It's a tradition that long predates the world wide web... cats in costume making us laugh out loud.

Most likely named after the Eliza Humphreys novel, My Lord Conceit, in which a count frames a runaway wife for killing her husband over the daughter of a blackmailing rajah, set

The line 'His Master's Pants' could be an amusing nod to Nipper, the Terrier who appeared in the HMV (His Master's Voice) logo way back in 1898.

Could this glass slide image of a penitent puss be the precursor to today's pet shaming social media trend? 

A 1905 glass slide shows a lovelorn tabby, dressed to impress with top hat and champagne.