The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1934-05-31
In
New York
by PAUL HARRISON

so nv. hhhesehhsO~AN
New York.--Thcre are lot OF
people living In the uppity avenue
area who pay two or three tImca
as much annually on their pets
appearance NJ the average woman
spends on beauty treatments for
herself.
got to shopping around for sta
tistics on this industry because
happened TO meet man named
King who said that no used TO
shampoo Gloria Swanson's sheep
dog once month ut SIS the sham
poo. Mr. King ran u Dog and Cat
Beauty Parlor, but got out OF tho
business during the depression,
when people began 70 let their
dogs 20 without manicuros and
permanent waves. Peggy joyce,
for example, used to own ~ grIf-
fonB, and would send q dozen or no
OF them around for REIMBURSEMENT
each week. Evelyn Thaw paid $40
Tor violet ray treatments for an old
dog she liked.
WASH Dogs
Cats get dry.cleaned because
there Ia an erroneous idea that
they can't stand washing. Mr.
King says he has tho formula used
by the Head Keeper OF tho Sacred
Cats Of the Ros ai Household Of
SIAN and used TO use IL on n $4,000
Persinn owned by Colonel william
Hayward.
by now, though, the animal
beauty parlor business In booming
again, and Park Avenue pooches
are having their teeth cleaned and
their eyebrows plucked regularly,
! stopped In 10 zee u pet shop pro.
prietor named BUTLER, who told
why all this elaborate care IL nee
cssary. Pampored pups thft run
around on Oriental rugs instead ~
hard ground don't get a chance TO
wear their tocnails down. 80 they
have TO be manicurcd cas- cents TO
" about once a week. Same way
with city cats, which don't got the
quota OF trco-climblng and claw
sharpening prescribed by nature.
Dental Treatment
Then there's the matter OF food.
Ordinary dogs, wrestling with
bones. have sound teeth. But pity
the pooch that dimes on a bowl or
consommc, n drilled lamb chop
and slice OF chocolate cake. He
has to 10 10 the dog dentist ($2 q
vislt) and have his teeth secured
ana scrapcd with regular dental
tools. a bath cost from $3.50 up,
but Mr. Butler recommends his
oil shampoo, at $3.50 for small
dogs. Plucking costs IS; a trim,
". permanent waves, offered by
some shops, may stand q doting
owner $15. Hair dying runs up 10
70, depending on the amount OF
territory TO be covered. Fancy
col0rs, such as mauve or green, arc
more expensive because they are
dangerous and have to be applied
very carefully.
OF course there's no limit TO tho
amount that can be spent on ac-
cessories. Rare embroiderics can
cover cat-cushlons, and there are
engraved food dishes OF sterling
silver Diamonds can be set IN
costly collars. And you can hire a
Iull-time maid Or male attendant
for dog. I've heard that big
tcrfapin that lumbers around Ger.
tain penthouse terrace has his
shell encrustcd with semi precious
stones.
Going Over Big
incidentally, styles In pets arc
changing. Lots OF daschunds are
to be seen on the avenues, some-
times brace OF them on a single
leash. Scotties. Sealyhams and
wire-hair terriers are definitely In
the lead. People with country es-
tates are making q fad Of oversize
dogs--Irish wolfhounds, mastiffs
and the like. And mlddle-sized
dogs, such as Airedales and Ger
man shepherds don't call them
police dogs) are finding fewer
friends.
Siamese cats are az the top OF
the feline list, though they're 10 In
bred and delicate that they're trou-
bIesome 10 keep. know a breed.
or who won't allow her husband
10 shake up cocktail when
there's siamsse In the room. Had
for their nerves, she says. Bad for
the husbands nerves, too.
Some people keep harmless
snakes. even TO fair-sized rock
pythons, In their gardens. And
many monkey whose ancestors
used TO work for 0rsansgrlndern In
scamperlng around the terraces Of
penthouses.
swearing ssiriies
Theres q fad for exotic birds,
but eanafifs and parrots are hold
inR their own. Minors. which look
something like crows. are new.
and some Of them talk blue
streak. IN fact. the bIuer The
gtreak the more valuable they are.
Some Of thefp swear feaFfullf, and
sell for e2bo.