536 THE NEW 
coated Chihuahua dog with the less interest- 
ing lap-dog of Mexico, whose longer, silkier 
hair and butterfly ears would indeed justify 
the belief that it is the ancestor of the 
Papillon. The portrait of Chadro, lent by 
diban. Geeta 
PAPILLON DOG CARLO. 
PROPERTY OF MADAME MOETWIL, BRUSSELS. 
Mr. H. C. Brooke, is of a typical specimen 
which was imported from Mexico by Mr. 
R. Rentoul Symon. The colour is not 
always white. Chadro has pale fawn 
points; Lady Fairbairn’s Feo was a tiny 
white dog, with black patches on the head ; 
the Hon. Mrs. Bourke’s dog was a delicate 
fawn, and others have been of a delicate 
blue with tan points. Madame Adelina 
Patti’s Bonito, presented to her by the 
President of Mexico enclosed in a bouquet, 
was black and tan. Her Rigi was a fawn. 
The Papillon—A very engaging little 
dog is the Papillon, or Squirrel Spaniel. 
It is generally regarded as a Belgian dog, 
possibly because in that country it is kept 
in greater numbers than anywhere else. 
It can hardly be said to be a native of 
Belgium. The fact that it is called an 
Epagneul would seem to point to Spanish 
origin. It is not a Spaniel properly speak- 
ing, any more than the Pekinese is a true 
Spaniel. One might venture almost to 
premise that it is a descendant of the tiny 
silky haired lap-dog which the Spaniards 
brought over from Mexico in the sixteenth 
century, and may have imported into the 
BOOK OF THE DOG. 
Netherlands. It is certainly not a new dog. 
Lap-dogs of similar type and size may often 
be seen in early portraits in the Spanish 
galleries, as also in the paintings by Watteau, 
Fragonard, and Boucher. Madame de Pom- 
padour possessed one named Inez, and 
Marie Antoinette was especially fond of 
this diminutive breed. 
The name Papillon is obviously given to 
the dog in reference to its ears, which stand 
out large and erect like the wings of a 
butterfly, heavily feathered. But there is 
another variety with drop ears. The name 
Squirrel applies to the tail, which is long, 
bushy, and carried over the back like that 
of a squirrel. They are very lively and 
sensible little dogs with an abundant coat 
of long and silky hair. They may be self- 
coloured red mahogany, ruby, reddish chest- 
nut, dark yellow, or white with these patches. 
The head is small, the skull slightly domed, 
the muzzle rather snipy. About the face 
and on the front of the legs the coat is 
short. The dark eyes are round and set 
PAPILLON BITCH MIGNONNE. 
OWNED BY MADAME DELVILLE, BRUSSELS. 
somewhat low, with an alertly intelligent 
expression. The back is straight and not 
long, and the body is not so cobby as that 
of the Blenheim Spaniel or the Toy Pomer- 
anian. The legs are short, straight, and 
rather fine. The average height of the Pa- 
pillon is nine inches, and the weight from 
five to eight pounds. Many do not weigh 
