The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-03-12
TUE MARQUIS or HADDocx.
He Associates with Royalty Chiefly and Is n
Musical Expert.


In this day Of feline glory. a cat may not
only look at a King. but may associate. on
terms Of intimacy. with all the crowned heads
OF Europe. There are a great many titled cats
who are entertained in English and Contl-
nentnl palaces; but the MARQUIS Of Haddock
probably knows, tamillarly, more Kings and
Queens and regal small fry than any other cat
Of this generation.
John Oliver Hobbies christened him the Mar
quis OF Haddock because freshly boiled had
dock is his favorite article of diet. Before he-
ing ennobled he suffered under tho .plehelan
and sentimental name of'White Heather tGiven
him probably because he was black and not
Scotchl. but at tho royal court Of Berlin no Is
known as othello. Emperor William having
dubbed him that on account OF his Moorish
complexion. Tit Marquis belongs 10 Miss
Janotha. the court pianist to the German En-
peror. and is q splendid black cat. will man
ners that could give points TO the royalty with
which he associates. He 10 an aristocrat to
his paw tips. Only the softest OF sllk-oovered
town cushions will do for him. yiolet-scented
soap IL the only kind he will tolerate in his
bath. With the exception OF paddock. roast
pheasant. mallard duck and partridge are
the only dishes for which he shows a fondness;
and unless they are cooked and served in the
most fastidious fashion he refuses to touch
them. Queen Victoria doesn't like cats. but
when the MARQUIS and Miss Janotha visit at
Balmoral or Osborne q roast pheasant lie al.
ways prepared for his -lordship's dinner, aud
served TO him. In state. by a solemn and i'm
As a musical critic the MARQUIS Is severe.
and on that one subject only do he and Miss
Jauotha over disagree. He enjoys her playing
even approves OF It thoroughly in his lofty way.
but he considers that her repertoire Is not all
that might be desired. His taete H. severely
~classic;, Mozart and Beethoyen. even Bach. are
his delight, but. modern SLAVIC music he de-
tests. In Miss Janotha's own home the Mar
9uis usually mounts upon. the piano, and sits
there while she plays. II pleased he purrs
Of his Fix appears upon the scene the critic
stalks to the music rack and knocks the mu-
sio from 1t with his paw, II the pianist is
playing from memory and can't be stopped, the
He is as positive about persons as about mu-
sic. His interiors he treats with naughty con-
descension. his equals-the. Emperor Will
liam. Francis Joseph. Victoria and others-he
In genius only does. he recognize a claim to
enthusiastic admiration. and his few intimate
friends are writer's and musical COMPOSERS.
Among the elect Mrs. Craigie John. Oliver
Hobbes) is prime ~favorite. and for her the Mar
Qqis un bends and shows his genial side.
doesn't enjoy travelling. and. as for America,
his opinion OF that Questionable country 10
beyond expression. II. like the other Euro
peans who come forth to see us. the Marquis
would wither under his scathipg criticism. He
loathes everything about us. but. most OF all.
he diSlikes the democratic attitude toward no.
billy. Whether American assumee patron
head or bowed down before his title and toadied
to him. they were all the same to the Mar
auis. He belongs to the old regime, and
America is too hopelessly new for his taste.