Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-12-30
COSTLY FINGER RINGS.
My Lady's White Hands Are Laden
With Jewels Of Untold Price.
THE BRIDES GOLDEN cIRcLHT.
In oIden Times Thumb Rings Were
Worn, and Even Now People Who
Love show Wear Them.

While for many years diamonds aud other
iewelry have boon pronounced bad form for
street wear. It being permissible for them
to make their appearance with dinner and
evening gowns only. rings of every variety
are allowable from morning until night
Tho wearing OF ring on the second niger
went out OF fashion long ago, and even the
handsomeat OF jewels worn there is con-
adored u mistake. stamping the wearer as,
to ray the least. decidedly provincial The
ilrst finger is as bad as the second, as lar
az fashion doorees, and to the third and 1T
Ito fingers falls the entire responsibility OF
wearing these iewoled circles. which are
often Of priceless value. The Idea Of the
third finger OF tho left hand being reserved
for engagement and wedding rings sun
holds good through all the chances and
changes OF this world" but as many other
ringa as can find place on that hngor are
also Permissible.
IndyduIl preference Is largely shown
In tho rings worn, and some women give
evidence OF considerable artistic taste IN
tho artlatle way IN which they order their
jewels set The M1rqulie rings are alwayn
iavorites. for they mako the fingers look
long and slender Three largo stones. two
diamonds and a ruby. emerald or sapphire
mako ring which ID very popular Tur-
Quoises In every shape. but alwaya onelreiod
With diamonds, arc very fashionable aud
extremely becoming 10 toe hand.
The thin balf-clrcles Of stones, diamonds,
rubloa and Bapphres, are not quito 40 muoHt
tho fashion "a year or two aRo, but are
atlll much worn. There 10 curious way
Of aotting those stoneg, somewhat IN the
shape OF tTutoll. but this necessltliea Two
rlnga to NJ Into ono another. Ltuc.hngu
rings are In endless variety, and are Ken
orally made 10 ordor. Nary Iaroiy Is any
single stone. unless II be diamond, set
alone, II ge0ms now 10 be a necessity TO
hays Its brllllancy enhanced by contrasting
iowels.
Tho fad Of wrarng a birthday stone Is
VOL trown one and almost every woman has
q ring act with the stone accredited TO the
month M which sha waa born. II the stone,
as "a generally the case. be not ore Of tholc
chased as precious II Is generally set deor
IN a small Eoid band and worn so that Il
docs not SHOW forth very prominently. Thu
amount OF money that eau be expended on
] rlnW9 Of the fashion OF to-day seems ncrei-
lble, and many a fashionable woman holdA
y fortune on. Il not IN. her hands, Tor The buc
Lady Fin do sloolc viii have none but jewels
OF tho hrst watcr. and knowledge Of
/ precious stones enables her TO detect a tlaw
4 almost as quickly Us the pracuoed ESQ OF a
| leweler.
/ INV HlaAt2iAln OF WHICH MtlulNk IlukA
/ have been made arc as different as the ma
| tons ualng them, Rings Of bone and hard
| wood have been found IN Swiss lakes, and
othera OF ivory. copper. brlss, lead. TN,
| iron. silver and gold come 20 museums from
| various parts " tho earth After the Cru
| sadea had infamcd Europe custom arose
/ In France, Germany and England OF wearing
/ rings tho setting o. which was made from
supposed fragment OF the true Cross In
| the fourteenth century custom prevailed In
| Italy OF adornlng the ring with preeious
stone belonging 10 the month ~ which the
| bride wGs born. n In January, the stone
I, was q garnet; IN February, an arnothyst; in
1 March. the blackstone. and In April, the dla-
mond. The emerald belonged 90 May, the
agate 10 Juno. tho ruby TO July. aud the
sardonyS to August For September wae
chosen tho sapphire. for October the car
hunele, Tor November. the topaz. and for
1 December the turquoise,
The fancy spread TO Franco, and the
French hfldogrooms who could not have too
much Of good thing, would sometimes en-
deavor 10 multiply thor chances o. obtain
ing tho good luck brought by precious stones
by presenting 10 tholr ladies twelve rings,
ono Tor each month. Indeed. tho use OF
several rinSl IA the MARRIAGE ceremony Ia
not at all uncommon. When Mary Stuart
wGs married TO parnley four we've placed
upon her hand, The Crock Church uses two
rings, one Of silver and one Of gold, and
some dislrle@ OF spain and Portugal pre-
scribe three.
fRghion has. OF course. determined the
finger on which tho ring IS TO DO wJrn--and
80 much has Ii varied that The symbol has
travelled from the thumb 10 the fourth finger
An English work ON etiquette. published
In 1886, says that 4 Is the brides privl.
lego to chooae the hnBer Tor her ring. II
further states that some prefer the thumb
because Il - The stronGeet member OF IN,
hand, othprz the index niger. because al
lts base los tho mount q Jupiter In
dlcatlug noble Aspirations. others The mlddl,
lngnT, because u u the longest; and stu
Others choose tho fourth, because "a vein
proceeds from Il 10 the heart
rhs LEFT hand reeoiyQa the wedding ring
because II Is tho emblem OF auhmlislun. al
I the right Is o. authority. tho position VI til,
I symbol On tho left hand OF the bride thu
: indicating snbicction 10 her husband.
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