The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-02-12
TOILET FOR THE HORSE,
THE FASHIONABLE WAY OF FIXING
UP ANIMALS.


Changes in Colors-Replacing u Lost
Ear-Proposed College of Horse Beauty
Many owners Of ''private'' horses in
this city, says the New York News,
spend enough money on the :oilets
of their animals every year to keep a
working mans family in food, clothes
and lodgings.
The absolutely perfect horse, the
horse without blemish, never was
born. The coal black steed is sure to
have q patch of brown, streak of gray
OF white fetlock.
A white horse frequently shows
splotches OF color, dirty brown or bay,
altogether undesirable points on an
otherwise beautiful animal. These
conditions ore easily overcome. A
clever specialist with q pot Of bone
black and oil can obliterate any dis
figuring white markings and make in
IN hours sharp work magnificent
ebon animal Of the horse whose fore
head showed originally six-pointed
star, and whose forelegs were encasod
in questionable white stockings.
Peroxide Of hydrogen, that famous
bleacher which has become the in
separable friend of the artificial
blonde, is used to eradicate the dark
markings of the white horse. But
this operation requires infinite pa
thence and many applications of tho
bleaching fluid, for the animals hair
must be thoroughly faded out. After
this is accomplished the horse can be
kept perfectly white by daily ''touch'
ing up" process.
Dozens of horses that ore seen in
Central Park and other drivoways any
afternoon, high-steppers, fretting
roadsters, driven by the SWEETEST OF
horsemcn and fashionable danes, and
universally admired, are but art pro-
ducts skillfulIy manipulated. The
beauty of these creatures is not even
skin deep.
"Nlanicuring" is another delicate
, treatment that the horse Of fashion
receives, and has become a regular
i part Of the morning toilet. The hoofs
of these wealthy equines are polished
:, and oiled, pared and painted until
! they glisten like the patent leather
pumps Of fop.
The groom Of to-day has manifold
duties to perform which in their ma
ture are similar to those Of the vale
or maid. There are false tails to bt
adjusted, artificial names to be affixed
and this work requires deft handling
t and considerable art.
Q The soft tan color in such high favor
:" just now is an unnatural coat. !Ther'
d never was horse born with hair o
that color. It is artifcially obtained
y and the desired result is achieved b,
:. keeping the animal closely clipped
and washing the coat many times from
IT ear-tips to hook in o telling but harm
less dye. Often when striking con
trastlis desired, the tail and name c
the artificial tan horse ore bleached a
!, most golden by peroxide Of hydrogen
- An artificial ear is not an uncommo
accessory, md one of the first pri2
~ winners in last years horse show POI
s. sessed o false left ear, adjusted so az
I: mirably that detection was impossible
ts He is the property Of fashionab
h hs and beautiful woman; she paid ovf
a., $1,000 for the animal before the acc
dent which deprived him of his ca
A. After the loss of the creatures e.
= another of leather covered with hor'
r. hair, that matched exactly, was mac
"a and ingeniously attached to. the an
mails head, or rather to the bridl
and it was never detected by the
tute judges in the Madison Squa
Garden ring. At least dozen fal
ad' ears are in fashionable horse socie
in New York at the present time.
eu The care Of o horses teeth is oil
on part OF a groom's duty nowaday
III There are golden tooth-picks to
To- used and number Of costly brushe
n md dentifrice sweet and refreshi1
is applied thrice day. The "vet"
called in once C month to examine t
All molars of an aristoccatic horse, for t
&c. up-to-day veterinary surgeon is al
-. a dentist, and if cavity is discover
100 100 it is at once filled with gold.
~ =" There is q well-known society ho1
~. W owner on Long Island who has
no oo pended not less than $4,000 for
wv care of his horses teeth. Anotl
wealthy connoisseur Of equine beaut
. affirms that during the past SUNNI
! his stable dentistry bill amounted
$4,000.
A scheme on rather huge and
posing scale is now being formulat
by a number Of wealthy horsem
. who believe there is room in N
Wy York for on establishment where ev
'les branch of horse-doctoring and hor
o one identifying shall be conducted,
IDS short, kind Of equine beauty parlc
lrg, It is intended that this institut
'pe1 shall not only care for the horse
- ,,o,ol1 forn, ond co|or Init innr,