46 TORTOISESHELL-AND-WHITE CATS. 



I prefer the thick and tapering form. Some are very much 

 so, and of a good length ; the legs are generally somewhat 

 short ; I do not ever remember seeing a really long-legged 

 tortoiseshell, though when this is so if not too long it adds 

 much to its grace of action. I give a drawing of what I 

 consider to be a good tortoiseshell-and-white tom or he-cat. 

 It will be observed that there is more white on the chest, 

 belly, and hind legs than is allowable in the black-and-white 

 cat. This I deem necessary for artistic beauty, when the 

 colour is laid on in patches, although it should be even, clear, 

 and distinct in its outline ; the larger space of white adds 

 brilliancy to the red, yellow, and black colouring. The 

 face is one of the parts which should have some uniformity 

 of colour, and yet not so, but a mere balancing of colour ; 

 that is to say, that there should be a relitfm black, with the 

 yellow and red on each side, and so in the body and tail. 

 The nose should be white, the eyes orange, and the whole 

 colouring rich and varied without the least Tabbyness^ either 

 brown or gray or an approach to it, such being highly 

 detrimental to its beauty. 



I have received a welcome letter from Mr. Herbert 

 Young, of James Street, Harrogate, informing me of the 

 existence of what is said to be a tortoiseshell tom or he-cat 

 somewhere in Yorkshire, and the price is fifty guineas ; but 

 he, unfortunately, has forgotten the exact address. He also 

 kindly favours me with the further information of a tor- 

 toiseshell-and-white he-cat. He describes it as " splendid," 

 and "extra good in colour," and it is at present in the 

 vicinity of Harrogate. And still further, Mr. Herbert Young 

 says, " I am breeding from a dark colour cat and two tor- 

 toiseshell females," and he hopes, by careful selection, to 

 succeed in " breeding the other colour out." This, I deem, 

 is by no means an unlikely thing to happen, and, by care- 

 ful management, may not take very long to accomplish ; 

 but much depends on the ancestry, or rather the pedigree of 

 both sides. I for one most heartily wish Mr. Herbert Young 

 success, and it will be most gratifying should he arrive at 

 the height of his expectations. Failing the producing of the 



