CHAPTER XIII 



CONCERNING VARIETIES OF CATS 



FEW people realize how many kinds of cats there 

 are. The fashionable world begins to discuss 

 cats technically and understand their various points 

 of excellence. The "lord mayor's chain," the 

 " Dutch rabbit markings," and similar features are 

 understood by more cat fanciers than a few years 

 ago ; but, until within that time, it is doubtful if 

 the number of people who knew the difference be- 

 tween the Angora and the Persian in this country 

 amounted to a hundred. It is but a few years since 

 the craze for the Angora cat started. These cats 

 have been fashionable pets in England for some 

 years back, and now America begins to understand 

 their value and the principles of breeding them. To- 

 day, there are as handsome, well-bred animals in the 

 United States as can be found abroad. The demand 

 for high-bred animals with a pedigree is greatly 

 increasing, and society people are beginning to un- 

 derstand the fine points of the thoroughbred. 



The Angora cat, as its name indicates, comes from 

 Angora in Western Asia, the province that is cele- 

 brated for its goats with long hair of fine quality. 



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