You can clearly see the economy back then was much better, as I can only financially support just 3 cats.
I’m no expert, but my gut feeling tells me she liked cats.
Real question: what did people feed cats in that day, before kibble? Constant stream of chicken and fish?
Peasant.
Probably that, but also rodents like mice and rats were a lot more prevalent back then so cats were a kind of pest control.
I could get myself killed trying to get my 3 cats together for a family photo.
With that dress in 1890, it seems she had the wherewithal and independence to have all the cats she wanted.
Kate Birdsall Roberts had her beat, though. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My_Wife’s_Lovers (I went looking and the only pictures I could find of Kate show her much more simply dressed than OP’s cat lady.)
Not a lie if the cats are the ones saying it though.
i dont believe theres such a thing as enough cats. ones living situation may dictate that some amount is too much, but it always manages to fall far short of enough.
Time is a flat circle.
