The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1901-07-26
DOG BAGS SOMETHING NEW.
Are Used by Theatrical People for
Carrying Their Pets While
TRAVELLING,

A novel thing in travellers equip
ment is the dog bag. 1t is produced
by trunk and bag maker who makes
speciality of things for theatrical
people, and it is used chiefly by the
atrical people for the convenient
carrying of pet dogs from place to
place in their constant travelling
when on the road, says the New
York Sun.
The pets carried about the coun-
try by theatrical people, mainly
women, include dogs of various
kinds and sizes up to and including
dogs as big as fox terriers. 1t may
be that the dog owners are on the
road eight or ten months in year,
and constantly moving as they are
some means of getting the dogs
about easily is especially desira bile.
The devices by which in ordinary cir
cumstances women smuggle pet
dogs into ears are familiar. Some
times they are carried into a car
under coat, sometimes in an ordi-
nary travelling bag that is opened to
give the dog air as soon as the pas
senger is settled in her seat in the
car. But such are only temporary
eXpedients of occasional Travellers
People carrying pet dogs and tray
cling all the time want some better
and easier means than that, Baskets
have always been more or less used
for this purpose, but the dog bag Is
more convenient.
The dog bag is made In the form
of what is called in the trade a cabin
bag. This is bag of kind now in
common use as travelling handbag.
1t has box-shaped body with YER
teal sides and ends and with the
top sloping. In its general form it
is somewhat like a cabin, hence the
name.
Obviously the cabin bag was the
most desirable for this use, because
with it's straight sides it afforded
the most room inside. and so gave
the greatest comfort to the dog.
Made up as a dog bng one end of
the bag is taken out entirely. and in
place is set wire screen. Some
times both ends for greater ven
tilation are thus equipped. Over the
grating is leather curtain. which
may be opened or closed.
The measure of success ATTENDING
carrying dog in this manner must
depend, of course, somewhat on the
dog, which must keep quiet, as, how
ever, he commonly does. Dogs are
intelligent. to start with. and they
soon become accustomed to travel
and to playing their part well. There
is, for instance. story of one dog
thus carried that, if out of its bag.
would get back into it at the word
This dogs owner, installed in her
place in the car, would open the dog
bag and let the dog jump out for the
greater comfort to be found in the
ampler space between the seats
keeping meanwhile an eye for who.
ever entered the car. The conduc.
tor appearing presently coming
through the train, she would say to
the dog:
Jack, here comes the conductor
Whereupon the dog would itself
open the bag, throwing up with its
nose the two leaves that formed the
top of il and hopping into the bag
to have the top closed down by its
mistress, and then 1t would remain
as quiet as a mouse until the con.
ductor had passed.
Dog bags are made usually to or.
der to accommodate the particular
dog for which they are intended. The
price. of course, depends more OF
less on the size and quality The
deg bags most commonly sold range
in price at from three to six dollars:
hut there are sometimes made foi
this use fine bags costing SIS.