The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-06-18
PETS CARED FOR
AMONG WEALTHY
Chicago Leads World in
Care and Expense Law
ished on It's Dogs.

Household pets are no new thing In
the Windy City, but never have they
received such attention as is now being
bestowed on them IN Chicago society's
Search for diversion. Formerly It
was considered sufficient II the canine
and feline pets received a daily bath
ana, after their hair was cOmbed and
brushed. were robed with embroidery
and silk bows
Now no dog is considered by certain
people TO be properly equipped to enter
the parior until, IN addition to his bath
and his robe. his nails have been mani
cured by specialist. his teeth washed
ana polished by another and there are
earrings OF some sort. preferably dla-
monds. in his ears.
The earring fad was imported from
Paris. duty free. with no royalty for
lis inventor. The manicuring OF nails
and the application OF dentistry orI9i-
mated IN Chicago. Princess Engalifcheff
Is credited with being the first person
70 send her pets to a manicurist- She
is an American woman. who acquired A
Foreign title by marrying a prince OF
Russia. Unlike some Of her notable
countrywomen, however. she kept her
TUE and her husband In the United
States.
Princess EngaIitehen has a prefer
Hnce for Boston terriers. and her nets
are aristocrats OF their kind. They are
washed and manicured regularly, spray
I'd with perfume OF a delicate odor. and
when dressed for state occasions are re-
garded as irresistible if, besicss being
erloboned and bsspangled they have
o. mantle and knee breeches. which the
princess has wrought with her own deft
ttSeuie. None or them is required to
nave IT'S face shaved every morning. but
nevertheless al go 10 the barber,s yth1
Ups their glossy coats to any length
snd IN any style 20 suit the fancy of
Eheir fastidious mistress.
The Manicured Dog.
Chicago was quick to adopt the mani
c'-'e dog fad, and now Tabby's nails
-,s'VS 70 be manicured. too. Mrs. George
uN- SPoor dotes on a dainty little Italian
greyhound. Don by name. Don.s toes
are watched closely. If one Of his nails
gets oyerlong, Of to the maDicurIst no
goes. When he returns home he can
make his bed on the end of a Iaca
curtain or recline on q silk counterpape
al his own sweet will.
Mrs Marshall Fields pride is a silver
yorkshire terrier of ancient pedigree
4 NJ az
lShlon-so much that she commands
almost the entire time Of a FTpUrI
1lald- FIoSsie has a house of her ovyu
~ 5othlc architecture, furnished with
q nrass bed, Just the right size for an
dtlSLocratic dog Of her breed. on the
2Sd mere IS a mattress OF down. When
Flossie retires IL is between white sheets
OF linen, with a pink comforter above
them. The dog has a wardrobe of her
own, including nightgowns OF lingerie
and pink silk.
Flossie eats from plate Of silver and
Sh arusJically wrought bowl There
was time when her long wayy front
lqcks fell into her plate and bowl as
she ate, and a napkin was pinned over
Ilef snlrt waist. Now the French maid
braids up the tresses ana ties them on
Fiossie's head with a blue ribbon before
every meal. After breakfast and lunch
con and dinner the braid5 are uDdone
place.
Keeps Up With Style.
One OF the best dressed pets IS Mrs.
Robert Furey's French bull dog Mon
sieur BeaUcaire. His collars and blank
cts are imported direct from Paris. Mrs.
Frank COOpeT's Buster Brown has the
distinction of being benefactor 10 his
kind The uEsympathetic managers OF
Cnicago's fashionable hotels, in which
Mrs, Cooper dwells when she is In the
CITY, objected 10 giving bed and hoard
TO Buster Brown, so Mrs. Cooper hcIDed
70 build dog refuge in kenwood. an
allstocratlc residence section Of Chica-
g. II is big twO-story building. where
lfanciers beStoW as much care on mil
mas left IN their charge while their
masters OF miStresses are abroad a : rha
average physician or trained nurse gives
10 hospital patient
It is not here. however, that the man /
touring and dental work IS done. 4
specialist attends 20 that important /
WORK. lie has offices near the center /
OF TIE city, where EIgh-hred dogs may
their turn to be manicured
Inc Instruments used IN trimming /
Sll1c polishing the nails and in f1lrnIsh-
ing the teeth OF panpered scions of an
inalcOn ere practically the same as
those employed 10 keep the fingers ana
inclsors OF their human masters IN. per
fest condition It REQUIRES two exnert |
operators to manicure a TOW Soa
One, for instance. stretches Mrs.
Charles W Winters King Charles
spaniel on its side or a cushion and
holds him gently while the othe- enc
w1eios the manicure implement, trim
ming. fling ana polishing each nail
OF every foot with the utmost nicetv.
DOG naanicUring IS all the rage in
when q dog IS kept in the house
most OF the time Its nail Grows to IN
usual length II the nails do not re-
cefvs the proper attention they are
likely 70 damage carpets. tapestries
RHd ciothes.''
But Il Chicago's lovers OF dogs ara
pUucuiiOus with regard to the appear
snos OF their pets they are no more so
than with their epDstites. Besides,
the animals are taught decorum and 10
perform many tricks. II Is proposed
20 teach them the Merry Widow and