely
enamclled TASKS, cigarette cigar ana natGn caes.
racing glasses in The ehies aluminium nm Gafes 'G
the men and jewelled 2renettes i0r tis imm,nse
,mclied fohs in topaz and amethyst for the mon,
ana lorgnee chains az gx1n'5h epg continuou.
Jewels FOR the ladies, one chtl. oS's ho- nine the
string OF towels: briar and mottGd ainper ppei ,,s
hti4r Tor the men dainty cigarette holders IN
id vim gold bird claws to hold the csarete ana
nm .m.' dnrptandcG 70 be uscd with the gloves on
90. 81 which are studded their tn,.t' e"h ~
win various jewels, ana SOM Sc ., hc hung on
mense carbunclc In the ends these 90 p IN for
~ Ia, hand end OF the Dickens whtch nun ~.
conveniencc Of the men. and daintier ensC d to
~ cbatct,ines OF the ladies' scarf pins ana sITh
tne ~ III Rom ir plain gold and In solid jewels
pms YIN ao' riatnum representing horse heads. SHOES
and actual spurs. -. =. 30 n whis,le or a
cigar cutter or match case WINE siIvaI and
| which can he initiated In gold or s'E n,, "I !.
| ".n,iad vith Jewels even TO pocket KNIFE, Is
shown in great profuson. Perhaps tho mos
,tru' nr All these little accessories 10 the ufrV'
! ~ ihe horse lover IL watch case III Wt''.n ~, -
Sarso's head Is shown. paved win dlamohas, ~
| ,,be whole most artistic, "a Is everything III ''i'
| wonderful display. A ou,rer. ~ the
| ,o.nr,,os In this summers racecourse IL tne pV,
ssssInn Of A fac smile Of the horseshoe Worn ny
,irT ACC in which the fortunate winner pi9n a.
| all previous records. Thee are no" " w nav
| one is willing to pay the price.