CATS OF HIGH DEGREE 2O7 



Very beautiful is that shade technically called 

 "blue," but perhaps more familiar to us as 

 Maltese. A superb specimen of this color a 

 few years ago lived royally in a house where 

 I visited. She was named after a queen of 

 old, and no royal personage ever bore herself 

 more magnificently I am sure. One of very 

 rich colors, also seen in New York, was a deep 

 orange running to smoke -color. Nothing 

 could be more exquisite to look at, though 

 this mottled effect is not considered "the 

 thing," and detracts greatly from the value of 

 the wearer. The black Persian, with orange- 

 colored eyes, is one of the rarest and most 

 highly prized of the race, and the pure white 

 is perhaps not second in estimation. There 

 are also several varieties of tabbies, and in 

 nearly every one the deep yellow eye is the 

 most desired. The eyes should be large and 

 full ; the hair should line the ears and fringe 

 the legs, and even the toes, of this beautiful 

 beast. 



The love of liberty is the ruling passion of 

 the Persian, as it is of the Angora. Every one 

 of the long-haired, indeed, delights in long, 

 solitary tramps. It seems impossible to cure 



