| "Cats are possessed of a shy, retiring nature, | | | | told. Loyalty is something they only bestow, not |
| cajoling, haughty, and capricious, difficult to | | | | give out of a sense of obligation. At the same |
| fathom. They reveal themselves only to certain | | | | time they are affectionate to those whom they |
| favored individuals, and are repelled by the | | | | have chosen, work with reasons they may not |
| faintest suggestion of insult or even by the most | | | | disclose to anyone, and perform incredible tasks |
| trifling deception." - Pierre Loti | | | | with absolute secrecy. Sending a person -- |
| Ah, where to start? Cats are among the most | | | | especially a woman -- cat jewelry as a gift would |
| celebrated creatures of literature. They're | | | | serve as a tribute to these special traits. Wearing |
| domesticated and at the same time wild, loved | | | | cat jewelry would aid in fostering an image of |
| and at the same time hated. They stand for | | | | mystery and an instinct for the refined. |
| stealth and mystery, the power of silence and | | | | The endearing nature of cats has been |
| secrets. And cat jewelry is a testament to that | | | | immortalized not only in classical literature ("The |
| power. | | | | Black Cat" by Edgar Allan Poe, and "Cat on a Hot |
| Even before Halle Berry popularized the | | | | Tin Roof" by Tennessee Williams, to name two of |
| Catwoman, and before the sleek, sassy villainess | | | | many) but also in modern literature, like TV |
| ever graced the pages of DC comics, cats were | | | | shows and comic strips. We have Garfield and |
| being worshipped all over the world. The way the | | | | Heathcliff on our Sunday papers, and Top Cat and |
| cat moves, the easy grace and mysterious | | | | the Thundercats in our (all right, kind of outdated) |
| stillness fuels the imagination and fires up the | | | | Saturday morning cartoon lineups. Cats have been |
| senses. Bast, the ancient Egyptian cat-goddess, | | | | preserved in so many artistic forms -- why can't |
| was a wild goddess who was generous in good | | | | jewelry be among them? |
| humor, and ferocious in ill. To kill a cat in ancient | | | | Cat jewelry might be popular among children, |
| Egypt was to call down the wrath of Bast, and | | | | especially little girls who love kittens and probably |
| was not only considered an act of evil, but a | | | | raise cats of their own. Young women may also |
| crime against the gods. | | | | appreciate the extraordinary sleekness of the |
| To compare a person to a cat is to give credit to | | | | feline motif, and feel especially sexy wearing |
| his/her capricious, languid, underhanded nature. | | | | something so in tune with their sensual nature. |
| Cats will only do as they desire, not as they are | | | | |