The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1906-07-11
The DOGS OF THE IDLE RICH
BIG SUMS OFTEN PAID BY socl-
ETY. PEOPLE FOR POODLES.
absurd Pampering of Canine Pets Is
tbe Most PrepOsterOus Craze That
People Are Charged With.

People Are Charged with.
Of all the crazes that people are
CHARGED with who have more money
than they know what to do with the
absurd pampering of their canine pets,
IS described by w. G.. FITZGERALD in
the Woman's Home Companion for
Julv, is the most prepOsterous. Dogs
are bought at prices ranging anywhere
from 500 to S., 900, according to the
ugliness of the animal or the caprice
Of the buyer. There are dogs for
driving and others for motoring.
These must match the costume of their
mistress, either with their natural
coats or with apparel specially made
BY the Paris modiste. There are
coats in scarlet and leather, with vel
vet collars, motor goggles to protect
the eyes and electro plated foot warm
erS for the dogs and waterproof boots
Of india rubber and leather to keep the
mud from their feet. In New York,
Paris and London there are outitters
who make a specially of furnishing
toilets. What Worth is to the mis-
treSS, Madame LedOuble is to her pet
poodle, Her reception room is a
SumptuOus apartment, with rooms for
canine chiropodists, who are sham
pooling, brushing, combing, trimming
and feeding the pet dogs of the wealthy
women. There are morning, afternoon
and evening coats; mourning outfits,
and travelling and bridal dresses
these last daintily trimmed with sprigs
Of orange blossoms so that the pet
may attend the nuptials of his mistress
or her friends duly robed in a we'd
ding garment and probably led by
white steamers. There is an array of
lingerie consisting chiefly of lace
EDGED handkerchiefs to be carried in
pocket of the coat and used to wipe off
any Hecks Of mud which may soil the
lour-legged little aristocrat while
driving through the streets. Yachting
gowns are shown in fine navy blue
cIoth' and an amusing travelling cos
tune OF Scotch plaid tweed has pull
over collar and a side pocket for the
oog'S railroad ticket. When FidO
travels with him go his trunks and
! s|eI cases, and lady poodles take
Y them packets of twenty-fOur tiny
mar pins, made especially for their
ttollet, gold and silver bracelets and
soangIes, and highly decorative ties,
sumo OF them in purple satin with dia-
MonQ buckles worth $3.50. Then there
are The dogs doctors. The victimized
pttS are fed with all sorts of dainties,
NUN S.sn breasts of pheasants, sweet
0!{ cooked by Partisan chefs, and
o'ner preposterOus edibles, served on
u plates by powdered hunkies
N N gorgeous liverles and gold braid.
1 n,@.1uraLly, then, there is plenty OF
@orh Tor the veterinary surgeons
Iuen VINO combine much knowledge of
l- on nature with their professional
t tC Like their owners the pets suf-
r.. ,aa5 mainly from overlooking, but in
'so cases it would never do to tell
NE exact truth.
nat the surgeons do in such cases
,so wei Illustrated by the following
' 'bso'y winch is stated by the author of
~ 80 ar.icIe here condensed to be abso
IVY true. Mr.. c.. Rotterdam, of
wi -onoon' a we'll known dogs doctor,
ms +o ouce ca lied to Paris and ushered
~, a'o ID d magnificent drawing room where
,ion was confronted with fat bull ter
, -oo, OBVIOUSLY on its last legs from
,r reeL,.laeeulnng. The surgeon looked
1' bo.' SAID 1t was a serious case, and
. ,,a' u IL must take the dog away and
80 Tps " al MS hotel. The dog was de-
Ei lieu 10 him in a superb barouche
.bo I ID coachman and footman on
rb S ooA, and another footman inside
.bo 5 nau charge of Fiji. On receiving
Ia b log Mr.. Rotterdam turned it over
, r nts man, ordering him to put it in
.hr ooll ana absolutely starve it for
jrs ~. whole days and nights. This
and 7. ny treatment was carried out,
jid men men twice a day, the same splen-
,nte5 oippage drove up with pleas
'or ,t "'nsS on massive silver plates
INT little invalid, the surgeon ;