The curse of the catseye was completed.
[ MICE WORTH THEIR WEIGHT IN GOLD.]
SOME EXTRAVAGANT PETS.
By Gavin Macdonald.
Most of us kept mice in the days of our childhood. They were always white with pink eyes, and our elders objected to them tooth and nail.
Without warning, the mouse fancy has sprung into general popularity, and the craze for rearing and showing the tiny creatures has assumed the proportions of an important and fashionable hobby.
There is a National Mouse Club, a National Mouse Show, and a hundred others of less importance. Nor is there lack of prizes. The Mouse Challenge Bowl is a trophy worthy of consideration by a Derby winner; and there are pots and medals and specials galore for competition by enthusiastic members of the fancy.
