, 1872-12-10

stage OF existence. Complete harmony felgns
bs harry fam ahd %a N
composed Of dog, cat, jackdaw, and q BAN
tam hen. THEN in Class %, among
she-c.ts Of abnormal qualities, sits f'Black;
j." d Indy Of mixed descent, Java w., end md
hanging on peg IN her pen, and Helps herself
to its contents By dipping her dainty little paw
in the milk and then licking it. Here is q unique
specimen of q long-haired red tabby she-cat,
is uncomfortably like the q stawny" heroines Of
several modern novels. Here is Lady Dorothy
Neyile's "AIrs. Poodles,'' pure siameae Of
royal extraction, the daughter OF the famous
race Of which the King Of Siam never permits
male to leave the sacred precincts OF bis palace.
She is an e1quisitcly beautiful creature, "ath
wonderful limbs and head and ears, with an
understandable gracefulness, as of fairy queen
among cats, and fur like the richest sealgkln
when the first faint tinge OF the lurking yel1o"
suggests itself amid tho brown inaoisps, a. noh- %
served Of ali obserTars tAlrs. Poodles" Lies
upon her supplementary cushion, in the warmth
Of the crimson and gold, With o. one sort Drown
leg and languid paw curved, mali open 1ounu oel.
her breast, Like the hand Of a fine LADY rom from
which fan has just dropped And .she must
lend those beauties to the grave and glVo the
world no copy (she has q kitten on tho other
side, but It is OF mixed race), unless some ne
traveller as enterprisipg as II. do BeauyoiI viii
beg or steal O royal consort for her from King
Sfonck11t. Here is a pretty little tortolse-she1l-
nd-white sho-cat, very Intelligent and active,
With short fore-paws, like q kangaroo, SO that it
cannot climb; but it bounds ,3 sna hops through
happy. To a black and white she-cat,
whose name is Dinah Stumps, O story
attaches which does great credit
to the human actors in it. It is too
ograpby Of . Cat," printed and hung beneath
tile pen which contained Dinah Stumps, vas
eagerly read by thousands at the Cat Show, and
we hope it will be widely circulated by ell who
desire to teach the love and the care Of these
dear dumb creatures to men, women, and chill
dren, who are often cruel mainly because they
know no better, and have no notion Of tho con-
ISOLATION md joy which may be impaired by the
love and gratltude of saved and succored AMI
NAL.
Tie institution Of the Crystal Palace Cat
Shows has led to the importation Of foreign,
especially Eastern, cats in considerable num-
bors. Several very beautiful specimens we're
exhibited among the 1ong-hnired classes-tWo
Servo, vas not animated by that fne feeling
which inspired other owners. His cats. had no
necklaces, not as much as q scrap of ribbon F.;
their labels were merely tied On with common
tSine. Now that is cruel! One might as weA
send . chi: child to a. sat shildren's party ynaF II
oas Ca eas ocsupied ei the Ss0 last au PEN. He i
most beautiful creature, striped yellow and
black, like tiger; but his fur is fine, his limbs
delicate, aud his eyes not blinking or crafty,
strange, liquid, blue tinge in them. He comes
from South America, and he looks as if lie want
| ed to so home very much indeed
No section Of the Cat Show afforded more
pleasure to the visitors or moro fulfilled the de-
signs of tho projectors than that
which comprises the competitors for the
| prizes offered for cats belonging. to work
| ingmen. Tho only class in Which
| white she-cat." The others we're well repre-
| scented, and among the competitors we're fou1
| splendid Angoras, who presented IN appearance
| Of bien etre not surpassed BY that Of 'fA1rs
| Poodles'' herself. The English tabby- -and-white
tellisent mustered strong and in fine condition,
Among the very handsome cats belonging to
| Glass % was one splendid creature sent by s'Ihe
Staff Of Penge Station, l.. G. 4 D. Railway"