THE POMERANIAN. 427 
Seton of Walton-on-Thames has adopted 
the whites as her favourite colour, and 
possesses a very small and beautiful speci- 
men. 
More black Pomeranians have been bred 
in England than of any other colour, and 
during the last fifteen years the number of 
good specimens that have appeared at our 
great exhibitions has been legion. There 
do not seem to be so many really good ones 
to-day as heretofore; this is explained, 
perhaps, by the fact that other colours are 
now receiving more and more attention 
from breeders. 
One of the best blacks that appeared at 
the end of the nineteenth century was 
Miss M. A. Bland’s Marland King, a smart 
cobby little dog. His weight was about 
6 lb., and he was a most successful sire 
for some years. He was bred by Mrs. F. Day 
and was by Kensington King ex Orange 
Girl. 
Probably the most noted black sires 
of this period were Black Boy, Bayswater 
Swell, Kensington King, and Marland 
King. 
A typical small black of to-day is Billie 
Tee, the property of Mr. and Mrs. Stanley 
Mappin. He scales only 54 lb., and is 
therefore, as to size and weight as well as 
shape, style, and smartness of action, a 
good type of a toy Pomeranian. He was 
bred by Mrs. Cates, and is the winner of 
over fifty prizes and many specials. 
To enumerate all the first-class Blacks 
during the last thirty years would be 
tedious, but those which stand out first 
and foremost have been Black Boy, King 
Pippin, Kaffir Boy, Bayswater Swell, Ken- 
sington King, Marland King, Black Prince, 
Hatcham Nip, Walkley Queenie, Viva, 
Gateacre Zulu, Glympton King Edward, and 
Billie Tee. 
The brown variety has for a long time 
been an especial favourite with the public, 
and many good ones have been bred during 
the last ten years. 
There are many different shades of 
browns, varying from a dark chocolate to a 
light beaver, but in all cases they should 
be whole-coloured. On p. 428 is a por- 
trait of Thirlsmere Dearie, the property of 
Mrs. G. M. Hicks. Bred by Mrs. Morris 
Mandy, she is a typical Pomeranian of the 
over 8 lb. weight class, and is of a deep 
reddish brown colour. Her chief value is 
as a brood: bitch; her puppies are always 
good, and now and then she produces 
something above the average, her most 
noted being Thirlsmere Bronze, which as a 
puppy won three first prizes at a Kennel 
Club show, and is now in possession of the 
Hon. and Rev. Canon Dutton. 
Any account of brown Pomeranians would 
be incomplete without mention of the in- 
comparable Ch. Tina. This beautiful little 
lady was bred by Mrs. Addis from Bays- 
water Swell ex Kitsey, and scaled a little 
under 5 lb. She won over every Pome- 
ranian that competed against her, besides 
having been many times placed over all 
other dogs of any breed in open compe- 
tition. 
The shaded sables are among the prettiest 
of all the various colours which Pomeranians 
may assume. They must be shaded through- 
out with three or more colours, as uniformly 
as possible, with no patches of self-colour. 
They are becoming very popular, and good 
specimens are much sought after at high 
prices. 
Mrs. Hall-Walker has been constant 
in her devotion to this variety for several 
years, and she possesses a very fine team 
in Champions Dainty Boy, Dainty Belle, 
Bibury Belle, and in Gateacre Sable Sue. 
Mrs. Vale Nicolas also has recently been 
most successful with shaded sables, 
Ch. Nanky Po, over 8 lb., and Cham- 
pions Sable Mite and Atom bear witness 
to this statement. Her lovely Mite is 
given on p. 429 as a typical example 
of a small Pomeranian of this colour. 
He was bred by Mr. Hirst, by Little 
Nipper ex Laurel Fluffie, and scales only 
4+ |b. 
Mention should also be made of Miss Ives’ 
Dragon Fly, Mrs. Boutcher’s Lady Wolfino, 
Miss Bland’s Marland Topaz, Mr. Walter 
Winans’ Morning Light, and Mr. Fowler’s 
May Duchess. 
The blues, or smoke-coloured Pomeranians, 
