The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-11-06
Fsshionabl. pets.

r"snIOuHpIe fen.
New York. 1t seems, has imported
a hrsnd-new imbecility from Paris In
the shape OF dolls for grown women
They come expensive. costing from
ss5 to sl25. and arc dressed like Miss
Fiors McFlimsey. Of Madison Square
1t is an inspiring sight to see this
smart set visiting with their dolls. TAX
ing their dolls out for auto rides
ciaspfng them to their hearts as they
go down Fifth Avenue or walk in the
park. gushing over their own dolls, en-
wing other women's dolls-just prize
idiots! They don't want children OF
: their own; they ind that means self
satr!flce and work and staying at home
They are blind to the fact that the
alleys of New York are filled with
poor littl. motherless and fatherless
creatures who are plning for love. for
care. for a caress. a romp. for wo-
man to wash the dirty little face. but
cookies" and good meal. mother up
the long-neglected wa!f and stray of
the public streets. true woman
MAYER looks IT one without pang.
Yet here are women tso-calied,, rich.
Young, strong, handling dolls, Isn't II
disgusting! Come here TO your mann
ma and let me see how your new dia-
popsy. wopsy. sounds fascinating.
wife because she was a fool. He
added.>"And l needed rest" A betise
for clever man: for there Is nothing
80 restless and unsettled and trying.
so pertnn!ally inimical to all peace
and comfort, as many man who has
tried thA experiment can testify abun
dainty and mournfully.
Fashionable Dogs,
For q long time poodles were all the
rage, Then pugs entered the field; anu
moro attractive than the silky coat
and soft eyes Of the King Charles
spaniel or even the clever French
esoda girls ae ' be ioIoweS
everywhere by huge n,astiffs or collie:
or 4 dachshund. But now a West
Highland white terrier is the fad Of
ss Day and every s ySan wssn
be low TO have fox-terrier. a Great
Dams or a. bulldog. To be seated
arrniy on that dizzy. enviable emil
Ssss Wes. ns haY For many gem
erations the Malcolms Of Poltalloch. in
the West Highlands, have Kept and
bred these d6gs. and they are said 70
come from the dogs OF the span tsn
ships were wrecked off that rocky
coast. James T. sent some Of them TO
france as a present. But only now !
have they become fashionable.
4 A Fashionable Poodle Bnrber.
Like the rag and bone man, and the
cats meat man. the poodle barber MS is
d purely European invention. The
Naughty spirit of the free-born An1eri-
ian revoits from shaving GOES 1ot ,hs
italian, the Frenchman. the Greek.
Mono shaves the fashionable poodle,
and Will now have 70 deTote himself
No the tip Of the West Highlander's
Aiail, II he would make money from "a
lwagger clientele.
y Maggie Tulliycr's DOG.
il Was 1t not Yorkshire terrier that
ls;ob Jakin besought MagE!s to accept
is "better nor any human! Ihat, no
8 eson,ething perfectly delightful in.
sthe faithful, affectionate uncritical
s.NYe of a dog, especially when one y
III or sad, or simply low-spirited. But
s az the 'ninny over them, prefer them
ss the human beings around them.
sssss and caress them ranturously.
1.-the them IN -perfumed water, clean ian
eli teeth VIII sozodont or ,aepre 1Gs
lad diamond and ruby collars. ap-
mint d maid to take them out walk!
|wg. send them across the Atlantic
s ,oss AND s set pp sdoo oa the
/ 81 Little Hlack Pages.
fAn sir Godfrey knelIer's day, every
Of tashion ii London haa her
Van little darby from Guinea Or Sene-
ffssatlbta, clad In a fantastic family NV
{sst and cap. He carried his mistress's
Eu. or tVinaigrette OF parasol or wrap or
Bids or prayer hook. He was as tricksy
Esn as now, and described as
Es outrageous little villain In the
Elances OF the period; immortalized
III Sir Gcdfrey's pencil; also Sir Peter
" Tho Freaks OF Fashion.
Sshey are usually only freaks, and
RAJ only q. short time. but sometimes
viiv hold on for centuries as wasp
lists have done, and circus rouEtng,
IN tho pointed shoes that we see In
hjour shop windows to-day. These
atbs came Int vogue In the time OF !
,abnclg ('"All-is-l pst SAYS honor"
c,ayS MA th 5s,, k{saSy apq az ss Rgints
on even then they became 1auch a
sid'l iedict, and common sense again
BlM the fashionable world Of France. 7 1
acSVauxhall and RanelaEh days tho {
4 turned out In enormous wigs, | i
finance or pink and blue,a and white III
j. Eyellow satin or velvet coats and I I
breaches. enormous NUTS and | |
'ahboned staffs, whilo the ladies' 8
sBnr s. headdrcss necessltated leav- I
Hill ne top Of every sedan chair open. q