advent of the Celestial. That I will not dispute, but there are few 

 defections from the ranks of the enthusiasts who have fashioned 

 him into what he is. They remain true, despite the blandishments 

 of others. 



The Pomeranian owes his position to no adventitious circum- 

 stances ; he has won his way into our hearts by sheer merit, until 

 to-day he is to be found among all classes. Queen Alexandra's 

 Marco is said to have ranked high among her many favourites, and 

 he carried himself in a manner which showed a consciousness of his 

 own vast importance. In one respect these dogs differ from most 

 toys. A few years ago the slums of the East End provided Pug 

 breeders with many a fortunate find ; in Yorkshire and Lancashire 

 Yorkshire terriers frequently serve as a source of income for the 

 working men, who bring them up in their homes, converting the 

 kitchen dresser into kennels ; the Griffon Bruxellois, as has already 

 been mentioned, was preserved from extinction by the labouring 

 classes of Brussels when he had fallen into neglect in high circles. 

 The Pomeranian, on the other hand, is usually a denizen of wealthy 

 or middle class homes, although in certain cases working men and 

 women are the owners of important kennels. 



The Pomeranian is not alone an aristocrat of the show pen. 

 Take a walk wherever Society may congregate, in the West End, 

 on the front at Brighton in the winter months, at Harrogate or any 



