SILVER OR CHINCHILLA PERSIANS. 



which showed the existence of tabby blood, 

 so amongst silvers the bar and stripes need 

 to be carefully bred out, and we shall hope, 

 in the good time coming, to have not self 

 silvers, but a very near approach to this 

 namely, a perfectly unmarked but yet not 

 wholly unshaded silver cat. 



There is a greater delicacy amongst silver 

 cats, and more difficulty in rearing the kittens, 



ance, and noses are too long. However, great 

 improvement is taking place, and with the 

 numerous stud cats now at the disposal of 

 fanciers, there ought to be no difficulty in 

 making a suitable selection. 



The question as to the correct colour of eyes 

 for a chinchilla or silver cat is still a vexed 

 question. In self-coloured cats the broad line 

 is clearly laid down blue eyes for whites, 



" OMAR." 



THE PROPERTY OF Miss A. POLLARD 

 (Copyright 1901 G. Hitler, Elizabeth, N.Y.) 



than in any other breed, and this may be 

 accounted for by the immense amount of in- 

 breeding that was carried on indiscriminately 

 at the beginning of the rage for silver cats ; 

 y also the desire to obtain lightness of colour 

 caused breeders to lose sight of the grave 

 disadvantages of loss of bone and stamina. 

 Therefore it is that among the silver cats 

 exhibited at our shows we seldom find massive 

 limbs or broad heads or full cheeks. There 

 is a tendency to hare-like proportions, and 

 the faces have a pinched and snipey appear- 



orange for blacks, and orange for blues ; but 

 when we come to the more nondescript cats 

 such as silver and smoke and tortoiseshell 

 there seems to be a wider margin given, and 

 the line drawn is not so hard-and-fast. Still, 

 I think it is always well to have some high 

 standard of perfection in each breed, so that 

 fanciers may breed up to it, and to my mind 

 the bright emerald green eye is the ideal for a 

 silver cat. I have seen very fine amber eyes 

 which could not fail to attract admiration ; but 

 if these are admitted, then all sorts of eyes, 



