The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-12-27
CAT SHOW.
Reasons Why Jersey City
Would Find One
Profitable.
LOST CATS INTERESTING
The portsmouth's Mascot The
News" Cats--social
Notes.

Jersey City people are remarkable Tor
sitting down and doing nothing while
New Workers go ahead and do every
thing. And what is worst of all Is
that Jersey City people dom care II they
are beaten in everything. but ea.an.y
allow things to go in the old rut, and
even assist the New Workers 70 carry
out their plans. Last year New YORK
had a horse show. a portrait show. a
dog show and a cat show. Jersey City
had nothing. Perhaps she is ~excusaple
for the horse show. for bicycles are nast
superseding the horses OF the Boulevard,
and the car horses can no longer be
called into reQuisition. The excuses for
a portrait show while not SO many are
still sufficient. There are. it is true,
several people in this benigalted city who
have been brave enough to have then
portraits painted. but they are not legion
and the paintings would hardly line the
walls of the Woman's Club House. But
for the dog and cat shows there IS no
excuse. Jersey City is overrun with dogs
and cats. The backyard fences are lined
with cats. and there is hardly a street
whioh does not possess some two or three
dogs in different stages of mud and dirt.
The News last year gave many good
reasons in favor of a dog show. and there
are just as many which apply to cats.
Apart from the educational phases OF
a cat show there are social sides which
would make it a DOR to Jersey Cgty.
There is a certain amount OF taking
up to do. then comes the cat chasing OF
finding. the artistic ARRANGEMENT OF
each cat follows. and the days when
the show Is opened and society is allowed
to flock to view the cats. All this w2usa
nan11nxy Snnla of that Cl1nqrt1ll0nS JlmG
which hangs SO heavily on the hands OF
Jersey City girls. A eat show Wouid
vary the itedium of subscription n
and euchre clubs
AS for the cats. they could easily be
found. 1t would not be necessary IN me
first frs SAT cat s nsss t Per have A f Wosa5d b baa BET
ter to classify them according to the.I
characteristies instead of their intrinsic
in nsaTi in determining the various
time for the Judges to determine the
each cat. but when accomplished the
statistics would be interesting. Then
prizes might be offered for the mHd.
diest cats, the largest cats. the oldest
cats and the youngest cats.
There are several improvements on the
New York Cat Show which might be
separately in a large bird cage and
looked extremely i'll at ease. Cats aren't
used to being Gagged. and an exhibition OF
the poor little things could do was to
sleep. and this they did with a ven
geance. seep, sleep. sleep. morning,
had expected to see numerous cats max
ing each others acquaintance and play
ing together like q happy family; were
markab.y tame. The lost cats were more
interesting because they were not 81
sleek and sleepy. Some ragged about
locked Ready to bite any finger. which
might unconsciousiy come within range
of the hungry Jaws. Would it not be
cats according to their everyday posi-
lions in life? A room might be arranged
with parlor furniture and silken cushions
for the pet cats. Each cat should have
its own p a%rticular cushion, and be allowed
sto enjoy himself and make himself per,
feetly. At home; This cat parlor d nigh ght
cats could be seen but would be safe.
A. most novel arrangement of the
s pack-y fences cats IS g sff1elen ns Kinda f. save pie sssi
room, and the cats allowed to choose
ii aeRs n fying about 5sfe'a as # just ae~ throw row
from some window wolsd make tbs
scene much more E rea pao,+, wo,,,5
probably allow their mascot "LiiEle
Billee,' to be placed upon exhibition. Il
w nRllles SOME weF of Ple II pict I crew Do e.
| guard. it is certain that he would prove
a great attraction. The tortoise-shel
beauty owned by the News" would IN,
| one Were offered for the cat consuming
| the greatest amount of food. The cal
| which accompanied Company A on its
mentals. would undoubtedly create q
| sensation.
But it is on the street cats. the home
less warrants. that the success of a ca
| show depends. The wilder looking the
| cat. the more the admirers. If the com
| mittee give the cats appropriate names
such as calling a very wild and bushy
cat ssPaderewski," the department Of
| ,ast cats cannnt fail to make a hit.