Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-03-23


arc beautiful in color, and they make
ones hands look whittier Did you girls
know that Mrs. William Astor was sup.
posed to posses the finest single sapphire
known? Mrs. Belmont had some very
fine ones, too. A sapphire to be perfect
must be a dark blue, and the lighter
ones, although they are pretty, really
have no value; that is, no great value
"Give me a ruby" said an imagina-
tive girl; cit is so beautiful to think, as
do the people OF India, that the ruby is
o human soul in such condition that IL
just about to enter the sacred land OF
Buddha Then, too, it is supposed to
symbolic the most passionate love. II
will tell you if poison is near you; and
every time it glitters on your finger
your own true love will be inspired to
deeds Of great valor, such as buying you
another ruby, or something of that sort.
Oh, yes, want a ruby"
A girl who didn't wear any ring at all,
said "lf | had my choice, | would take
an emerald. In the first place they
bring good health; next they blind ser.
penis, or any of your enemies if they
dare to look al you; and then they bring
harmony into your married life, and
keep your husband as true as man can
be-
Isn't IL funny" asked somebody,
that nobody has said anything about
diamonds? To my way OF thinking,
perfect diamond is the most beautiful of
all stones; and ii seems to me the strong
est, because your health or Your unhap.
plness do not affect it. OF course, huge
diamonds, with imperfections in them,
are worn by vulgar people; but that
doesn't make perfect diamond any the
less beautiful. | can quite understand
the enjoyment the people have in look.
ing at unset diamonds, for they change
with every cloud that moves. You
know it has ouly been within the last
few years that diamonds have been per.
forated like pearls and strings of them
worn. Somebody told me that Mrs.
Willie Vanderbilt had the finest
string of diamonds in this country.
remember seeing Mrs. Leland Stanford
at hall in Washington, and / shall
never forget her diamonds. They were
set in the most marvellous manner, and
although there were SO many stones,
each one, because of its perfection, had
an individuality of its own, and above
all these marvellous gems was Mrs. Stan
ford's kind womanly face, and it seemed
to me as If she might be wearing her
beautiful gems as much for the pleasure
OF other people as for her own. And,
curiously enough, for this very reason,
the diamonds had an added brilliancy."
THE FINGER RING FAD.
The really industrious girl, who had
been listening all this time, suddenly
spoke up, and said: "You can set stones
any way you want, but my fad is for
rings. My favorite historical character
is that dignitied lady who had rings on
her fingers and bells on her toes ana |
have always thought it made even the
Egyptian mnmmics, the lady mummies,
seem quite near and dear, because every
one OF them wore rings, and some of
them on every finger. People are al
ways asking about the marriage finger,
and seem to have an idea that the story
that there is vein leading from that
ilnger to the heart, must be true. Now,
that is all nonsense. | think in tho
Greek Church to-day the priest first
puts the ring on the thumb, saying: In
the name of the Father then ON the
first finger, In the name of the Son. on
the second finger, In the name Of the
Holy Ghost and on the third finger it
is pressed down as he says, Amen. The
thumb used to be the wedding finger
among the Romans, because it was sup
posed to be the brain finger, while
among the Jews it was very common
for the foretinger to be honored. Dur
ing the time OF the Crusaders, the lady
whose lover was of fighting the
heathens used to take off her wedding
ring and put it under her pillow, that
she might dream of the gallant knight
who was battling with tho infdels.
Poor Marie Stuart had four wedding
rings put ON her finger when she mar,
ried Darnley, but even they didn't keep
her faithful to him. If you will think
up some of the old pictures of the
Blessed Virgin you will remember that
she has wedding ring on her fore
finger, a ring that is not unlike signet
riAS. Very few wedding rings are set
with precious stones, but In Germany,
even to-day, the torquoise is frequently
set in the wedding ring, it being be.
lieved that il the wife is unfaithful the
ring will lose its color. You girls
dream ON bit of wedding cake some
times and wonder that your dream is SO
ordinary, but it is becarse you haven't
carried gu: the ceremony; for the cake,
to have any effect, must be passed
through the ring, and then its properties
in the way of giving real dreams are
marvellous.
JEwEL-fMMoRTALTzED APOSTLES.
just because it is Lent l took the
trouble TO look up the stones of the
walls of the New Jerusalem, and to see
what apostle each represented. They
come this way: Jasper is Peter; Sap
pnire is Andrew; Chalcedony is James;
Emerald is John; Sardonyx is Philip
Sardius is Bartholomew; Chrysolite is
Matthews; Beryl is Thomas; Topaz is
james, the lesser; Chrysoprasus is lhad-
deus; Hyacinthus is Simon, and Anne
thyst is Matthias.
She had such a lot of knowledge that
veal applauded her, but | really think,
so much is womankind given to thoughts
of love that they were great deal more
interested in what | said. Probably it
is folly, but III my own case | am sure
ii is true.
THE GIRL BORN IN
January should wear garnet, for that
will win friends for her wherever she
goes.
The girl born in February must have
an amethyst, because that will make her
sincere, protect her from poison, and
from slanderous tongues.
The girl born in March must have
blOodstone, because that will make her
wise, and give her patience 10 bear all
trouble.