The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-07-16


noble towers of light was estimated as
costing far more than the material of
the candelabra, had the silver been alb
solutely without alloy.
Mrs. HartwelPs Siamese elephants of
silver, bearing the branched candle
sticks on their backs, is another notable
piece of plate, and Mrs. John Ham
mond owns the prize pair of silver
vases. They are tall enough to hide a
mans umbrella in their tapering waists,
and measure twenty inches across the
mouth; but the extent to which silver is
given as bridal presents as well as the
lavishness of the rich American, was
proven at the wedding of Miss Brooks
when seven complete tea services, COM
plete even to caddies, silver sockets for
holding handleless Chinese cups and
sugar cutters, were received.
Fashionable Pets.
The heart of the fashionable woman
still goes out to her dog. but nowadays
there is a bond of true intellectual SYM
pathy between the canine and mis-
tress, and dogs are now sought for
brains as much as beauty. Or, in other
words, the educated pet is in keen de-
mand. For this reason the caniche
still holds his own. and the latest enter
prise of the various minis, FlorisetteS,
tlC, - lIdl VI SOilS SIdNSIy dDOul the
drawing room and Offering not only a
paw, but a bark of welcome to every
guest. Mrs. Hazard McKing's poodle,
Mrs. Frederick Persons Irish terrier
and Miss Julia Rhinelander's fox ter
rier have all these gentlemanly ways, in
addition to special accomplishments.
and if your dog is not capable of doing
the circus act then he certainly must
be famous for his depth of soul. his
not worth having.
Mrs. John CT. Moor, for example owns
a butterfly-ear Mexican toy dog. who
visibly gives way to genuine large tears
and sounds easily interpreted as sobs
when his mistress is obliged to leave
him at home. This demonstration has
been witnessed too often to be doubted.
and has made him famous and coveted
in society. Another amazingly noble
minded dog is owned by Mrs. Thorne
His taste is for music, and he only
likes the best. He can sit on the piano
stool and strike out a tune with one
paw, and the tune is "Old Dos Tray"
When there is music in the house he
remains in silent ecstacy under the
piano. and for vocalization he has an
especial preference.
Dogs on a whole, however are not
quite as popular as few years ago.
soft nests in stately houses, and two @.
the most notable specimens are Miss
Greta PomerOy's white cockatoo and
Mrs. Jonathan Thorne's laura bird. The
white cockatoo owns a yellow topknot
q bad temper and an exclusive attach
ment to his mistress, who can carry
him about on her wrist. and does re-
ceive her friends often thus in order to
show off Bimi's good points. The laura
en-
of the parrot family. and not only talks
and sings, but is, like Poe's raven, a
thing of superstitious interest to his
owners. Early on the morning of any
in the family the bird is
heard to sing strange wild tune. That
tune is never sung on any other oc-
casions, and the family who have been
at pains to listen, discover that a birth
day never arrives that the peculiar tune
is not sung over once or twice.
Miss May Bird, a remarkable horse
has naturally chosen a horse
as her pet, and Lady Bird is as good as
a human being for intelligence, while in
the Newcomb family a monkey reaps
all the honors and affection that usu-
ally fall to the share of a dog. This
Friskey, is a gentle, sad-faced, |
ong-tailed scrap of eccentricity. de- |
voted to catching flies for fun, and |
making pins travel. He can carry a |
colony of pins all over the house.
sticking them in an orderly manner. |
nrst in one room, then marshaling them |
into another, from chair to chair and |
sofa to sofa, in the most comical man. |
ner.
So far cats have made but modest |
social progress, and only the Angoras
ire received in the best circles. A won
ierful fellow, standing two feet high !
har with
rs fresh fallen snow, is the most fash
enable feline in New York. and is
owned by Mrs. William King The
most fascinating feature of this smart
PUSSY is his large and perfectly ruby
ed eyes. He is Sraciously paraded for
,nvy and admiration before guests. and
given the particular ownership of a
chair, upholstered in pale
blue satin, that serves TO set off his
air beauty TO perfection.
About once in five years the mode of
ancy work chops and changes, and out
N the breezy piaZZas of country houses
ust now white-handed ladies of high
Iegree are mildly busy and enthusiasts
&c over some novelties in handicraft.
,hey are not embroidering centerpieees.
ca cloths and doilies in colored silks
That is dead and done-for fashion.
nd lace is in its place. The chatelaines
I summer houses and their guests have
III taken lace making lessons or are
ither busy over the finest renaissance
atterns for hand ruchings. boleros or
ollars. else the coarser. easier style
nd stitch is spent on pieces for table
ecoration. The lace work is carried
sually in bag knitted of great
lumber of colored silks, with the mesh
which small brilliant beads are
'orked, and all the women draw the
nest OF black silk mittens on their ;
ands when the dainty tasks are be- {