The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-02-14

sustain their position IN society, lhouSh
socially he is not quite so much the thing
as he once was. Had he not been extra
well encouraged by clubs and shows ana
made valuable by the extraordinary prizes
he can win, he would not have hourished
so long, and IL is because he Is market
able commodity, and can earn ms llNlng
and much besides, that he is the most val,
liable dog Of the present day. q cool
Il Geo. seems to he a lot of money 10 give
for any dog but as we write there IS
collie living whose owner has actually
refused more than that for him, and TINS
becauses, in fees and prizes, this dog mas
made over 900 in fifteen months; his own
or put on h imthe modest value OF LlJOo
As a companion he is not worth more
than a flo note at the most, and to the
fox terrier "A similar application can he
made; neither is fashionable for itselt
alone but because of the income II can
produce. The St. Bernard is affected 10
smaller extent by a similar state OF ar
fairs, and although Vt may be SAID that
Il 800 the highest price ever given TOT
purely fancy dog, was attained by Sir
Bedivere of this variety, he quite failed
to prove n remunerative investment, even
in America, where luxury ana money are
In such plenty.
place the bulldog high on the pinnacle or
fashion, but he is low on the ladder S
rungs now, and his admirers have done
their best to rob him Of his position as the
national dog of Britain, and none know
.this better than themselves. once he was
the model of bravery, strength, pluck ana
determination, with certain amount OF
rough chivalry thrown in. But the Tan
cy" would, i'm their way, improve him.
They succeeded in producing an animal
with a huge, brainless head, protrudlng
teeth which usually drop out or break
off when the dog is matured--if they nave
not done so beforehand abnormally crook
ed legs, upon which the dog can hardiy
stand for five minutes at time. walk
ing or galloping Is another question alto
gefher and when a man has a bulldog
which can follow slow-trottng pony or
walk a mile in a quarter OF an hour, ne
writes to the papers RS i sho nr f F9
bulldog who once pinned bulls on the
village greens and fought the lions at war
wick, beams on the visitor, holas out
mildest in disposition of all our mouerh
dogs. His courage and teroclty nave peen
successfully bred out OF him. lie Viii now
acknowledge a good tom-cat TO ne ms mas
ter while a hundred years ago ne Woulu
have died before allowing even tne knls
of beasts to be his equal. Fashloh LOT
big heads and other eXaggerationS mas
thus almost spoiled the bulldog,but we arr
happy i'm believing he has seen ms WoIS,.
days, and that in ten years tlne II WI WI
not be news to learn that certain puii-
dog has had run of dozen miles altef
his owners motor-car, If that be the Vehi-
Gle of the future. 80 - r,,,
nv which name we now know him, was
introduced TO this country about tn I'M y
years ago, when the the car preseIl,t me-. q
couple to his royal highnesS the IflnSe
of Wales They made no progress ior a
considerable time; indeed until dozen
years back these handsome dogs were
Scarcely known in England. somehow
people then began to notice them, they
were found to be easily obtained ana IN
due course they reached that position as
fashionable dogs which they now mann
tain though their life is changed, Ior
here they are a fancy article, while IN
Russia they were kept and LED Tor pur-
poses of snort. Doubtless they are par
excellence ''the fashion" now, and their
beauty and grace and, as a rue, klndiy
disposition, will, no doubt enable them
to sustain their place In society uhtil some
other big dog bearing similar creden-
tails Is introduced. The Bozoi is essen
TALLY an autocrat; he was discovered IN
greatest perfection in the kennels OF the
Russian emperor, whence he has become
the faVorite OF the Princess OF Wales ana
other leaders of society; nor Is this popu-
larity to be allowed to decline. IL is likely
a show of Borzoi will shortly take place,
at which the awards are to be made by
the Duchess of Newcastle. The appear
ance of her grace In the judging ring
will be hailed with delight by the numer-
Gus admirers OF the Russian hound, VINO
is fashionable on account of his appear
ance, and not because he Is a medium
of commercial enterprise. To go to ex-
tremes in the matter OF size and we reach
the Japanese spaniel, who, too IS pre-
vaiiing mode in dog flesh. Quaint and
affectionate, he Is the accepted of royal
ty and finds a filter place in the drawing
rooms and boudoirs of wealthy danes than
up the sleeve" of the japanese mobiles.
of the little dogs in their native country.
and hence the more dminutiye the Jap dog
the better. Many, too, are found IN or
about the native temples whence the filthy
lucre of the "barbarans' Is the means of
their change Of surroundings. We do not
know that these japanese dogs are more
insinuating in their affection than our
Blenheims and other English toy span
iels, but there rs no doubt the former have
done a great deal to put the noses Of the
1t all, for the foreigners are not 50 hand
some as the brighter-co.ored and more
variegated-hued Of our Britain varieties.
1t has been said that we are isolated in
our ideas and bigoted In our love for
home products. This can hardly be true,
for we are overrun with foreign walters,
foreign matches, while made in Ger
many Is a legend which meets us at
every turn. Already the most fashionable
of the canine race, and not far behind
them comes another eastern production
in the form of the Chow Chow-which
really means something to eat-that of
China. lie gives himself airs now that
We have adopted him. and Is no longer
Pekin and Canton "shambles." Without
the aid Of a papillote. he carries a better
curl In his tail, and has a brighter glow
In his color, and ffluffier coat here than
there. He takes as kindly TO dog bis
cults and old English Cor New Zealand
beef as his ancestors did to rice and other
a mystery, for, without for moment
doubling his present position In society,
we cannot tel now ne mas beeH miro
duced and accepted. There is nothing
loving about him. he Is rather quarrel
some, and his greatest admirers cannot
call him beautiful lie Is just fad
and, although he has had a show OF his
owIl--a position which neither the BOrzoi
or Jap has yet attained-we fancy he will
not last. and in the end Will be forgotten
or neglected as Is the Great Dane when
compared with his position few years
ago.
SIN another little foreigner appears, he
OF the crooked legs, long body and vel
vety skin, the dachshund by name, a
continental sporting dog. developed under
British rule into afancy or companion
able creature. His surroundings have
been royal and aristocratic and so have
those Of the POmeranian or 6pitz dog
made in Germany" but developed here
once white. snappy and ill-natured, now
black, chocolate and faWn, amiable and
somewhat diminutive. No change In the
fashion IN quadrupeds Is more marked
than IN this variety Not long ago white
specimens were only 20 be found now
blacks are the rage. and on canvas at
burlington house last year the Princess
Henry OF Pless appeared fondlng a tiny
black POmeranian, an admirable painting
by Reginald Arthur. II must not be for
gotten that a little earlier ono of the
pictures Of the year WAS that by Luke
Fidcs Of our Princess OF Wales. IN whose
arms rcclned = charming Japanese SPAN
fol No wonder then. that theen yario