The daily sentinel., 1899-04-08
NEW RINGS.
The Duchess and Princess Successors to
the Marquiss.


the Marquiss.
The fashionable rings at the pres
ent moment are the duchess and the
princess. The former consists OF three
good-sized pearls. turquoise or other
precious stones, set in row and sur
rounded by small diamonds, says the
Louisville Dispatch. The princess Is
like this, but contains five stones or
pearls in row set in diamonds. The
banquet or dinner rings are variety
OF cluster rings and are of no set de-
signs. They vary considerably in value
and in richness of setting Turquoises
lend themselves effectually to the
sparkle Of diamonds and are therefore
popular, while the irridescent fires OF
the opal make it to be beloved in spite
of superstition. The solitaire diamond,
symbolizing purity, is as greatly in
favor as ever for engagement rings.
More solitaire diamond rings are sold
for engagement tokens than any other,
though there are and always have been
instances where lovers insist on hav-
ing with the diamond a sapphire to
express constancy, pearl for inno-
cence, or some other stone expressive
OF a sentiment. Among the newest set
ttngs shown this season are solitaire
emeralds, rubies, sapphires and other
stones. with three small brilliants i'm
bedded in the shank of the ring on
either side Of the stone. The light re-
flected from the brilliants brings out
the color of the central stone and adds
fn the haa I1tv nf rine wit thOnt add
ing greatly to its cost. Hoop rings
continue in favor. They have from
four to eight or ten stones set in
row around the band, usually very mar
row, SO that three Of these hoops can
be worn with good effect. The cor
rect wedding ring Is a plain beveled
ring of twenty-two-car gold, which Is
as nearly pure gold as is practical to
manufacture. A new ring that is find
ing favor with some brides-elect is a
narrow carved gold band, with small
colored stones imbedded at intervals.
1t is pretty, but the plain gold ring is
not likely to be ousted from favor by
1t. An interest in heraldry accounts
for the fancy which has led to the re-
vival of seal rings gold. however. tax
ing the place of the engraved stone.
Many ladies wear small gold seal rings
with the family crest, and dainty lit
tie ring of this description has the seal
fashioned in heart shape, with delicate
| ly modelled female figures on either side
of the tapering shank.
DUTIES OF RULE IN INDIA.
wife.
Edward Page CASTOR thus defines the
new duties of Lady Curzor, the wife
of the viceroy of India: 1T some
| times devolves upon the wife of the
viceroy Of India to give an audience to
a native maharajah alone, when it Is
her duty to advance and meet him on
the threshold and duly wave him to a
seat, after which her American tact
prompts her to speak of the satisfaction
it is to see him in her home, to in
Guire after the health of his family
and to pay him all the usual compli-
ments of the season. AS the ladies OF
the viceroyalty generally make it un-
derstood that they can accept no gifts
of value from their subjects the ex-
change of tokens is confined to photo
graphs. One Of the delicate duties Of
the lady of the viceroyal mansion is
to learn the rules OF management gov
erning the native servants, for these
have their places as unalterably fixed
by caste as persons in higher stations.
In the bedchamber service there is not
one or two brisk chambermaids to do
up room as in America, but the
various items in the almost trifiing
work are divided among seven or
| eight men servants, and this Is the
rule throughout an Indian establish
ment. Lady Curzon's body servant
stands or sleeps outside the door to
| her room constantly, and when she
goes to drive alone another attendant
rides in the carriage with her, and at
any time would give his life for her
protection"