The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1901-06-22
DOG BAGS SOMETHING NEW.
Are Used by Theatrical People fof
Carrying Their Pets While
Travelling,

A novel thing in travellers equip
ment Is the dog bag. II is produced
by a trunk aud bag maker who makes
speciality of things for theatrical
people, and 1t IL 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 conn-
try by theatrical people, mainly
women, include dogs of various
kinds and sizes up TO and including
dogs rs big as fox terriers. II may
be TINT 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 desirable.
The devices by which in ordinary cir
cumstances women smuggle pet
dogs into cars are familiar. Some
times they are carried into car
under ooat, sometimes in an ordi-
1ary travelling bag that is opened TO
give the dog mir as goon 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 q cabin
bag. This is bag of kind now in
common use as travelling handbag.
70 has box-ahapcd body with YER
tical sides and ends and with the
top sloping. In its general form IL
is somewhat like cabin, hence the
name.
Obviously the cabin bag was the
most desirable for this use, because
with its straight sides II afforded
the most room inside, and so gave
the greatest comfort 20 the dog.
Made up as n dog bag one end of
the bag Is taken out entirely, and in
place is set wire screen. Some
times both ends for greater ven
tHation are thus equipped. Over the
grating is a leather curtain, which
may be opened or closed
The measure of success attending
carrying n 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, IL out Of its bag.
would get back into IL at the word.
This dogs owner, installed in her
place in the car would open the dog
bag and let the dog jump ont for the
greater comfort to be found in the
ampler space between the seats,
keeping meanwhile an eye for uho-
ever entered the car. The conduc-
tor appearing presently coming
through the train, she would say 70
the dog:
Jack, here comes the conductor
whereupon the dog would itself
open the bag, throwing up with It's
nose the two leaves that formed the
top of II 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-
ducfor had passed,
Dog bags are made usually 70 or
der TO accommodate the particular
dog for which they are intended. The
price. of course. depends more or
less on the size and quality, The
dog bags most commonly sold range
in price AZ from three to six doliprs:
but there are sometimes made for
this use fine bags costing si5.