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pets to show themselves off to the general public on these 

 auspicious occasions. 



I think it is only catty etiquette if one wins special prizes 

 at one show that one should offer them for some other 

 show. But not the same articles be it understood ! 



The tendency nowadays is to lower the standard of 

 special prizes, and really some of the articles on show are 

 often of very cheap manufacture. If a thing is worth doing, 

 it is worth doing well. 



If you consider an injustice has been done to you or 

 your cat at a show you have a perfect right to lay your 

 complaint before the Commktee of the Club under whose 

 rules the show is held. Then your case will be looked 

 into. 



There are two distinct ways of finding out from a judge 

 why your cat did not take a prize, viz., a nice way and a 

 nasty way. I am sure all judges are pleased to give infor- 

 mation to exhibitors for their satisfaction ai.d profit if their 

 inquiries are couched in courteous and reasonable terms. 

 It is not pleasant to be attacked suddenly with this ques- 

 tion, "Why have you not given my cat a prize? " 



In calculating the age of a kitten when entering for exhi- 

 bition the dates of the month and not the weeks should be 

 taken. Thus from the 2Oth of July till 20th of October is 

 three months. 



It is very hard when you have entered your cat for a 

 Show to find she is " wrong classed." If you are a novice 

 in the fancy write and ask some reliable person, giving a 

 full description of your puss, and ask advice as to the 

 correct class to place her. 



Certainly it is better to run a chance of starving your cat 

 in the show pen rather than stuffing her. You can feed up 

 your pet on her return home, and in a day or two she will be 

 as plump as ever, but it is a different matter to remedy the 



