The Washington times., 1919-01-04

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In little place in Pennsylvania happy gentleman
about to be married and he much excited about it.
He ordered and put exhibition in the jewelers. win
dow the biggest, heaviest wedding ring seen. Of
massive gold il weighed twenty and half penny
weightsabou five times much the ordinary wedding
ring.
The gentleman who wants his wife to the biggest
kind of ring possible is going back although he doesn't
know it. to the old days when the wedding ring idea began
There is reasonable doubt that the wedding ring is
survival Of times when the woman actually OWNED
and when the ring instead of being around her finger
put around her neck around her waist to lead her off
behind the gentleman that had caught her and
keep her. -.H
Those things in which we take a sentimental pride
often survive to remind of humilating conditions
The Chinese proud of their squeezed little
feet forgetting that their conquerors squeezed their
originally to prevent them from running away:
And the sentimental young woman today is terrif
cay excited about her wedding ring which is sort of
tental golden vermiform appendix dwndled down from
the old slavery ring of the past.
This gentleman with the big ring suggests our minds
HUSBANDS SHOULD WEAR BIG GOLDEN WE'D
DING RINGS JUST PHE SAME AS THEIR WIVES DO
with ring on her finger saying to ali the world II am
disposed of. Don't look at me- BELONG to gentleman
and if you show the slightest interest III call the police "
unless her husband does the same?
We believe that it would be even BETTER for men to
wear wedding rings than for women to wear them.
explanation
when sensible is asked waste his money in drink
or gambling otherwise BE would simply lift up his
hand with the wedding it, look solemn and his
way The others would hang guilty heads and say them
selves at once He means that he has got wife and chill
dren at home and he has better ways of spending his
money than with Us. Let us honor that ring
The wedding ring on the mans finger would also be
necessary indication and guide for the young Moth
ing more deserving OF sympathy than the average
red girl wandering through the earth conscious Of the
fact that she must select imperfect creature and
reconcile herself to live with his mperfcons all the
of her life
She owes it to herself and the future generation to be
particular 1t is her principal duty and business to
investigate men as CLASS and as INDIVIDUALS. She
ought not to be allowed to waste her investigating powers
on men already married when such simple little badge
as wedding ring could act as red flag and her
away.
The wedding ring also would act as useful reminder
and Tor good many men inclined to be foolish
And the sight of wedding ring would keep men of good
character from asking the rnged to take things
drink or otherwise play the fool
Many a man msbehaves himself because he thinks it
viii hurt no one but himself. But with ring his finger
to ten Of wife and family at home he would be ashamed
We not only recommend that husbands wear wedding
rings as their wives do BUT ALSO THAT THE HUS
NOT COME OFF.
That is the least it seems to u.s. that wives could
reasonably ask. It would do great deal of good abso
lutely no harm; so it could not be objected to.
We are aware that many husbands wear wedding
rings today But the number should be vastly increased
And advise any young bride at the beginning when the
new husband is like putty in the hands of the window
out loss Of time.
Dent fail to select big one. Twenty.t three penny
weights would be about the right weight.