142 POINTS OF EXCELLENCE, 



BLACK, BLUE, GRAY, RED, OR ANY SELF 

 COLOUR LONG-HAIRED CATS. 



POINTS 



Head lo 



Round, and broad across and between the eyes, of 

 medium size ; nose rather short and dark at tip, 

 excepting in the red, when it should be pink ; 

 ears ordinary size, but looking small, being sur- 

 rounded with long hair, which should also be long 

 on the forehead and lips. 



Eyes lo 



For black, orange ; orange-yellow for blue ; deep 

 yellow for gray ; and gold, tinged with green, for 

 red ; large, round, or almond-shaped, full and very 

 bright. 



Ruff or Frill 15 



Large, very long, flowing, and lion-like, extending 

 over the shoulders, and covering the neck and 

 chest thickly. 



Fur 15 



Very long everywhere ; mostly so along the back, 

 sides, legs, and feet, making tufts between the toes, 

 and points at the apex of the ears. 



Quality of Fur 10 



Fine, silky, and very soft in the Persian, with slightly 

 woolly texture in the Angora, and still more so in 

 the Russian. 



