The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-01-05


loveliest of rings" There is something
particularly fascinating about a ring 10
a woman. Sometimes 1 think it is be-
cause she can look at IL; sometimes be
cause she believes il makes her hand
look more beautiful The girl with a
short. plump, dimpled hand ought TO
make up her mind TO give up every ring
except that one which is put upon her
finger during the marriage service, for
she whose hand is OF the style described
does not add 20 its beauty by wearing
rings. but makes il look thick and coarse
when the jeweled bands are upon IL. 1t
is the lady with the long, slender, taper
fingers who can wear rings advantage
ousiy, and just now fashion permits her
to Jewel the third and little fingers OF
each hand up to the first knuckle. But
she must be careful in arranging these
rings. II she chooses pointed marquise
with a sapphire or ruby set about with
diamonds. that must be the one ring on
the third finger, while the little finger
may have upon it three bands. two formed
OF diamonds and one Of rubies. Not TO
mix ones gems IS a law not only of order.
but OF fashion
Bands Of sapphires and diamonds are
greatly liked, not only for the real beauty
Of the stones, but also because dark sap
phire tends to make the hand look whittier
and more dainty. The round turquoise
framed in band Of dun gold, is counted
rather. better form than a turquoise
framed in diamonds, because one wants
TO be able to consider the perfect blue
ness of the stone, and not TO have this
iesSened by the glitter of the other gems
me smartest men are wearing the en-
graved gold ring-that is square or
round surface of dull gold. which has en-
sraVed upon it either crest or a mono
gram, as II might be a seal; and Il is
used very often for that purpose Won
derful rings Of aqua marine have the crest
or initials cut into the stone: but are quite
as otten swung on watch chains as worn
on the nnger American men. unlike the
Prince of Wales, have not great affec-
uon Tor rings; and l confess myself to
thlnking that, unless a ring is an heir
loom, and essentially a manly ring. ii is
best of mans finger. As for Jewels
they should be left TO women.
a marvellous turquoise, oval in shape
ana quite deep. is set in gold. and worn
by Mrs. Langtry, who confesses to the
pretty superstition that the wearing of
turquoise keeps friendc true A square
emerald makes whittier by contrast the
beautiful shaped hand OF Olga Neither
sole, who hopes that 1t Is true that emer-
aids brings good health. Fanny Daycn-
port Is seldom seen without a ruby ring,
that flashes with greater brilliancy than
any diamond, and is so deep in color that
II suggests only the Oldest and most Grim
son Of Burgundy wines This is a Jewel
with a history. For hundreds of Years
was IA the forehead of an idol I'm India.
DuI. unlike the moonstone, it has brought
wearer
Somebody asked me. what is beauti-
First of all, it isn't a fat hand A hea,,-
tiful hand is slender at the wrist. broad
ems proporuonately. has long fingers that
shape pc, out ike tapers; and when the hand
lalu nat the tip of the thumb should
alinOsl touch the very beginning of the
tirst knuckle of the forehnger short
tMname Is en- evidence of a lack OF brain
snow me the imprint of a mans thumb
ana Will tell you the strength of his
nli9d H., me nails should be thin oval
ana PINK To give them an extremely high
polish is in very bad taste; and to make
them extremely pointed, is to suggest that
tney are on incapable hands. American
women as a rule, have small hands; but
they 90 not have beautiful hands English
women have large hands, but usually thew
ere wen SNAPPED, white and soft. though
iirm IN grasp. French women have small
haAus, Well-formed hands, but dark hands
but IL Is among the Spanish and italian
women Ihat the most beautiful hands are
round. In India, the hands of the women
are beautifully formed, eXquisitely dim
pied; indeed, have every attribute of
beauty; out they correspond in color with
the snghty dark faces that belong to the
owners.
American men seldom care enough for
their hands to make them anything more
than cleanly. Undoubtedly the climate
here, first hot and then cold. has much
TO do with making the skin Of the hand
dry ana the nails brittle but If only a lit
Tie care IS given TO the hands they respond
quickly, and certainly a beautiful hand is
a JOY not only to its possessor, but to all
those who either look at it or touch it,
Haven't you shivered with horror as YOU
shook hands with him of the clammy
handE Haven't you distrusted her whose
hands were as soft and fat as a pin
cushionY And haven't you felt almost
fearful as you touched the hand that was
dry, hot and a bit leathery in its feelinar2
When the ideal hand is touched it is cool.
not cold; It is delicate not rough, and If
one is conscious of the nails at ali, ii Is
as if one felt the inside of a she'll
Some time ago there was fad. a very
thumb. The women who prefer to be con-
splcuous IN their get-up adopted this
fashion, and few actors were also
adorned, doubtfully adorned, by the
thumb ring. A little search has proven
that the thumb ring at one time was dedi-
Gated to the slaves alone, consequently, in
wearing II now. one IS simply marking
oneself as a slave to somebody or some
thing. First of all. as a slave to folly.
The wedding ring is always the same.
whether 1t is worn by the Queen of
England or she who yesterday stood be-
hind the shop counter, and il is very bad
taste to have any other for the wedding
but the plain gold circle. In this country
a plain gold ring is occasionally worn by
women who are not married and this is
questonable taste In every other coun-
tells whether she has a right to be adj
dressed as Madame" or whether she is
merely 'Mademoiselle" A jeweler here
says that in New York alone there are
enough plain gold rings made in one wear
to encircle the entire Island of Man
haitian And somebody else had started
the question of the pins in connection
with them, /. e., What becomes of all the
plain gold rings? Among the Germans,
the husband wears a wedding ring, and [
believe the custom also obtains among
some of the Hebrews, but generally it is
the wife only who wears the gold symbol
of marriage.
Speaking of marriage. see that some
woman has been giving as a reason for
the existence of the new woman the fact
that, by being a new woman and earning
money, she does not have to ask man for
II. And then she went on to say: THE
horror OF asking ones husband or father
Tor money is evident to all feminine minds
even though all men are not like him who
exclaimed; What can a woman possibly
want with So Botherl The average
mother and daughter must be getting
dreadfully below her average if she finds
L difficult to ask her mankind for money.
Ihere are no women in the world who
nandle as much money as the
American women-f mean those wo-
men who have THAR plrfr5