Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-09-19
new YORK DOGS ALL
HAVE THEIR OWN MAIDS

TO the canine aristocracy.
There Is in New York. you know.
"a smart set In dogdom. just as there
=: among people. And when you see
what is being lone for these members
OF the dog 400 you are almost tempted
to think that 1t wouldn't be so bad
Just O to be d dog yourself.
OF course. II isn't every dog that
can be a membe Of tho canine smart
get. h smart dog must have men,
Ncrship in some n Of the fashionable
Families to get in. He must have a
pedigree. too: Il dog without a pedi-
gree might az well give up all social
aspirations at once. And last of all.
but by no means least. he must have
an income of at least $4,000 IL year.
Think OF It! An income OF $4,000
a year. and for a dog. That is more
than 80 per cent. OF the people OF the
United States enjoy. And there are
dogs that have more than his lavished
upon them every year.
There Is the famous $4,000 Chula.
Il mite that weighs just twenty-four
ounces. It's mistress. Mrs. G. D.. At
wood. lavishes everything upon 1t
clothes. leather trapplngs. perfumes.
sweets and attendance.
Mrs. A. G. Vanderbilt. Mrs. j. B. NJ.
Grosvenor. Mrs. Harry Lehr. Mrs.
Eloise Kernochan. Mrs. Hugh d.
Auchincloss. Mrs. o. NJ. Bird. Mrs.
iAdolph Ladenburg. Miss Lucille Alger.
Miss Louise Grace and the Misses
Beatrice and Gertrude De Coppet all
nave wondrOus pets for which nothing
IL too good. All these social leaders
of dogdom's 400 are listed I'm the ca
nine social rcgister. for there Is just
such a book Of ~pedigrees. and 1T Is
necessary nowadays for dogs as we'll
as men and women to know who's who
before making acuuaintances.
Now. who wouldn't be n dog?
Take a peep into one of New York's
eanitariums for fashionable dogs and
rooms and fever wards and an operat-
Ing room and n recuperation room,
.tust as there are in hospitals for plain
FOLDS.
Sh-h!. Step softly: speak low! You
might disturb Fin or Tiny or Dulcie.
fashionable dog life and are taking
the rest cure against the coming win
ter. Perhaps one or two have ner-
'vors prostration and must be care
fully treated because their poor little
nerves are just tagged out by the gay
cti0s thrv have enjoyed.
The fashionable dog st,rts his dog
dav treatment In the fatigue room,
Eaticr!ng strength for his trip to the
corntrv. There fer q month he is care
fully fed and brared up with tonics
until he ia himself again. ready for
~arct"cr winter OF fun and fashion.
To he really In the social swim the dog
mus. have his maid. lust az the baby Of
the same household has his. She must
be Mt the hcck and call-or. rather. at the
bark and vcip-of milady's pet. She must
do everything for him-feei him, battle
him. groom him. dress him.. manicure him,
take him out for an airing and keep his
teeth clean. Some maids massage their
little fpur-foo'cd charges. too. but gener-
ally this la left TO n professional masseur
who IA moro inefficient Of cOliraa than a
mere servant.
Every day fashionable dogs are taken to
the sanitarium to he massaged. One dog Is
overweight from too much candy; another
La run down. Massage is prescribed by the
dog doctor. Sometimes 1t takes several
weeks to rub Off the flesh. sometimes even
months. Massage costs a dollar a treat
mcnt for an ordinary dog. But for some
OF the tiniest It Is a harder job, and the
treatment Is So.
Some mistresses love their little pets too
much to allow them to cave the house at
ell when they are indisposed. so this
means the dog doctor at the residence. and
tho masscur there. too. OF course. this
makes the bill higher. Then the summer
vacation must be considered-the poor
darlings are quito worn out after the IA
ttgues ard ~dissipntions Of the wiz ter.
Board at n dog farm may run as high as
us \ wecE. enough to give hve children a
weeks outing among the trees anu flowers
and running brooks.
Tho little canine fashionable must have
his dentist. too. His teeth md their care
are very much Of a charge for the mis-
tycss. The dentist must look over the sweet
pets mouth every two months. Many n
youne dog loses its first set OF teeth be-
cause OF the sweets that has been fed to Il
by An indulgent mistress. When possible
to save a tooth the up-to-date dog dentist
fills 1t with gold. Gums become lender
from too much rich food. and these must
be treated. too. at s. a visit.
Manicuring comes next to dentistry for
the smart dog OF today. There is a regu-
lar manicure shop where the favored
CANNES go with their maids to have their
nails fixed. Here four pretty young wom-
en- we.t on the customers and amidst
scented waters and soaps. dainty powders
and healing lotions. the lucky logs revcl
In luxury.
Every two weeks the smart dog has his
nails filed. polished and bleached. The
Ming IL the most important CT all. for
faces. and q sudden move might tear out
or break one of the delicate little nails:
then there would be a tragedy.
Manner for boudo.f and street and
Automobile are also part Of the smart
dogs regime. These are patiently taugh:
by 4 regulation dog trek master. who re-
ce1veS as much OF a fee for the daily
iesson 40 the music master does for In
btructing the daughter Of the house in
h mysteries of Bach and Beethoven.
Every smart dog must know how to
Speak . polite good morning and to shake
lands. He must know how to pick up
@ts nAstress's handkerchief when she In
hdvertently drops II. He must be able to
walk on a. hind legs. ut up n lie
down.
There aNS taslors who make for dogs
clothes and blankets which match their
mistressts costumes. There are others who
Make leather togs for the dogs when they