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INT. CHAMPION IDMISTON CHAMPAGNEing to llme. Desbrieref de Laveieye.His broad hearl, lovely large greeileyes made him an attractive exhibit.Best Blue British type Shorthair rvasN[r, Marolle's {ema]e Velvet Douce deTrevise, a lady with a lovely shadein coat and an excellent head.Mme, Lasnier's Chocolate PointedSiamese, bred by hersel{, ri'cre an interestingexhibit-Viedam de laSabliere, the male, and Vimy de laSabliere, the femaie. I made thefemale Best Siamese. She rvas svelteand had a long whip tail, a gooclhead, short fine coat, and her colouringwas loveiy. Both these cats hadthe warm shade oI crearn body colourwhich harmonises so well rvithchocolate points. No need to speculatewhether or not these cats werepale Seals or Chocolate PointedSiamese-their points u'ere definitel)'" milk chocolate." ! 'The u'inning Seal Pointed malervas Mme. Bussy's Weep,. r'ho wasconsiderably larger than the averagesize of u'inning Siamese males inEngland. His tail had a slight kink,a fault I found in nearly everySiamese exhibit.Mme. Bridgett and Mme. Gibbonexhibited Int. Champion Idmiston2BChampagne (not for competition)"He is an even better male than whenhe le{t England a {u11. Champion. IIervas naturally short oI coat, but itrvas 6, Iovely pale shade and his head,type and eyes are exceptional.The Show was splendidly organisedby Mme. Destrem, the SecretaireGeneral, and Mme. Ravel v'as obviduslytaking a keen interest ineverything and her help and advicelere Irequently sought. l'he floraldecorations were lovely and some oIthe exhibitors had outlined theirshow pens with white lilac, carnationsand other flowers, as Is customaryat Continental exhibitions.15th May. Sunday, and the secondday of the Shorv. Photographersand Path6 Gazette men were busytaking pictures. Everyone iookingtheir best. Mme. Bridgett and myselfgave NIme. Sandoz, of Zurich, anexamination whjch she passed successfully.She is now eligible tojudge. Mme. Sandoz was given aclass of Blues to judge under exactlythe same conditions as w'e had had,viz., all the cats were brought tothe plat{orm and penned by stervards-We remained in lhe background