The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1901-06-22
DOG BAG AETHINe NEW.
Are Used by Theatrical PeooI. -,
Carrying Their Pets While
Travelling.

a novel thing in travellers comm :
ment Is the dog bag. 1t is produced
Oy a trunka and bag maker who makes
. speciality of things for theatrical
people and 1t is used chiefly by the
atrieal people for the convenient
carrying of pet dogs from place Ia
place in their constant travelling
when on the road, says the New
York Sun.
Inc pets carried about the conn
Try by theatrical people, mainly
women include dogs of various
Kinds and sizes up to and including
dogs as big as fox terriers. II NAV
be that the dog owners are on the
road eight or ten months in a yesr
and constantly moving as they are
some means of getting the dogs
about easily is especially desirable.
The deyires by which in ordinary cir
cumstances women smueple pet
dogs into ears are familiar. Some
times they are carried into a car
under a 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
e~Npedients of occasional travellers.
People carrying pet dogs and trav-
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 a bag of a kind now in
common use as a travelling handbag
1t has a b~ox-shaped body with YER
tical sides and ends and with In.
top sloping. In its general form il
is somewhat like a cabin, hence tn,
name.
Obviously the cabin bag was tn,
most desirable for this use, becaus,
with its straight sides it afforde,
the most room inside, and so CAV,
the greatest comfort to the dog
Made up as a dog bag one end O
the bag is taken out entirely, and il
place is set a wire screen. Some
times both ends for greater ver
tilation are thus equipped. Over tn
grating is a leather curtain, whic
may be opened or closed.
The measure of success attendin
carrying a dog in this manner mus
depend, OF course, somewhat on tn
dog, which must keep quiet, as, how
ever, he commonly does. Dogs ar
intelligent, to start with, and the
soon become accustomed to trav,
and to playing their part well. Their
Is, for instance, q story OF one dc
thus carried that, IL out of it's ba,
would get back into il at the wor
This dogs owner, installed in h,
place in the car, would open the dc
bag and let the dog jump out for Il
greater comfort to be found in Il
ampler space between the seat
keeping meanwhile an eye for VIII
ever entered the car. The condu
tor appearing presently comiI
through the train, she would say
the dog:
"Jack. here comes the conductor
Whereupon the dog would itse
open the bag, throwing up with i
S the two leaves that formed Il
top of it and hopping into the b;
to have the top closed down by i
mistress, and then it would rema
as quiet as a mouse until the co
ductor had passed.
Dog bags are made usually to c
der to accommodate the particul
dog for which they are intended. II
price, of course, depends more
less on the size and quality. It
dog bags most commonly sold ran
in price At from three to six dollar
but there are sometimes made I