are whites, blacks, browns and sables in several shades, orange, 

 blues, beavers, chocolates, black and whites, racoons, tricolours and 

 others — a range exeniplihed by no other variety. One has almost 

 to be an artist to follow the subtle gradations, which, however, can 

 be appreciated by the most commonplace Philistine. When we 

 contemplate the wonderful creations we are amazed at the cleverness 

 of the ladies engaged in the pursuit. Nature plays strange pranks 

 in relation to her colour schemes, and the most skilful breeder is 

 she who has an encyclopaedic knowledge of the mingling of blood 

 necessary to bring about a given result. The problem is further 

 complicated by the influence of the law of heredity, and some 

 of the most exquisite shades have come by chance in the first 

 instance. 



The desire for small specimens, many of which may weigh no 

 more than two and a half pounds, has led to a sub-division of the 

 variety into Pomeranians and Pomeranians miniature. It is one of 

 the latter that Miss Earl has so well depicted. 



