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WHITE CATS. 



THE SHORT-HAIRED WHITE CAT. 



This of all, as it depends entirely on its comeliness, should 

 be graceful and elegant in the outline of its form and 

 also action, the head small, not too round nor thick, for 

 this gives a clumsy, heavy appearance, but broad on 

 the forehead, and gently tapering towards the muzzle, 

 the nose small, tip even and pink, the ears rather small 

 than large, and not too pointed, the neck slender, shoulders 

 narrow and sloping backwards, loin full and long, legs of 

 moderate length, tail well set on, long, broad at the base, 

 and gradually tapering towards the end ; the white should 

 be the yellow-white, that is, the white of the colours, such 



