West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1885-02-13

see hand moro than ordinarily be-
dccket with rings, You may be pretty
sure 1t belongs 10 some fair JeweSS.
And the men, too are much uorc riven
To wearing rings than we are. Most
jewish rings bear sentiment more or
less appropriate, such a. 'joy be with
You, love and live happily good
luck 10 YOU But it is not usual ,,ith
uS 10 have more than few initials eu
gravcd within ring.
You remember the TURQUOISE riuC O,
Nhylock, which he would not have
parted with for n wilderness OF monk
el s' He had il from Leah when he
was bachelor, and probably ascribed
20 II many secret virtues, the turquoise
being supposed TO be- taliSmanic stona
With the Jews the ring is very
important part of the marriage cerc
mony. Ii must be of certain value.
certified 10 by the officiating rabbi. +;
must also be the absolute property oJ
the bridegroom, and not obtained eithcc
upon credit or 10y 4 IT, The foundation
oil this custom Is in the jewish law
which requires that valuable conSid
Grafton shall pass from the BRIDEGROOM
TO the bride at the time of marriage.
Wedding rings sometimes wear out,
and there is an old proycrb. As yous
wedding ring wears your cares will
wear away. So that when the ring i-
entirely gone, aS sometimes happens
the cares should b, gone also. hope
the provcrb alwaN~ come true
As to mourning rings continued
the speaker, in response 20 query.
they are not at all usual i'm this com
try. but still common in England and in
Europe generally. They are usually
wrought with some device, or inscribed
with some motto. They are Intended
as remembrance for the ucad. Wash
ington bcqueathed mourning rings to "A
number of his female relatives and
friends, and such beque,ts were not un
usual i'm his day.
1t was also once the custom TO dis
tribute memorial rings at funeral,
among the friends Of the deceased
YES, sir answered the speaker
again. the rogucs and sharpcrs cNpend
a good deal of ingenuity in rings, and
as general thing they can get their
devices made 10 order for money Ii
one iewelcr won't do il, another will.
PIckpockets have rings with delicate
spring lancetS or cutting hooks i'm them.
which they very alro.tly use i'm cutting
/ open pockets. Gamblers and other
sharpers have rings with small but
powerful mirrors. 10y which they can
discover cards while dealing. with many
other devices too numerous 20 mention.
| Then there is the old ring-dropp.no
game, so common at one time, that il
Is specifically named as a crime in our
statutes II has been so thoroughly
exposed and explained in the news
papers that a case is never heard of i'm
these days but it had great run many
years ago.
I'VE, ourselves" continued the lew
eler, ''are constant prey to thieves,
aud eter1al vigilance is the only price
OF SAFETY with us a ring is such little
thing so easily gotten away with by
| slight-of-hand, that it is almost impos-
sIblc 10 detect the adroit fellows. Some
months ago one of these slick fellows
robbed several of our most prominent
iewelry houses with apparent impunity.
We are glad to say, however. that he
has now permanent boarding house
at Joliet, where his penchant for
diamond rings will bc abatcd We never
let up on these fellows. 80 - Chicago
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