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THE BOOK OF THE CAT. 



A SLEEPING BOX IN LADY DECIES 1 CATTERY. 

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notable cats of different breeds. Her blue 

 stud cat "Ronald" has made himself a name 

 in the south of England as well 

 as in the north. Mrs. Stewart 

 has had silvers, creams, brown tab- 

 bies, and is now the owner of the 

 celebrated black . stud cat " Dick 

 Fawe," who has sired many -winning 

 kittens. The severe weather of this 

 part of Scotland seems to suit these 

 Persian cats, for a healthier, hardier 

 set of pussies one could not wish to 

 see than those disporting themselves 

 in the pleasantly situated catteries 

 of Seagate House. Mrs. Mackenzie 

 Stewart is a most enthusiastic fancier, 

 and often takes the long journey down 

 South to bring her pets to the Lon- 

 don shows. She has acted as judge 

 in Scotland and England, and a con- 

 tingent from the Seagate cattery is 

 generally to be seen and admired at 

 most of our large shows. 



To old fanciers and exhibitors the 

 name of Mrs. H. Warner is familiar. 



It was as Mrs. Warner, in 1889, that 

 the Hon. Mrs. McLaren Morrison first 

 exhibited a black cat called "Imp" 

 at the Crystal Palace Show ; and as 

 black cats are said to bring luck, this 

 puss took a first, and, thus encouraged, 

 his owner commenced her " catty " 

 career. In the following year, I note, 

 by the catalogue, that Mrs. H. Warner 

 had fourteen entries, and amongst 

 these were two imported cats and 

 the celebrated black Persian " Satan," 

 who departed this life in 1902. As 

 late as 1897 this superb fellow, with 

 glorious orange eyes, won everything 

 he could (in spite of his age) at the 

 Crystal Palace. There remains a 

 worthy son of this worthy sire at the 

 Kepwick cattery, named " Lucifer." 



It was in 1890 that Mrs. McLaren 

 Morrison, then Mrs. H. Warner, made 

 her name as an exhibitor of white 

 Persians ; for no less than six of this 

 breed put in an appearance and gained prizes 

 at Sydenham. Mrs. McLaren Morrison writes : 



LADY DECIKS VISITING HER PETS. 



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