American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1913-08-07

AND SERVITUDE%
The other day a Philadelphia wo-
man dazzled Newport society by
sporting a diamond anklet as an &C
cessory to her toilet.
With a slash In her skirt it was
quite visible while she was making
the rounds Of her shopping.
People will see those things, you
know. Why not? That's why she
wore 1t.
In the old days when the
Romans went out to pick the
chickens they branded them In that
manner. much the same as we ring
a hog or a COW.
IL was a badge OF servltude, and
denoted that the particular fairy
whose pretty ankle was encircled
by a golden band was the prize
package Of some native son. and
other doting notables were there
fore warned TO keep hands-off. or
something to that effect.
julius Caesar, for a time, hung
the ring on the fair ankle of the
daughter OF the Ptolemies, but Mare
Antony later got the combination.
When Samson was getting his hair
curled by the dazzling Delilah he
doubtless worked the band business
Tor a time. for he was strong on
the ring game. and always had a
seat at the ring-side. When Joseph
made an unofficial call on
Potiphar's wife. and lost his shirt.
the incident was doubtless due to
the discovery OF a gaudy anklet-
though she should have worn two
or three. by the same token.
And when the Romans ran short
OF feminiDity. and carried off the Sa-
bine women. there was doubtless
a rush in the anklet business for
a time. while any Grecian noble of
good standing doubtless bought his
Wholesale.
We may even assume that Solo
man, with his six hundred wives and
numerous concubies, including
Magda. worked all the gold Of ophir
into sufficiently heavy anklets to
hold them for awhile. and doubtless
personally placed these ~glittering
emblems of confidence. for we are
told that he was a wise man, though
the finger-print system of identifi-
cation was not then in vogue.
Even in past shades OF barbarian
days doubtless many a dusky belle
has invited her timid swain to have
an anklet on her.
The practice has prevailed all
down through the ages. though
Henry VIII gave considerable dis
c-ouragement to the practice by cut
ting down expenses about five feet
above the anklet.
Then as a process OF evolution
circling band that but few privi-
legged people saw, and was called
a garter. and had a great run of
popularity with both sexes. and they
organized the Order of the Garter,
boosted the membership, and every
body -ook a hand in the secret
work, which became tiresome, so
some bright genius invented the
neverslips.
Then the golden band of loving
servitude assumed smaller proper
tons and was placed on the third
finger of the woman's hand, where
It Is still some popular in every
place except Reno, and with drum
mers' though It has been noted that
It by no means indicates as much
individual ownership as formerly.
Now, IL seems, the girls are go
ing back to the anklet, and it is
worn as a sign that they are tenn
porarily attached-much the same
as we place an Oregon boot on the
ankle of the fellow when he is at
tached by the blind goddess.
But 1t is significant to note that
the anklets of today are not OF
solid material. They have a clasp,
and can be removed as ownership
title passes from the party OF the
first part. IL may be something
of a fad, but so was the item of
possession ever since our forebears
went out of the fig business.
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