62 THE CAT 



WHITE CATS SHORT-HAIRED. 



HEAD. The heads of White Cats are 

 rather small, and round above. The forehead 

 is broad across and broad between the eyes. 

 The nose is rather longish. 



EYES. The eyes should be blue that beau- 

 tiful soft blue of a good turquoise, or the sky- 

 blue of a perfect, clear day. Yellow eyes, how- 

 ever, are permissible ; but the yellow should be 

 a clear, rich yellow. Greenish eyes are a seri- 

 ous defect. The eyes should be large, round, 

 full, and soft in their appearance, and should 

 be of the same color. Eyes of a different color 

 are not allowable, though these we sometimes 

 find one blue and the other yellow, or one 

 green with the other of either color. 



EARS. The ears are medium in size, narrow 

 and round at the apex, and broad at the base, 

 and are feathered on the inside. 



FORM. The White Cat has a long, narrow 

 body, with a long, slender, graceful neck. It 

 has a shoulder well sloped, and legs of medium 

 length, slender and delicate, with small round 

 feet. 



