Latest Thing Is A Change In The Time-honored Wedding Ring

The new (roman haa been eharged with mauy tliings, but apparently no one nis thought it worth while to inake lier responsible for the novelty in wedding rings. The goldsmith will show them to his customers, and the winter bride will unglove her left hand to display one of these substitutes for the plain gold band riug which lias served the last two generations of men and omen. The new-fangled ring is engraved w-ith ornamental chasing, and encircled witb preoious stones. Fanciful ideas are allowed full play in the choice of emblematic stones. They are inade to spell "Amor" by means of amethyst, moonstone, opal and ruby, or set in some otherchosen device. Sometimen a date or name is introduced among thé stones. All the fads which are permissible on an engagement ring are reproduced for the wedding ring. The new fashion bas only novelty to commend it, and a better taste prefers the plain broad gold circle with an inscription of name and date ent on the iiside. The plain gold ring is a time-honored and re.spected symbol of marriage. The new wedding is uo improyement npon the good cld one. The bride of any sentiment will prefer to adhere to the ring which bound together the lives of her