Hawaii Holomua, Volume I, Number 17, 6 October 1893 — Fashions in Pet Dogs. [ARTICLE]

Fashions in Pet Dogs.

Do you know that with fashionable women there is as frequent a change in the style of their dogs as in the style of their bonnets? The prevailing in toy dogs or ladies' lap dogs just at present is the Japanese Spaniel. These little animals come from Japan, as their name signify; the finest specimens have been brought from Yokohama. In Japan they are known as sleeve dogs, owing to the custom of the Japanese carrying them in their wide sleeves. Perhaps the finest Japanese spaniel in America belongs to Marie Tempest, the actress. She owns a little mite— full grown and only weighing three pounds, named Mame, which is Japanese for small beans. Mame comes of a distinguished family, having a brother who is the especial pride and pet of the Mikado. The story told about how this dog came into Miss Tempest's possession is that she was determined to have a dog which would excel one belonging to Lillian Russell, and offered $500 to any fancies who would obtain such a gem for her. Oh, the rivalry between women. The dog which has held its own remarkably well, having been the fashion for two seasons, is the King Charles spaniel. The leader of fashion in dog society has been a beauty named Romeo, belonging to Mrs. Ferdinand Senn of New York. Romeo is valued at $1000, but money could not buy him. He is reputed to be the shortest-faced King Charles spaniel living, and as reserved and sleepy as so distinguished a member of his costly and aristocratic breed should be. Even though he is no longer the fashion, Tiffanny has just completed a beautiful bronze life-size of Romeo.—Philadelphia Times.