Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-11-30
BUYING WEDDING RINGS.
The Observations of a Jewellers Clerk who
Has Sold Them to all Sorts OF
reopie.
Now York SUM-

NOW York SUM-
a shy young man went Into n Broad
way jewelers. store yesterday and
lookedat gentemcn's rings. lingering
them aud asking questions about them
aud yet appearingto take only n forced
interest IN them. The jewelers. clerk
whispered to a bystander, "By and by
he Will GENE around To thu wedding
or engagement rings. That ~ what hc
young man presently pointed To a tray
OF Hat gold baud rings "NNhat are
they forrN he inquired, The clerk
said they were merely fancy rings,
worn ny ladies aud gentlemen, and
that some folks bought them for we'd
ding rings. Tho shy young man tried
Two or three ON his little finger, and,
finding one that would not quite NO
| over his knuckle said, "Give me this
one, How much h it?l,
"lts s., y said the clerk, "but IL Won
want n wedding ring would advise
you not to.buy IL at present.
Every now and then we sell them
topeople who Insist upon having them.
but as soon as they find out the fash.
ion they come back aud have them
melted up and rolled up Into this old
fashioned round form. The only we'd
ding ring Is the round ring, plain aud
simplcn
"Gimme round one, then, same
Size as this.n
He got one and went away, The
clerk laughed, and said he could tell
when young ivan wanted wedding
or engagement ring every time; though
sometimes they AJAX 10 be shown clocks.
bracelets, oranvthing rather than what
they came 100, Very many come
right to the point, though they stam-
n,cr and hlter ahoutit quite painfully.
Others again ask frankly aud boldly
to see what they want. "rhere never
has been "A change In the fashion OF
wedding rings.N said the clerk; 1.-THE
plain round gold ring has alwaAs been
The only correct thug. Men some.
times choose other kinds, but women
never make that ml4,ake.n
"Dowomen choose their own we'd
ding rings?p
"oh, very often. Frequently they
come In alone, III u ring TO the right
finger, aud leave IL for the prospective
bridegroom Ia pay Tor. Sometimes
they pay for it aud take il away, and
OF course the young man ieimburses
them. Quite often, too the brides
come In with their mothers, Very
N'A''NN uhN kihNf VIC ulntHtfH
ARE, and show neither timidity
nor sentiment. They ark for we'd.
ding rings, they look them over, buy
one, and 10 away. Irish and German
girls often bring their lovers IA well ~
their mothers. There IL not n fdnnier
sight In the world than 10 SEQ n clumsy
fellow hanging behind and looking
unutterahly foolish while HIS sweet
hcaN ami her mother discuss the pur-
chase. They pay no attention To him
until they come 10 the final selection.
Then they tell him how much Il 10 be
paid, and lac pays IL and they 80 nut.
lrishmen are apt 10 he close buyers.
They viii scarcely ever buy pnything
without knocking something OF the
price, but no lrishman ever haggles
over II wedding or engagement ring.
~ does not matte" " the wedding ring
he chooses isas high ~ So He pays
the price without IA nurmur.
MANY foreigners. particularly Ger
mans, exchange wedding siugs. rhe
bride pays for the groom's ring, aud
hpc rersff. AT the altar they exchange
rings. They come in together to buy
them,p
What Is the fashion in engagement
rlngs?n
"Oh, there Il no fashion In them pnr.
tlcularly. Any pretty ring ret with
small stones does for the purpose.
FnrIuoises and pearls are popular lust
now, and 80 are pearls by themsrl ,cs.
Diamonds ARE the rage for people who
can afford them, aud Tor that the pre-
cious stones range downward In price
20 amclhysis Engagement fiups cost
from SIS TO Sl5O; wedding rings
from ~ To Sl5. Very many prrH0ns
have initials. dates or notices
engraved IN their wedding rings.
'Mizpah. or Thine forever are IA
vorites, but the conlmunrst custom
IL To have the initials aud dutc--'J. =.
to S. H., November III, lSs3'--cut In
the inner surface OF the ring. The
manner of wearing Them has changed,
however, They utrd 10 he worn on
the Index finger of the left hand. YOU
know, but the ladies think IA little TOO
much of AN advertisement now-pdny-,
and they wear them on the third Nm
ger Of The right hand. That finger of
the left hand Is ntlll the one on which