increase the width of the foot but only its length a trifle.

"Tail. This must be carried in a tight curl over the back; it should be profusely feathered, so as to give the appearance of a beautiful 'plume' on the animal's back.

"Coat. The coat ought to be profuse, long, straight, rather silky; it should be absolutely free from wave or curl, and not lie too flat, but have a tendency to stand out, especially at the neck, so as to give a thick mane or ruff, which with profuse feathering on thighs and tail gives a very showy appearance.

'Colour. These dogs can be whole coloured in either of three colours, viz., black, red, or white, but they are preferable parti-coloured, either black and white, red and white, or lemon and white. The most ordinary and favourite colour is, however, red and white, lemon and white, black and white, in the order named. In all parti-coloured specimens the ground colour should be a pure pearly white, and the other colour be in large evenly distributed patches over the body and over the ears and cheeks. Sometimes the markings are those of a Blenheim spaniel, including the spot; but more colour on head and large saddle on back with coloured tail is equally usual, as are several other distributions of

colour, the Blenheim markings are, however, the most showy. All variations of markings are correct providing the colours remain distinct, well defined and distributed in fairly even proportions over the body.

Size. The size desirable is from 4lb. to 9lb. weight, the smaller size are preferable if of good shape."