| Show I WAS GIFT TO QUEEN VICTORIA I II I First Pekingese Dog Brought to E Ew- Ew I rope a Present From the Empress Em Em- Empress press of China P Pekingese se e dogs have been known to the western world little more morp than half hatt a century During the looting of ot the Imperial palace at Peking an nn English Eng Eng- lish sol soldier ler picked up a dog belongIng belong belong- belonging ing to the empress s. s Her IIer attendants attacked th the Tommy en cn mn masse s He He- suggested that the dog be sent as a gift from the empress to Queen Vic Via toria torla The plan pIon was agreed to and the dog was sent to Buckingham palace where he was known Imo as ns Other I dogs doss took exception to his appearance appearance appear appear- ance and made him wish he were back In China When the prince and princess of ot Wales nl s returned from a trip to the continent the princess persuaded persuaded persuaded per per- the queen to let her r take him to her home at Sandringham The The- princess thought loneliness should be ended since he couldn't make friends with any English dog so she sent to China for tor a mate athis of at- his own kind I The fad start started d by the princess was taken up by hy London society and the breeding of ot Pekingese dogs became became became be be- came so popular that London dog shows have sometimes been devoted exclusively to the new type |
