VARIETIES 67 



FORM. The Self-colored Cats should have 

 a narrow, long body, lithe in appearance, with 

 a long and graceful neck on which the head is 

 well poised. The legs are medium in length, 

 with small round feet. 



COAT COLOR AND QUALITY. The coat 

 should be short, with hairs of even length ly- 

 ing closely to the body, and silky and glossy, 

 with a rich lustre of whatever the color of the 

 animal may be. The Blue should be a rich 

 light blue ; and it is decidedly preferable in all 

 the Self-colors that the tint should be perfectly 

 even over the whole body, and not shade off 

 into a lighter one. 



BLACK-AND-WHITE CATS. 



The Black-and- White Cat should have the 

 same general conformation, head, set of ears, 

 and carriage of tail as has already been given 

 for the Tabbies. 



EYES. The eyes vary somewhat from an 

 orange-yellow to a green, or that rich green 

 called " sea-green." 



COAT COLOR AND QUALITY. The black of 



