The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-11-21
Stuffed Parrot the Queens Fruit Stand,
and a Bear Dunb Waiter to the
Prince Of Wales.

i, trophies now I'm existence is one COM
| posed Of the head and shoulders Of "a
pair of American bison, which were
shot by Landseer and arranged to form
an ornamon for his study hall. These
and am otter chair were the faVOrite trO-
phics of the great painter.
But the East Indian "man-eater' is
! the treasure of treasures. The sports
man who brings that home i'm his game
bag has made his reputation beyond all
pcradventurc. and will always have an
admiring audience for his sporting yarns.
There seems 20 ho no limit TO the num-
Der of useful and ornamental ways in
which this beast may be disposed of. A
ticcr-skin rug viii always bring a good
price; and If the skin happens 10 be
NANCY or discolored the head can be
mounted as "a foot-stool, and the claws
can be polished and made into articles OF
iewolry. one of the most striking of all
articles OF animal furniture has Just been
prepared by q London firm for an Indian
prince-a huge easy chair made from
the kin of q man-cater. The seat, back
and arms are covered with the skin, and
the head and foropaws appear over mo
back. so realistic is the crawling atti-
tude OF the beast. as fl appears to be
coming over the back Of the chair, that
at first glance it is startling.
An elephants foot seems, at first sight,
20 be about the least useful and most
hopeiesely unornamental thing on earth.
but "a clever taXidermist has hit upon a
plan FOR making il into an artistic piece
OF furniture. The larger feet are carefully
stuffed. and mounted as liqueur stands.
tho covers being made OF undressed ain
gator skins. They are lined with either
crushed satin or plush. The smaller feet
are made into f0~ot-stOOls n door-stops,
and some into cigar and tobacco boxes.
mnumorahle funny things AVE been
done with the smaller varieties OF mon
keys. They manage 20 look absurd in
almost any position I'm which they are
placed. Nothing could look more gro
tcsque than n tiny ape placed at either
end Of a mantle holding a pair OF light
ca candles. or n couple OF these funny
little animals chasing each other up the
stem OF "a lamp. but since they have
become the slaves OF fashion. these are
their ordinary duties.
Even the cumbersome elephant hum
bly, goes down on his hind legs 20 make
the han portcrs 81 chair. 10 is the baby
elephant only that can he used in this
way. though n huge "cosy-corner' has
been made by an enterprising aNide
mist out Of a fun grown elephant. This,
however. was done more 20 show the
skill OF the mounter than for practical
purposes.
The skulls and bones OF large animals
have many uses I'm animal furniture. The
skulls Of lions and tigers are highly pol
ished and mounted with open jaws on
shiold-shapcd mahogany boards. In the
laws the dial OF n clock is inserted. OH
ers are mounted so as TO form letter.
boxes for garden gates, the letters being
dropped between the Jaws.
From -hippopotamus skulls easy smok-
inc chairs are made. and from the sides
of some hang tobacco pockets made from
the ears Of olcphans or Wild asses.
Bcnt-irCn hall stands with snakes twist
ed I'm and out through the pattern are
| another phase of the fad.
l Almost any animal nay be htted up
| so as 10. form n card receiver. a very ele-
| PANT one Is made from the flying opossum.
! There is a corcern doing n fourishing
! business In london which keeps on hand
a large variety OF birds so that customers
may choose what they like in the feath-
\ cred Hue: and the manager says that
! very often ladies come with bits Of silk