THE PEKINGESE 



" There are three persons, mind you, to be 

 attended to ; my lord, my lady, as the 

 case may he (usually the latter), the pet 

 daughter, and the pet dog.'' 



" Vivian Grey." 



BUT there is neither East nor West, Border nor Breed nor 

 Birth " when great ladies of the Occident decree that dogs 

 of the Orient are worthy of acquisition. Thus it comes about that 

 one of the most popular toy dogs of the day is the Pekingese — 

 the Palace dog of his own land, treasured and guarded by many 

 generations of Emperors and Empresses. Even to-day in China 

 the task of collecting individuals outside the Royal palaces is 

 attended with the utmost difficulty, and great must be the amaze- 

 ment of any untravelled Chinaman who sets foot in this country for 

 the first time on seeing so many about. Our own history of the 

 breed begins with the advance of the French and English troops 

 upon Pekin in i860. The occupation of the city being a 

 formidable undertakmg for such a small body, the allies made a 

 movement on the Summer Palace of the Emperor at Yen Min Yuen, 

 nearly four miles from Pekin. The victory was of a Pyrrhic 



