ORANGE PERSIANS. 



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" It is a hard matter to say decisively what 

 tint orange kittens should be when born, i 

 have known them enter the world a bad cream, 

 and gradually grow redder till they develop 

 into the brilliant colour we all look to see in a 

 cat of orange hue. Personally, I prefer them 

 born a dark shade ; they usually lighten and 

 brighten a little, but on the whole I think that 

 is the more satisfactory of the two. It is 

 distinctly discouraging to see a washed-out 



" I think the time is approaching when the 

 orange and cream cats are going to be among 

 the most attractive classes at our bigger shows. 

 Already the classes are much better filled than 

 when I first joined the fancy, and you always 

 find an admiring crowd in front of their pens. 

 I wish, though, that a nice sprinkling of blues 

 could always be placed between the two 

 colours at shows. The close company of the 

 oranges is so excessively unbecoming to the 



OUT IX THE COLD. 



(Photo : E. Lnndor, Eating.) 



looking kitten when you are expecting a bright 

 orange one. 



" Fanciers differ about the eyes which are 

 supposed to be correct in this breed. Hazel 

 eyes are universally acknowledged to be the 

 right thing. Personally, I admire green, or 

 rather eau-de-nil eyes, as giving more contrast 

 to the colour of the coat, but you do not often 

 see them. I have always wished to breed a 

 cream with blue eyes I do not mean the baby 

 blue, but the colour -that Siamese have and 

 only the other day I sold a kitten three months 

 old with brilliant blue eyes of this tint, and 

 shall be anxious to know whether they change 

 in time or not. 



creams, while when you see the three colours 

 together they are especially lovely. To see 

 cream and orange cats at their best they should 

 be at large in the country and running about 

 on the green grass." 



In 1902 an Orange and Cream Cat Club was 

 started by a few enthusiastic breeders of these 

 varieties over in America. The Misses Beal, 

 Mrs. Vidal, and Miss Frances Simpson were 

 elected as honorary members. The follow- 

 ing is an extract from Field and Fancy, the 

 American weekly paper : 



ORANGE CATS. 



There is very little doubt that this is a colour that 

 has from the beginning of the fancy in America been 



