The New York herald., 1877-12-07
RAREE SHOWS.
A Great Cat Show and the Prizes
To Be Awarded.
pinPERED PETS OF OLD MISS GREEN.
Boston and It's Handsome
Woman Exhibition.
BROOKLYN TO AIR ITS BABES.

.say, yosnny, what are you doing with that catr'
TAis question was put by hkRALD reporter 70
sssssssa ntsls street Arab. who was dragging oy
rs~s of t~spe n very thin and dirty looking specimen
ef th. feline race down Frankfort street. followed by
scors al bool0lacks aud newsboya The answer oi
shs soy ws. ready. u not perfectly respeciful:-
avy youpx fsller 'spects yer jist In from the
.e..,rv 20 doat mind ieilin' you Pm tak'n' HIM
bom~ 40 the old woman 10 nx him up for der show"
rne r~ror,er had strong Suspicion tnat no was
essas sxhansd yet notwiinsianding tho 'Hil Hrsl"
NJ ths Arabs he followed the noisy crew. which
ssssss sesss,ons every corner, down through tho
Nee no-ery INTO OAK street. until the captor and =
half aosea ol his companions disappeared IN forbid
a..s ,oklns cellar ia tAe latter street. Following the
tar,v she wrer himself some twenty feet under
rrouna aud the presence OF stout lrisn person OF
the Isminine genasr, VINO was probably the "old
xomanp referred ia Johnny had taken has prizo
into Inc Clmmerlan darkness beyond and tue ears oil
lne reporter sAsted BY caterwaung. a. A. IRON
company Of ieaass making the night h'deous on lat
ana .srts ROOT spite OF the shyng oi bottles and
shower Of cast-oa boos. Alter modifying the woman
by very nmpls but enec,ve process Ia such cases
made aud PROVIDED. the reporter SHOWN into the
coal hol. 10 the rear and there yh the aid OF very
eirsy and smoky OIL lamp. ne able to the cats
that tnc old woman vas '.nxIn' mp for der show"
Johnny ssid were only niue but as they dashed
around IN gloom aud rent the arr with their PAIN
fui ..ms-o~s' the reporter thought ninety and nine
we're gyratns there .
sfe see. sr said ibc underground hostess, ',hers
10 70 be a cat show IN the Bo~ery, and my Johnuy's
thryins Tor lhe proze shure. You iond out all
asoat "a al the MsssyumL sthaiin' casY Not a
ssholsn esi IL sne place. I'm a nagur" Black cats
ana yellox white aud m0ase-colored, fal and lean,
we're down 10 that coal hole beng nxed up. iadeed,
tor . show
Ar rus MUSEUM.
The reporter had enough during his visit TO
warrant hlm In making call Al certain "museum''
On tho Bo~sry. where ne discovered that the enter
prslns propristors had actually made preparations Tor
. cat she~, and that lhs had spread ike wldare
among Toe boys oa ihs east s,as. one OF men In
anlA,slty ssld :-"Yes Ne have a show o. cats
tnst has eqaaed IN this country. Ala tho
I-ne, ones We lave .I-n.ol ~ Del,.s ~ ~
Iuon gutter cat 70 the Maltese. tortoise she or An
kor., .s.. se sss'' have "a sas'va..n. n 10 yoa a
stoss aud baoy sbossf 10. sr! We intend
10 award a large amount OF money, slooo. as
primes. aud after oar show we viii tufn ihe wh.le
Affair 10 The circus peopo, who can exbibt thcm
In connection wah .he coiored babies ihat'n De a
strons attraction. Won't ~ fou oe,i waat are the
qualities We require "a caaf Wait moment and
III snos you lns a4at 81 tbem First prlzr. cat ~lth
is; third. Mates: or chrrsrease cat according TO
beauty focrtn the most or asb-box cat nth,
balloon or sro, Cal hl. IKE Oily - Se 40 srasd 10
ooyD; seventh, Tue hnest tomcaii elgbtn. Tue
latest snse,msa =, pussy eat. n'a'h. eai
can De entered Tor ,hs prze a1lcss bna ~ one eye,
~ least one leg oreken having TIE mango and nnm-
Der OF scsrsD; siescsth dcsormed cats and those
which stuarnls have i0r their sperimsnis. ac-
companied BY sworn sta.ement o their practice 9a
awarded amer contests wth buii pup dogs IA trainings
thrtcenth. best mosser.R
'on December IL. AZ viii be day aavertised and
the entries can De made Que week earlier y
.'have you many apple ailoBs 10 sno~f"
"over sIx hunarea already" sad ,he man pointed
triumphaniyto 10 q pile Of letters on nie I'VE shall
species. IRON Boston the common cat Of the old far
tan stock but from rOrtlana we draw our main sup
ply. They grow uncommeniy iai In New knsland
OIL FROM New York cry and State
however, We have a perfect eataoIysm You have
Confessed IN lac had honor ol that iady's
suantance "woii." continued ths Snowman. II
inoagnt everybody knew her. sho cat Iancier.
quite rich, and lives West Thirty-ourth street she
has promised The u her collection from
Australia and The south Paeihc Islands. cat show
with these rather vsguc and exultapt remarks. tbe
reporter eit hs nioan aud the museum 10 md his
Day TO West lhirty0urth street. "a oroer 10 500 tLe
lady mentioned a. fanc'cr OF tns feiss acmssticd
OLD AJss 0RsKxs PAIs
Tue old iady MAS lvsno al nome IN her pialn out
comfortable house and tue writer readily ADMITTED
when he maze known his errand IN cats
Hiss Green - about nty cars OF age, and she has
over thirty cats hos boase, general
and bcneyoiept surveillance those tie .ntre
well behaved, sleek animals, aud many ol them
rare some OF The varieties the writer had
In this country. the Ptsantor ~ was explained by
the hostess, native Of Australia. and
had curious n.eahahism by which his claws
were reiractcd tb.y beiDg supported The last boue
of the leg, whien consists oi Two portions unaea
each other NJ ncary rlgbt angie a. rcst tbc claws
are kept rctracsed by stp OF tue sxtensor muscle
a state OF act0n the strong teIooH tht nrAor
protrudes Inc claw win proa,eious power Az the
cats AZ Miss Green's had ribbons around thsir DecNs
many OF tncm liltlo sliyer bells. They
piano, under the sofas, IA the chairs
carpet, everywhere NO living animals 0ut cats. Tue
lady saId she Intended TO exhbt her pots the sh0W
her ADgoras, brDaics, spotted tails tgers. nnatacd
ba0oons, rabbts &c there VAS a aou0io. headed CT
that would 10 oi yrlze