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If it has bare seat-pads, or if when eating it fills its mouth till its cheeks swell out like little bags, we may be sure it comes from some part of Africa or Asia; while if it can curl up the end of its tail so as to take hold of anything, it is certainly American. The whole monkey-tribe is especially tropical, only a few kinds being found in the warmer parts of the temperate zone.
At night the whole is illuminated with invisible electric bulbs. The gleaming effect is quite marvellous. The seat-pads on chairs, are made of hides, gilded all over, and on the gilt the owner has painted large baskets holding fruit and flowers done in gay colours. The long Jacobean bench has a golden cushion with baskets painted on it in gay colours.
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