EXHIBITING. 



OUR PLAY-ROOM. 



(From a Painting by Madame Ronney.) 



members, but these can, of course, be used 

 for cats of any breed. 



Here let me quote from an article in that 

 excellent American paper, The Cat Journal, 

 headed " Unreasonable Buyers." The writer 

 says :~-" One of the most difficult things with 

 which the cat seller has to contend is the 

 unreasonable buyer. There are buyers who, 

 rinding a cat to suit them, pay the price and 

 are satisfied. There is, however, another class 

 that it is best to let alone. They are never 

 satisfied, and blame the seller for everything 

 that happens either on the road or after the 

 kitten is received, and many of them also 

 think if they are sharp they will be able to buy 

 a $100 kitten for $10 or 15, and when they 

 get such a kitten and they discover that it 



is not worth $100, they are disgusted, and 

 have a lot to say about unfair dealing, etc. 

 If a kitten that has been a pet is taken from 

 its surroundings, and sent on a long journey, 

 the rattle and the unusual conditions of such a 

 trip places her in a state of nervous terror, so 

 that she very rarely shows off to good advan- 

 tage in her new home. The purchaser, if a 

 true cat lover, will appreciate all the trouble 

 of poor little pussy, and give her the tender- 

 est treatment and coax her to make the best 

 of her new surroundings. It is a very rare 

 thing for a kitten to come from the box after 

 a long journey looking just as the new owner 

 expected. Tired, homesick, and frightened, 

 she will not eat, and is altogether a pitiable 

 looking object. It is always advisable to put 



