#4 For a long time, these animals were considered sacred, they lived in the temples of Siam (as Thailand was called until the middle of the last century) and at the court of local monarchs.
It was strictly forbidden to own them to mere mortals and even more so to take them out of the country. The Western world learned about the existence of Siamese cats only towards the end of the 19th century.
In 1872, an unusual cat from Central Asia was presented to the public at the famous London exhibition hall, Crystal Palace. The reaction of specialists and ordinary people was ambiguous, there was even a journalist who awarded the overseas guest with the epithet "nightmarish". However, many breeders were not so much scared as intrigued by the favorite Dorothy Neville. However, due to problems with export, the development of the breed was not discussed. Only in 1884 did the British ambassador Owen Gold bring a promising pair to Foggy Albion for his sister: a neat kitten with rounded outlines Mia and a slender kitten with an elongated body, Fo. Just a year later, one of their heirs became champion. Soon the first European standard was approved and a club of breed lovers was created, breeding work began.
#5 Earlier, in 1878, US Consulate Officer David Sickels made a gift to the presidential couple, Rutherford and Lucy Hayes
The fact that the Siamese kitten was sent to America by ship is evidenced by a diplomat's cover letter, which is kept in the archives of the Hayes Presidential Center in Fremont, Ohio. In just two decades, oriental cats have become very popular in the New World.
#6 Among the famous owners of “moon diamonds”
(as the Siamese are called at home), one can recall another American president Jimmy Carter, the founder of the Pink Floyd group Syd Barrett, writer Anthony Burgess, winner of two Oscars Vivien Leigh, British Prime Minister Harold Wilson, legendary musician John Lennon, actor Gary Oldman, and others ...
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