42 THE CAT 



these also have tufts of hair at their points. 

 The eyes are large and full. The Persian is 

 larger in the body, and has broader and 

 stronger loins, and from its stronger con- 

 formation equals in its activity and strength 

 the graceful form of the more tiger-like An- 

 gora. The tail in the Persian is rather longer, 

 turns slightly upward at its tip, and has a 

 greater growth of hair at the end, instead of 

 at the base of the tail as in the Angora. The 

 colors of the Persian are variable; they may 

 be white, black, blue, chinchilla, smoke, and 

 variable degrees of Tortoise-shell and Tabby ; 

 but Mr. Weir is again authority for the state- 

 ment that the Tortoise-shell and the dark- 

 marked Tabby are not Persian Cat colors, but 

 are obtained by crossing with the Short-haired 

 Tortoise-shell and also with the English Tabby. 

 The black is the most valued of colors in the 

 Persian. A good, rich, deep black, with orange- 

 colored eyes and long flowing hair and a heavy 

 mane, constitutes the most perfect form. The 

 next color in value is light slate or blue, which 

 may vary much in its shades from a lilac hue 

 to a deep-blue tone. Then follow the various 



