44 THE CAT 



The Orange Persian. 



As the name implies, the body colour is orange 

 or red, but there must be no tabby markings. 



These are very handsome cats, and tip-top 

 specimens command fairly high prices. 



It is a difficult matter to breed them uniform in 

 colour, there being a natural tendency towards the 

 development of a mealy shade on the under parts 

 of the body breast, neck, chin, etc. and this 

 constitutes a drawback. 



The Tabbies. 



The remarks made under the heading of " Short- 

 haired " Tabbies are equally applicable to the long- 

 haired varieties, which are divided into Red Brown 

 Silver. 



The Brown Tabby. 



Both the Brown and the Silver Tabbies are very 

 pretty varieties, and may be either striped or spotted. 



The ground colour should be a deep rich brown, 

 and the markings sharp in their definition, and of an 

 intense blackness. It is a difficult matter to breed 

 Tabbies uniform in their markings, no matter whether 

 as spots or stripes in fact, the breeder's ideal will 

 probably never be reached, so that it is better to 

 confine one's attention to whole colours. On either 

 side of the spine there should be two clearly defined 

 black markings extending to the quarters, and 



