Concerning Varieties of Cats 



or grounds, it waves like a great plume, and is 

 exceedingly handsome. The suppleness of the An- 

 gora's tail is also a mark of fine breeding. A high- 

 bred Angora will allow its tail to be doubled or 

 twisted without apparent notice of the performance. 



The Angora does not reach its prime until about 

 two years. Before that time its head and body are 

 not sufficiently developed to give the full beauty and 

 grace of the animal. As a rule, the Angora is of 

 good disposition, although the females are apt to be 

 exceedingly nervous. They are sociable and docile, 

 although fond of roaming about, especially if allowed 

 to run loose. As a rule, they do not possess the keen 

 intelligence of the ordinary short-haired family cat, 

 but their great beauty and their cleanly and affec- 

 tionate habits make them favorites with fashionable 

 people. The proper breeding of the Angora cat is a 

 regular science. Of the colors of the Angoras, the 

 blue or maltese is a favorite, and rather common, 

 especially when mixed with white. 



The white Angora is extraordinarily beautiful, and 

 brings a high price when it has blue eyes and all its 

 points are equally good. The orange, or yellow, and 

 the black with amber eyes are also prize winners. 

 There are the tigers also, the brown tabby, and the 

 orange and white. Mixed colors are more common 

 than solid ones; the tortoise-shell cat of three 

 colors and well mottled being considered particu- 

 larly desirable. 



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