The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-12-17
Fine Gat and B
Poultry sho w
lsFEllnEs AND CHICKENS HAVE.
RIGHT OF WAY IN NEW
YORK TO-DAY.

n Nsw YORK, Dec. 17.-Cats, scores
OF cats-not the kind that make night
fideous on the back fences, but thor.
oughbreds from the homes OF New
q York's "400'--are to be seen at the
Atlantic Cat clubs show in Madison
Square Garlen this week. The feline
exhibition IS a feature OF the nine
teenth annual show OF the New York
Toultry. Pigeon and Pet Stock associa.
tlon, which opened to-day. While fash
; iionable society takes cursory inter.
est In the fowls, the birds and the pet
stock that form an Important part OF
the exhibits. It fairly dotes on the
cats. and the entries OF feline aristo.
Gratis this year have broken all rec.
-ords In number and quality.
The blue.eyed white Persian kitten
( fsithe feline favortte Just now, and So
sciety has gone quite daffy over these
4 snowy pushes, with their big round
!; china blue eyes and their fluffy neck
ruffles. Cats Valued at thousands ani
thousands Of dollars have been enter
ed at the show. Two thousand dol.
lars Is not considered an exorbltant
( price for a fine Persian puss, and many
matrons and misses OF the 1900 value
their pets at sums even much beyond
that.
fhe high prices commanded by fine
Fats has resulted In the establishment
/of many Galleries" in various parts
/ OF the country, where the best animals
are cred for the market The farriers,
foo; Inrel taking account OF the increas.
! ina popularity of the feline. for. II
+ white perslans are to succeeded the
thy Poms. poodles and elbows so late
3ilyi3jhS fashion, they will want white fox
4 or ermine to match them instead Of
lStMrs harmonlzIng with the conts Of
1ie6little dogs. The Persian and An.
lgera cats are very tender In their XII.
gtephood. and REQUIRE watchful care,
but the fufftrown cats are most de-
ltshtful pets. IL fined, sensitive and In.
telligent. The mine lives" of the
short.haired English cat are not
theirs. however, so that the long.
hatred feline aristocrats will likely al.
ways be confined to the Shomes Of the
NealthY an,I well.to,,Io
s. Miss Laura Gould Hopkins. secre.
4 tary of the Atlantic Cat club, devotas
4 her entire time to the raising OF white
fPersians. Prominent among her en-.
tries Is White Aigrette, which Is
thought to stand a good chance to car.
y ryl off the blue ribbon of the show. It
was a prize winner at Madison Square
Garden last winter and has since grown
even more beautiful. With great sky-
blue eyes and the bearing OF a queen.
receiving himage from her merely hu.
man subjects. Aisrette Tolls about her
pen with incident grace, apparently
well aware OF the attention she at
tracts and glorying in 1t.
81 No scion OF arlstocratic lineage Is
better cared for than the beautiful
prize winners In catdom. These fine
nussies are attended by their maids,
3Shave their own solid silver toilet ar
ttcles aud are carried to and from the
show in carefully lined and absolute
3G1y draftproof hampers. Jack Horner,
the entry Of Mrs. s. A. Cunningham.
has his own little table and chair at
which he eats his morning dish OF
porridge. Mr.. Horner spent the sum-
mer at Lake Placid. where he dined
In great state and held evening recep.
tions for HIS human friends. He re-.
turned to the city in special Pullman
drawing room car. SO that the pres
-ence OF other passengers might not
annoy his august majesty. Many 9th.
er kings of cattiom. who are better
cared for and receive more attention
than the average human being, are to
be seen at the show.