The Savannah morning news., 1903-10-18
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fashion.
Certainly I am" was his reply.
The engagement ring was ordered
from us, too.
1T is not often. though, that we are
asked for anything but plain gold
wedding rings" he went on. land I
fancy no other style will become pop
ular very soon. You see there is real
ly no stone except a diamond suitable
for that purpose, unless it is a ruby,
which is almost too costly to be
wasted on a very fiat setting, and none
but a fiat ring for a marriage ring
seems to be wanted.
Il have never made " wedding ring
with jewels in a high setting
Evidently the diamond hoop is gain
ing in favor for a wedding ring. 1t
has been. ordered of more than one of
the we'll known jewelers. during the
last year.
"And several times" admitted a
dealer I'VE have made a wedding ring
in which were sunk three diamonds
placed trifie more than one-eighth of
an inch apart. The surface of the
diamonds was even with the surface
of the gold.
I'VE also made a wedding ring for
a bride last winter which had one
very beautiful ruby sunk into the gold
in the center. In conversation with
the lady it came out that she had read
somewhere that the wedding ring CIV
en- by James, Duke of York. to Mary
of Modena was decorated with ruby,
and the idea caught her fancy.
I'm the old days a royal bride nearly
always wore a jeweled wedding ring
whatever they may do now, although
biographers of Queen Mary, who mar
ried Philip of Spain in 1854, say that
after a long discussion as to what
jewels should adorn her wedding ring
she chose to be married with a plain
gold band, like maiden of the peo-
pie, as she said.
I'm the jeweled wedding rings of
those days, though, the stones were
set high and deliberately, whereas the
few that Americans are using are
placed very inconspicuously
The old time Jewish wedding ring
was quite a ponderous affair of fill
gree gold, enamelled in colors. A dome
or temple in miniature, which rose
from the middle of the hoop, was a
favorite device. Sometimes the hoop
was about three-quarters of an inch
wide and had raised edges.
zone ring Of this kind is described
by an authority as having five eleva-
lions on the upper part-the center a
heXagonal tower, with penthouse roof
sloping down to the hoop, the gables
and sides pierced with fourteen holes,
of windows, and the roof scored to i'm
itate tiles. On either side of this was
smaller tower without windows.
mo other ring could find room on a
woman's finger beside this. I don't
think there is the slightest possibility
that this style of ring will be revived"
There are some indications of an
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more ornate, and. although the devia-
lions from the plain gold ring are few
and far between, at the same time
there are deviations," acknowledged a
wedding ring dealer who comes in
contact with all classes. Ten years
ago there were practically none.
For instance, the old gimmal, or
gemel ring Of the fourteenth century,
or a modification of. it, has been made
several times of late for New York
brides. One was made for a Western
bride.
These represent plain band of
gold, ornamented at one point with
two hands clasped. The whole thing
is of plain gold, with very little en-
craving on the hands. The ring is
neat and dainty and the idea very
pretty.
THE original gimmal rings had two
or three very narrow hoops Joined to-
gether at one place with the clasped
hands, with "a precious stone, upon
which was engraved an intaglio, or
with a religious emblem.
But as to their being the fashion
very soon. 1 don't believe they will
be-
At a Broadway jewelry store much
patronized by those on matrimony
bent, the plain gold band is most in
demnad although there, too, a oc-
casional order is given for one set
with fiat diamonds.
The latest designs in these gold
bands are quite narrow. less than one
eighth of an inch--almost round on the
and fiat inside.
The wider fiat band" said the spe-