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and markings and a white lip to one that 

 failed in these other points and had no 

 white lip (I do not mean when it extends to a 

 white throat). Now if we happen to breed a 

 good kitten without a white lip, and should 

 strive to mate her to a really well-marked 

 stud cat, even should he fail in colour per- 

 haps we might get even one kitten nearly 

 reaching perfection as the result. It would 

 reward the patience, expense, and time ; but 

 we need never expect a pro- 

 fusely coated cat to show as 

 distinct markings as an in- 

 feriorly coated one will. I 

 breed nothing but brown tab- 

 bies, but cannot say I have yet 

 obtained perfection. I have, 



I feel sure I shall remain faithful to them to 

 the end of my career as a cat fancier. At 

 present I have not a cat of any other colour 

 . in my cattery. 



" I still have ' Ruffle,' who is now a very 

 large neuter, splendidly marked, but per- 

 haps not quite up to the standard in other 

 points for the English show bench. ' Bray- 

 fort Fina ' is, I may say, a sable tabby, being 

 particularly rich in colour all throughout 

 indeed, more often of an auburn 

 4an than brown. She is very 

 profuse in coat, carrying a long 

 body-coat and a big ruff and 

 frill. She is a very large cat, 

 with plenty of bone, and well 

 made, with a fine-shaped head. 



" LOKNA DOONE." 

 BUED BY MRS. ELLIS, TORONTO. 



however, secured coat and colour, and expect 

 to attain the other desirable points in the near 

 future, as we must all persevere, but always 

 let us breed up to the standard of the true 

 Persian. 



" I first became interested in cats by being 

 given a nice brown tabby Persian kitten, which 

 I called ' Ruffle,' and got very fond of him ; 

 but as he seemed lonely I thought of getting 

 another kitten as a companion for him, so I 

 then purchased a pretty little silver tabby 

 from Miss Cochran ; but after some time, of 

 all the varieties I saw, none pleased me so well 

 as the brown tabbies. This breed I have gone 

 in for altogether during the past few years, and 

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She was once mistaken for a male by a well- 

 known judge. ' Fina ' was bred by Miss 

 G. Southam, and is by ' Master Ruffie ' ex 

 ' Bluette,' her sire being a son of the famous 

 ' Champion Birkdale Ruffle.' 



" She was already a winner when I pur- 

 chased her, and has since won many times, 

 including second and special at Bristol, 1899, 

 in a mixed sex class, being beaten by a male. 

 At Belfast, in 1900 the following year she was 

 beaten out of first by her sister, ' Brayfort 

 Princess.' She then took second at West- 

 minster, 1902 ; first at Reading, and first 

 and championship at the Crystal Palace, 1901 

 and 1902. Again first at the Bath Specialist 



