Since men were so addicted to the sport, it's likely that ladies out looking for their missing husbands may have picked up a club to give the sorry fellows a whack and then discovered this was a game two could play at. By the time our illustrators arrived on the scene, women had developed their own special style and dress that turned out to be a perfect match for modern magazine covers.

Whether it's a night out on the prowl, an ear-rending midnight spat, or a surprise cache of precious kittens, each cover captures the subject to purrrfection. A search of our archives has turned up cats and kittens a-plenty. So grab a ball of yarn and join in the fun.