THE LONG-HAIRED CAT 151 



the surroundings, with large tufts inside, and well tipped 

 with soft feathery hair. 



The eyes should be very large, round, gold colour 

 tinted with green, and very leonine in expression. 



The chest and shoulders broad and deep, well covered 

 with long, straight, soft hair, forming abundant mane and 

 frill. 



The legs and feet fairly long, strong in bone, and 

 covered to the toes with soft fine hair. 



The brush should be very full and bushy, and the 

 hind quarters clothed with long straight hair, nearly 

 reaching to the knees. 



The coat should be deep and profuse all over the 

 body, which should be large and muscular in its pro- 

 portions. 



The condition should be hard and firm, without mere 

 fat, and the appearance graceful and stately, with a good 

 deal of grandeur about it. 



The colour may be defined to be a pale yellow, with 

 stripes and markings disposed as that described for the 

 Brown Tabby, but of a rich red orange hue. Of course, 

 in those mentioned as " orange cats," the markings are 

 absent, and the prevailing tint is the red orange only, 

 but these are certainly not so often seen as the Red 

 Tabbies, from which they no doubt originate. 



In size the Red or Orange Tabbies frequently are 

 seen as large as any of the long-haired varieties, and 

 specimens scaling fourteen and fifteen pounds are by no 

 means uncommon I mean the males, as the females are 

 not usually so large. 



