ILLUSTRATIONS. 



Reduction of Cat's Head drawn for Posting Bill, Crystal Palace Cat Show, 1871 i 

 Silver Tankard presented by the Crystal Palace Company to the Author . . 3 



Cat at Show [ ^ 



Miss Saunders' White Persian, "Muff" g 



"The Old Lady." Silver Tabby, good in colour and marking, the property of 



the Author, shown at the first Crystal Palace Cat Show, not for competition 13 



Miss Saunders' Long-haired Cat, " Tiger" jg 



*' The Colonel." Deaf White Persian, the property of the Author ... 17 



Miss F. Moore's Persian Cat, " Fez " j- 



Miss Saunders' Long-haired Cat, " Tiger " 20 



Specimen of a good White Angora 21 



Miss F. Moore's Long-haired Kitten, " Dinah." This and " Chloe," as Kittens 

 won first prize and medal at the Crystal Palace, Brighton, and Bexley Cat 



Shows, 1887 23 



Miss Saunders' very Light Blue Tabby, "Sylvie." A great beauty, and winner 

 of first prize, silver medal, and silver sugar basin, at the Crystal Palace, 

 1886, as the best long-haired cat in the show ; then the property of Mrs.' 

 Christopher ••••••......, 24. 



Mr. Lloyd's Black Persian, " Mimie." Winner of a large number of prizes at 



the Crystal Palace, etc ^g 



Mr. A. A, Clarke's White Persian, " Tim." First prize and silver medal at the 



Crystal Palace, 1885, and winner of other prizes 27 



Mrs, C. Herring's young Persian Kitten 29 



Russian Long-haired Brown Tabby Cat, the property of the Author ... 30 

 Miss Mary Gresham's Persian Kitten, " Lambkin." (Also see reference, p. 36) 33 



Long-haired Cat, from Daniel's "Rural Sports," 1813 34 



Tail of the same ,- 



Miss Mary Gresham's "Lambkin No. 2." This, with " Lambkin " at p. 33, 

 won first and special and silver medal at the Crystal Palace Show. These 

 were of fine quality, and were said to be the best pair of long-haired kittens 



ever seen -^ 



Miss Moore's Long-haired Persian, " Bogey." First and medal at Albert Palace 



Show, 1885; second at Brighton Show 07 



Miss Saunders' White 'Persian, " Fluffie" 38 



Mr. Smith's Tortoiseshell He-Cat. The only tortoiseshell he-cat of enh're 

 colourmg ever shown at the Crystal Palace, and winner of numerous first 



prizes 



39 



Example of 'Tortoiseshell Cat, very dark variety, purposely showing too much 



black, which is a defect ••........, 40 



Light White and Sandy She-Cat and Kittens 4-. 



Tortoiseshell-and- White Cat, finely marked, and prize-winner 



44 



Head of Mrs. Vyvyan's Royal Cat of Siam. Winner of prizes .... 47 

 Example of a properly-marked Brown Tabby, showing the width of the black 



bars and spaces between. A fine specimen 48 



Example of a Brown Tabby, "Aaron," with the black bars far too wide, only 



showing the brown as streaks. This is a defect. Property of the Author . 50 

 Well-marked Silver Black-banded Tabby. First prize in its class and special 



prize. Crystal Palace Show, 



White Cat at the Show. 



51 



First prize, blue eyes and deep 53 



