Show Society's l Pets In recent years year the keeping of strange and curious pets huts hus become Increasingly rash fashionable nail and popular In tact fact great gleat numbers of ot society ladles ladies now flOW pride them themselves es el upon their ownership of ot living curiosities of oC the world Some Seine veritable veri yen table private SOnS OOS while others are content with wih one une or 01 more natural curiosities Some ladies become so 80 attached Lu 0 their pets that they may often be seen taking them about with oten them out of doors The sight ight of a alady alady lady laly carrying a t brilliant chameleon attached to her hel wrist by a n line fine cold gold goldchain chain is not at all al an unusual occurrence occur occur- renee rence in Europe In this thIN country countr however ladies lalle do ho not as aa U. U a rule rulo take their pets pct about with wih them In public Consequently the appearance of ot a lady recently with a live lemur im La her arms created n a mild sensation However How How- these animals are exceptionally exception exception- ever e as ally gentle and lovable little creatures crea crea- aly tures there is a great probability of their becoming extremely fashionable as us pets vets In the near future Several species of or lizards are arc perfectly perfectly per per- harmless and 11 speedily got get accustomed accustomed ac ac- ac- ac to and seem eem to appreciate bell being fondled hi h by their fair fal owners During a recent conversation the tho proprietor of f a In Covent Garden London l s said that the demand for or curious and way the puts of ot all an sorts is largely on the he Increase Strange as as It ma may seem mal many pe people acquire a ft for rol keeping a. a zinc tn even cen a ft t dangerous pet most Among the most moH an and spiteful of pets must be he numbered bah baby alligators which find a ready market It I seems to Impossible to tame th these e creatures cx antI and they teem seeni invariably on the watch cia and ready realy to repulse any ath attempt on the part of oC their owners to caress or handle them In any wa way tway Moreover th they are extremely active e cl and anc their little needle needle-hil needle needle-lc o teeth severely se punish nn any hand that thal incautiously comes within th their lr reach Mary Many of the pets selected by society people tb do not at fIrst sight fight ht seem to be be of ut a particularly interesting nature There here little in Indeed ce to recommend such a bird as asan asan s san an owl when kept In a small cage yet bab baby owls can be readily disposed of Snakes Snakes even even venomous ones ones are are nowadays common inhabitants of oC the conservatories of or it the well to where the they are re kept in special glass glas cases Snakes s as a a general rule are arc considered most repugnant reptiles However wh n once ono this repugnance has line been beEl mastered a snake will heI he be found Cound to prove pro a most Interesting pet pet I Small constrictors boa-constrictors dC despite their formidable rell reputation aton are quite harm harm- harm harm- i le less antI and ma may often ofen be he seen coiled around the arms and neck o of their fair mistresses apparently In a state of lC perfect contentment malting making no 10 effort ef ef- fort for to lo escape and showing no sl signs of ot fear tea or 01 disposition to attack Ll Lady Constance Richard Richardson soui o of I I Is well 1 known as a fancier ancle o of tills titis particular class of snakes Lal Lady famous white farm lanai upon which every fur and feather Is all aU pure white has been much discussed and andIs andis andis is probably ono one of ot the most roost picturesque pictures pictures- que huC and curious collection of ot pets pots In England Some little creatures which are arc I In a favor j as t of of th 4 t end and end gymnastic performances performances per per- are members of or the squirrel family Moreover in spite spie of DC their nervousness ne at t. t the these e charming charming little creatures soon become emboldened em en- b by kind treatment In fact fact some of or the thc species have re recently enl been boen Introduced Into one of the London parks park with wih great Icat success 8 Among rarer and most tOt costly pets may be Australian kangaroos hang kang aroos wh which Ich can be readily ac ac- and anti kept In the open air all during during dur lur- lurIns ing Ins the summer months Kangaroos reared d by hand this IbIS a way are re extremely docile and nd affectionate Such creatures however obviously require more mora space than is often oren convenient to devote to them In a town tOWI but as is jS pets about country countr hou houses es th they y bid bW fair to lo be become become Dc- Dc come em cx extremely ly popular man many rare specimens specimens having been ob obtained r rp- rp and now how take alee a prominent place In the famous Rothschild's zoo at In England where they are much luch admired Irhie J I The rhe queen Is a well weB l known lover of or animals an and numbers of or doves loves are arc among Hmong her own Jel personal onal pets pets pets' The Baroness Burdett Couls has been for forman well known breeder and man many years fars a known wel-known exhibitor of mich goats her hel animals having haYing secured numerous prizes An Another other class caMs of pet that has again come into favor ra In certain quarters is the falcon Tho Those e birds were at ono one time timeto to be found In the possession of or ever every owner of or a n country house who had sporting proclivities though the tho art of oC falconry falcon was waH as for or a long time neglected and aia even in II danger fr of oC being entirely lost A revival has hus set Jel In and much Interest l Is now being evinced In these clever vcr birds births el |