LARGE WARDROBES

Evening Post, Volume CXXVII, Issue 76, 31 March 1939, Page 14

LARGE WARDROBES

LITTLE DOGS IN PARIS

The dog-tabs which signify the taxing of dogs in Paris add one more article of dress to the already extensive wardrobe of the canine race there, states the "Manchester Guardian." Long-haired little dogs, are going about now in brilliant-coloured . sweaters which make them, look rather like sausages, while the cut of plaid coats with their leather fitting is only paralleled by the varied taste in high boots. The smart dog looks every morning for his" two pairs of boots and leaps about until he is assured by them that he is going awalking. So far there are no dog hats or bonnets, but this is only because so many people disppnse with them. One enterprising milliner . tried to introduce dog topknots. Now that the poodles have left them off, however, they were not conspicuously successful. ,

The tab which indicates the dog as a legal being who pays his taxes and makes him "therefore more expensive to run over, is not a receipt for a given amount. This varies according to the rent paid by the owner. If it is expensive, the tab becomes expensive. Whether the difference in the degree of payment is indicated on the tab is not yet known. If it were, it would certainly make for a good deal of snobbery, and a dog who paid much might refuse to fight with, a dog who only paid a little, or a dog who paid little might bark about democracy and the necessity for preserving its principles. The tab, b|y the way, is to be worn round the neck and not as an appendage to the waist-belt.