The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1896-02-21
ROYAL Tables
Handsome and Aristooratio Cats
From Siam.
They Are the Reigning Sensation
IN Paris

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The feline tribe is having moro than
it's share Of attention just now in
Paris, and the star Of tho cat is now
in ia asceadeney. Tho dogs, AZ least
for the time being, arc not in it. All
this stir in the cat world Is caused by
the arrival Of distinctly new species,
hitherty unknown 10 catdom in Eu.
rope or America The royal Siameso
kiki, by which name the newcomer is
known, is the reigning sensation Of
tho hour. The Persian feline, which
has TIL now held undisputed suprom-
acy in tho realm of cats, is ignomini-
Ousiy retired, says the Chicago Chron-
icle.
The Prince Of Orleans, during his
last visit to Siam, was very graciously
received by the king. In exchanging
the parting courtesies, the Siamese
ruler, as a special token of the high
regard in which he held the prince,
gave him three superb specimens OF
the royal Siamese cats. A man who
had always seen to the wants Of these
aristrocratic felines was detailed to
accompany the gift to France. As
soon as they arrived in Paris the
prince gave the precious cats in charge
OF NJ. Milne Edwards, superintendent
of this department in Jardin des
Plantes. They have been installed in
very commodious quarters and are
taking kindly to their change of home.
There has been an addition to tho
family since its arrival, but the kit
tens are not for sale.
They are really extremely handsome
specimens of the cat tribe, being Of
very pure blood. Their pedigree,
which unfortunately is written in
Siamese, is a terrifcally long one. In
appearance these royal cats look some
what different from the ordinary pie
bian ones. Their bodies are a little
more elongated, not having that ten
dency to roundness go noticeable In
the ordinary house cat An awk-
ward cat is an impossibility, aud the
royal kiki is the very ideal of graceful
movement. They seem to be pOrticu-
larly strong in bone and muscle, which
gives them the appearance of a pocket
edition of curiously colored tigers.
The family of these cats is a striking
example of what good breeding will
accomplish. All of them are exactly
alike, except that the females are a
little larger than the males. They
are beautiful in color, being of a sill
very fawn in the body, and having
their masks or faces of glossy dark
chocolate shade. The tips of their
tails, the ears and feet are also this
color, which gives them a decidedly
aristocratic appearance. Their eyes
are in very striking contrast to those
of our domesticated animal, being Of
dark blue color. The pupils are iet
black, but susceptible to the most
violent changes according to the hui
NOR of the animal. Sometimes the
pupil looks like a superb amethyst,
and then, again, it takes the hue of a
fiery carbuncle.
They seem to be of much more
gentle and sociable disposition than il
generally found among the cat tribe,
They rarely ever use their claws OF
teeth against anybody unless greatly
irritated or frightened. They are
thorough aristocrats in the fulles
sense of the word. No matter how
much the Persian and other species O.
their kind endeayor so obtain socia
recognition from the royal siamese
they always receive most unmistak-
snub instead. If well-dresseC
visitor, be it gentleman or lady, Gomez
up to their cage, they are always gra
ciously received by these CAT snobs
but should person approach who's
attire is not up to their standard they
make furious efforts to scratch such
presumptuous individual.
The cats have not as yet becom,
thoroughly acclimated and are very
susceptible to colds. That they ar,
expensive pets there can be no doubt
as from 5000 to 81, 900 has beer
altered and refused for some of th,