The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-11-09

Tbere i, an English skylark cage. with
. large balcony, wired and rooted over.
the balcony revolving III such manner
os,o enable the cage to I've handily cleaned
Near il might be seen Mexican reen age
clumsy but spacious. suggesting Spannh
form; another MEXICAN oasTt, e.. "I pb;,;o o
Is,ands also made OF reeds. put together
in the form OF pagoda' a., ,,,..
as of old walnut, turned In places almost
70 the color - mahogany Oh ancieht oaK
r., ~; ~; ~ amateur workmanship, and alp
naren,ly was made al home Tor home pets
, ragc after the pattern Of Russian house
T.; Sr;-bcd off even to the weather Nane,
a,d rom the gable there looks out an
antlercd head, in high relief;
Tba single swiss chalet bird cage pre-
.on,. a mos, curious appearance. its front
irreguIarlv splotched with VIVID red,
.r,scs,,nu tho decorative work OF SOME
SaSSSaric neople. this red overspreading
a ground color Of sort Of clay white. =,
There are large cages IN inc tyPe oi
Norman fortified strongholds. These are
n,ade q, wood. which is sanded to give i
the .ernblance Of stone for the heavy castei-
i,,od strlc,ircs typificd They have
,nwars and buttressed balconies sur
mounting the entrances -,
There is "A cage OF tnarqne'Iy Wo,s' WI
tho American flag inlaid IN it's front. and
! /, r,a did iron cage which used to hold
nor a,S, in central Park many years ago
rben they were kept out OF doors AT the
head of the Mali Another large cage
Is made of wood and rum up several stories
in form not unlik" some cn',rc, l"I"nre
| which are surmon'"N" ny '"'s" "i
towers. -,, r..,
| n Flushing Junk dealer, seems 10 have been
made hv some Hunters Point denizen oil
! large leisure He constructed his cage
| of renerou, proportions, IN 'he form OF a
| certain church of Astoria, L. l.
More than one Of the cages which Mr.
Drake showed to the Arts Club visitors
was bought, like this Astoria momen'o.
near home The crotchetty Junkman ot
Flushing. from whom the Astoria relic
was ho,iah,, was one Of a peculiar order
! of men Who buy anything. whether or not
| ,hsy know IL. value, and then III 10y and
wni, until thew can sell Their purchases
Al a profit. however long IT may take
There u none OF the bargain counter
! business. about their pursuit, from Their
side a, least, II a patron thinks that he
! has a bargain, they are content; but a. for
| selling gu, because they have had cer' am
| articles a long time they would not THINK
of it. Old Mulligan OF Flushing TOT m
stance-although his name II not quite
| that-b,lnr on to an old fur hat TIL the hair
fell of and left him only the hide, rat her
than come down one iota In the price he
| had first act on II.
Talk about taking II out oil man :
hide said one of his customer. with
| more good nature than his words implied
why, he took the hair out Of the hide Of
a fur hat, ,u, MIA .,r;o,,v one. nr;c,
| basis sold the Astoria church birdcage,
! i, took its place in the Drake collection
beside a purchase made at Colunl6us
avenue Junk dealers, and one made of a
/. Fifth avenue vendor Of Ariatic goods
and the visitor at the Arts Club found in.
forest in the three varying in KIND rather
| than in degree. .,
| The visitors found ia the exhibition a
| transport at ion cage from Hamburg, a.
| exclusive in its way as the modern long
d.tsi,ca tourists train. II had twelve conn
, par,ments for it's feathered travellers.
! There was also cylindrical travelling cage
! of con ven lent -ize for the transportation OF
| a single bird.
Roth of these we're Of metal. but there
we're also transportation cages OF wood,
| which differed aterially. however, from
| tho familiar "coo,s- which may be seen In
| the hands Of ~ .eet vendors. In fact one
might Justly wonder why such ugly "ooops
| need anywhere he seen, after beholding tho
! varied productions Of the cage builder +
| IN genuity which Mr. Drake has brought
toget her,
Som. Of Mr. brakes acquisitions have
| been bought from foreign bird dealers here,
| These men do not care for The cngeS which
| the birds come in, and are ready sell hem
One Of the Arts Club exhibits was lattice
| cage made With q feeln z for architectural
| effect which might serve as a model for a
| summer house. Another was u Dutch cage
| all around IL. and surmounied by a finely
wrought Dutch crown. One very tall cage
| appeared to have been made for Q bird
| with a very long tail.