The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-03
ROYAL CAT WEARS
ROBE AND GROWN
New. York Boasts Animal Arts
, tocrat Which Came From
Windsor Castle.

New York, March New York has
royal cat. lie wears an crmiue robe
and a two story" crown on state ve-
casions, and sometimes sits in box
at the theatre With his owner Mrs y.
Arthur Alfred Brooks prominent so.
cicty woman ANA aunras list. However,
king Edward vllI.--thu,'s the cat
likes 10 steal through dn open window,
run Up the tire escape and sit on the
urpcrnost pinnacle, while his owner
breathlcSSly Scramblcs after him. az
play hide and seek IN lie corridors OF
Tho llptcl 81. James. while Mrs. Brooks
fianticnlly searches every nook and
corner for Ills Feline Majesty, and
finally brings him back to his bed on
top Of the piano.
Society WAS recently treated TO AN
innovation when Air. brooks took His
lseNal llighncss to the theatre and sat
with the shaggy Persian in her arms
during most of the performance. Mrs.
lirooks formerly az st. Louis, is so.
ctally prominent here, being president
OF tho Gotham Club and member ana
officer III many others.
Nov. just wait a minute AMI TN
dress Edward in his ernlinc robe and
crown, said Mrs brooks to-day ash
she pulled At the resisting royalty,
whose claws caught in the piano cover
just like ordinary alley cats claws do
Come down, dear. lie a nice kitty:
There's j piece OF cake which he didn't
cat. You know. huvo been having my
apartments cleaned to-day and Edward
hasn't had his usual nap. Then the
presence of strangers around has also
gotten him nervous. Isn't lie dcar?'
Ills Majcsty's tail came around in
reach IT The reporter, uu: lie dared not
al r1,sb
friends with tho newspaper man.
Vow Ill set his crown and robe
said Mrs Brooks. as She produced :,
key which Let her into The inncrmost
;occSses OF treasure box. Come, Ed
ward and with true military disci-
rliuo which only ROYAL blood might
possess, Edward lcapcd to tho top of
:: spacious leather chair and calmly al
lowed himself to be dressed In court
attire.
How Edward does love his crown
ana robe" said Mrs Brooks. rs she
tucked his cars into tho upper story OF
gold crown which sparkled with F.,
stones and then lifted wires attached
10 tho crown into a gold collar around
his neck.
Il ordered the crown trcm jcwclcri
here. and when it was about finished.
The icwclcr tclcphoncd mo to bring, Ed |
Ward down To try ii on. 1 informed tho /.
jcwclcr that since the cat was royal |
cat, it would be necessary for him to
como to my apartments he did
When Edward wears that crown, he |
sits up as dgnfcd as any person.
There used To be little diamonds In the
collar but he didn't like them, so ho
scratched them out.
Yes, Edward is ro$al cat. About
-FOUR years ago. l spent "a day at Wind
soy Castle. With a number Of other
-
porchcd on top OF n horse which was
:aliopnS around the grounds of tho
Royal stables. said I'm scnl, to havcI
That kitten before leave
Il got II. ana didn't steal 1t either
NcSt morning ono OF the is ing's hostlcrs
1rpdired at tho hotel, and handed INC n 1
severed basket. ! opened It. There was
tile cat.
"And sense. why, Edward has as
much sense as a human being. l2vcryi
tim" ans one knocks, he runs TO the
door and crcets them. The other night
ne stolu out OF the room. Presently
VIC heard Il thud AT tho door. Going
rEorc. VIC found Edward hanging by
beth fore feet from the brass knocker
ard kicking and scratching with his
hind feet against the door. Now,
wasn't that clever?
81 thinls person should have either
& cat or animal rs II pet, especially
where there arc children in tho house.
When children sec any enc being kind
20 = dumb animal. they will likewise
10 kind And then, too, cats and doga
Havc moro affection thnn some people
] know"
Some time ago Mrs. Brooks pinned
aunragettc ba6scs OH Cclone! Theodore
Roosevelt and Governor Woodrow Will
Hon.
Crsftop-Cnry.
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