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the coat of the animal. The ears are rather 

 large, with a tuft of hair at the tip ; but they 

 do not look large, as they are imbedded in the 

 long fur which covers the head and neck. The 

 body should be long and graceful, and covered 

 with a long silky hair, finer than that of the 

 Persian, and hanging in tufts and clusters, 

 with a slight tendency to woolliness at the base 

 of the hairs ; the legs somewhat short ; and the 

 tail long and curving toward the end. The 

 hair on the tail should be long at the base and 

 shorter toward the end of the tail. 



The colors of the Angora Cat are varied. The 

 black Angoras and dark slate-colors should 

 have orange eyes; and they, with the blues 

 and the whites, are the most valued, although 

 the light fawns or reds and mottled grays are 

 much esteemed. Mr. Weir says that he does 

 not believe that long-haired Tabbies can be 

 true Angoras. 



THE PERSIAN CAT. 



The Persian Cat differs from the Angora 

 in several essential details. The head is 

 rather larger, with ears less pointed, although 



