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Cats are possessed of a shy, retiring nature, cajoling, haughty, and capricious, difficult to fathom. They reveal themselves only to certain favored individuals, and are repelled by the faintest suggestion of insult or even by the most trifling deception.
- Pierre Loti

Ah
where to start? Cats are among the most celebrated creatures of literature. They're domesticated and at the same time wild
loved and at the same time hated. They stand for stealth and mystery
the power of silence and secrets. And cat jewelry is a testament to that power.

Even before Halle Berry popularized the Catwoman
and before the sleek
sassy villainess ever graced the pages of DC comics
cats were being worshipped all over the world. The way the cat moves
the easy grace and mysterious stillness fuels the imagination and fires up the senses. Bast
the ancient Egyptian cat-goddess
was a wild goddess who was generous in good humor
and ferocious in ill. To kill a cat in ancient Egypt was to call down the wrath of Bast
and was not only considered an act of evil
but a crime against the gods.

To compare a person to a cat is to give credit to his/her capricious
languid
underhanded nature. Cats will only do as they desire
not as they are told. Loyalty is something they only bestow
not give out of a sense of obligation. At the same time they are affectionate to those whom they have chosen
work with reasons they may not disclose to anyone
and perform incredible tasks with absolute secrecy. Sending a person -- especially a woman -- cat jewelry as a gift would serve as a tribute to these special traits. Wearing cat jewelry would aid in fostering an image of mystery and an instinct for the refined.

The endearing nature of cats has been immortalized not only in classical literature ("The Black Cat" by Edgar Allan Poe
and "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" by Tennessee Williams
to name two of many) but also in modern literature
like TV shows and comic strips. We have Garfield and Heathcliff on our Sunday papers
and Top Cat and the Thundercats in our (all right
kind of outdated) Saturday morning cartoon lineups. Cats have been preserved in so many artistic forms -- why can't jewelry be among them?

Cat jewelry might be popular among children
especially little girls who love kittens and probably raise cats of their own. Young women may also appreciate the extraordinary sleekness of the feline motif
and feel especially sexy wearing something so in tune with their sensual nature.