Mower County transcript., 1890-11-19
ENGAGEMENT HlNos.
Their Cost Usually 3auged BY tho Size Of
~ the Lovers Pockets Book. I.

Their Cost Usually GAuged BY tho Sire Of
the Lovers Pockets hook. !.
THE cost Of IN engagement ring is
not gauged by the mans love for the
lady, bxt according to the size Of his
pooket-book," said a well-known Jew.
cher.
"When one can afford 1t the diamond
ring Is the ring Of all rings for engage
mont In upper-tendom nothing else is
given, Americans want adiamond ring
II they can afford 1t. Failing in that
the next best is the pearl. 1t makes q
worry pretty engagement ring. Gcner-
ally plain gold band with q solitary
stone Is given to bind the engagement
Its funny to see how men will act
when they come to buy an engage
nent ring. They generally never
mention what they want the ring for,
but / can just about tell what it is, and
show them what is proper. I know q
young man who will shortly wed who
bought an engagement ring Of me, and
felt confident that I knew nothing
aboutit. Meeting me on tho street the
day before. he says: oh, say, my BROTH
or writes to me that he wants me to get
him a nice ring. Now, I'll como in and
500 YOU I told him all right; and,
sure enough, the next day he called
and bought $3.50 engagement ring, ex-
planning that it was for his brother. l
did not say any thing. but smiled to my.
self the next time I mot his girl and
fho v}no how Ar~ou DIT &ho.n
are other men who are afraid they may
not get the correct thing, and so will
take US to one side, and glancing about
in distrustful manner confide the
secret that they are engaged and want
ring, and good ono. too, mind.
"A far different class from the flyers
who carelessly order an $500 engage
ment ring are the clerks They have
fallen in love with some nice girl, and
want an engagement ring, but, great
heavens! they never can pay q stiff
price. They have been saving up their
earnings for weeks for just this purpose,
and now want to do the best they can.
They toll me how it is that they can't
afford to 20 over $50, or thereabouts, and
yet want to got nice ring. ask them:
What do you prefer, quality or guam
titY" and the answer invariably is quail
ity. l then show them small diamonds
and cheap stones, and generally send
them on their way rejoicing. A girl in
the same station of life as themselves
would be we'll pleased with $50 en-
gagement ring, and it serves the pur-
pose just as we'll. When they can not
afford a diamond, ard want a cheaper
stone, l ask what complexion the lady
is. and sell them ring to match. Oh,
tell you the average jewelor gets many
glimpses of the love indulged in by the
young people.
''Of all customers would rather wait
on the man who wants to buy an en-
gagement ring. He is so easily suited.
He does not kick over the price, and
feels so happy and good-natured. He
is in love, you see, and feels at peace
with all men. and inclined to look at
the bright side of every thing. Just
whether this will last like the true gold
he buys or end in divorce court is, of
course, impossible to predict But if
all marriages were as true as the en-
gagement rings that preceded them
there would be few divorces. 1t is the
occasion when man fairly lets him.
self loose, and If he has the money will
get all it can buy. A young real-es-
tate dealer bought an engagement ring
here couple of days ago that cost him
81, 600. 1t was 2-carat stone in plain
gold setting, but was beautiful ring.
In his mind it was a token of the
amount Of his love for the lady of his
CHOICE"