HOW I BECAME AN ORIENTAL 

 FRILL PIGEON FANCIER. 



By FRANK MACHIN. 



IT is now about fifty -five years since Oriental 

 Frills, or Eastern Frills, as they were 

 often termed then, were first introduced 

 into this country by Mr. H. P. Caridia, 

 a native of Smyrna. This gentleman was a 

 natural-born fancier. He was possessed of 

 great aesthetic tastes, and to listen to him 

 describing a good specimen of the Oriental 

 Frill family was a great treat. 



The Satinette was the first to appear. At 

 the time of their introduction Mr. Caridia resided 

 in Manchester, where, I believe, some specimens 

 were first exhibited before the members of the 

 Manchester Columbarian Society. 



In his notes published in " Fulton's Book 

 on Pigeons," Mr. Caridia states that the breed 

 was of great antiquity, for he had traced it back 

 for 120 years. He procured his first pair from 

 an old Priest in Smyrna, who informed him that 

 they were also bred by his father and grand- 

 father. 



We have no definite information as to the 

 composition of the breed, but as the Eastern 

 fanciers were great admirers of short faced, 



