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Show Modern Quarters for Cats Chicago Woman Builds Ssvsn Room House for Feline Pets snd Provides Pro-vides Many Lusurlss. Chicago Chicago may claim the distinction of having prol.ulily the niont remarkable cat fancier In tbo world. Mrs W. ''.nines Cotburn. wife of the head ol thn banking llnu ol W. K. Colbiirn & Co, bus built a model ri ven room bouse fur her feline pels and provided her 3f. prize cats with all Iho luxuries of urban llfo. A liking for rata tornado her giving up one ol ber pots, but Impels her to lroiiiently add to their number. (Inula-I (Inula-I ally Um house grew to be overrun I with them and tlio tlmo rnme for her to say go oil l.y to a:une of her friends. This she refused to do, nnd but one al , termitlve remained A seven room house was built adjoining her home nt 7 joti lloiid avenue. The feline domicile was built wlib the same rnre and expense ex-pense as though the owner boraelf were to live In It. Thn eiiilrn front of the home Is a Inrge library, lilted with upholstered com lies, silk draperies, lace curtains and heavy rugs. Htoam hont and gns, as well us a modern bathroom, were Included for kilty's comfort. Tho ;if members of Iho cat Inmlly share six bedrooms, each fitted with little brims cols, mirrors anil cosily hangings. F.nch pet has Its own bed, with silk spreads and downy bluu-kots. bluu-kots. Head ot ibe household Is Uird liar Isturd, a Isrge white 1 1, Ono Angora, "who rules with nn Iron hand," settling all disputes and brooking no Insiihor-dluutlon Insiihor-dluutlon Ills mute. Connie Lock. Is Iho pride nf bis lite, and might well make his rivals Jen Ions. Hhu Is a pure whliu I'crsluD with large brown eyes. Tho only r'llliunt member of Hie colony col-ony has precipitated so many rows lo ttie home (hut he now lives In the Inmlly homo wlib Mrs. Cnlburn This Is Ken Keo Vila, a short haired Siamese Sia-mese w-ltn pretty. Innocent blue eyes, but possessed of a violent temper. He left the marks of his disposition on tunny a prize animal beforu separated from his kin Mrs. Colbiirn has always derived much pleasure from spending her time lending Hie pels until her health failed J recently A woman has now relieved her of the cares of the cut fum!ly und spends most of ber tlmo In the little cut home. I |
