Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-08-09
USES FOR HUNTING TROPHIES
WRISTBANDS AND LIoUEUI
STANDS MADE OF HOOPS.
Decorative Articles Made From
Horns and Tusks Of Animals,
Wild and Domestic.
From the London Queen.

From the London Queen.
For years we have had stuffed bears
and other animals as ornaments for halls.
but 1t is only Of recent times that the
idea of converting hoofs, horns, tusks
and the feet Of dead animals into decora-
five and useful articles has been taken up
to any extent.
That there is a demand for them is
evident, for many of the leading
naturalists now issue pamphlets CIV
ing instructions as to the best means
Of preserving that portion Of the animal
which the owner would like converted
into an ornament.
These instructions have been found
necessary because so many owners OF
horses. deer and other creatures are
likely to turn the bodies over to q furrier
or slaughterman, directing that the
requisite parts be forwarded to the taxi
dermist. The furrier does his best, Dut
often spoils the trophy by the way ne
dissects it, or by removing horny groWths'
shoes and 80 forth.
Designs in Hoof Work.
One London west end naturalist is ex-
hibiting at the present time over fifty
different designs Of hoof trophies. They
are all registered and protected. They
include pincushions, candiesticks. letter
balances. match boxes, inkstands, read
ing lamps and calendar holders. Natural
" the value OF the trophies depends upon
their rarity. An inkstand made out OF
the hoof OF a horse Is by no means so
rare or SO expensive as for instance q
liqueur stand made from an elephant s
foot.
Very large elephant feet are coveted
trophies and are. moreover, interesting
indications Of the height Of their late
possessor, twice the circumference of the
fofefoot giving the height of the animal
at the shoulder. The first liQueur stand
made out of an elephants foot was ex-
ecuted by a well known taxidermist for
the late Duke Of Edinburgh, the animal
having been shot by him during tour
in India.
One sportsman had a door stop made
Of the "hoof" of an ostrich Another
man possesses letter clip made of the
beak of an albatross which he shot when
it attacked him in an open boat at sea.
The horns of the larger animals GER
tainly make pretty and effective stands
for flowers. An elephant tusk belonging
to a lady by whose husband the animal
was shot In Ceylon now occupies promi-
nent position on the drawing room table
and is used principally for carrying ferns
Equally ingenious is cake stand made
of rhinoceros horns.
Lamp Stands.
Another use to which both birds and
animals are now put Ia that of lamp
stands Some years ago certain ladys
pet monkey died, and although her grief
was great she resolved to have her dead
darling turned into something useful as
we'll as ornamental. At the taxidermist s
advice she decided to have the monkey
mounted as q candle holder. grasping In
its little fists the polished sconces
This 1t appears. set new fashion, ana
monkey lamps have been more or less
the rage ever since. Innumerable mon
KEYS have been sold to light up billiard
rooms, the little animals swinging from a
hoop with one hand and carrying the
lamp in the other. Then today parrots
and cockatoos are utilized in the same
manner A popular method Is to mount
the parrot on a brass hoop, with out
spread wings, the creature carrying the
lamp on its back Then we have the
emu lamp and the swan lamp and many
other varieties Of animal lights.