Show Wedding Rings First W Worn By Egypt Egyptian an Wives Wives Wives' 5 Not many June brides will realize at atthe atthe at atthe the moment that the wedding ring is slipped upon their finger that they are observing a custom which has come comedown comedown comedown down to us from ancient Egypt But it was under the shadow of the pyramids I that brides first wore rings as a symbol symbol symbol sym sym- sym sym- bol of wedlock In the early Egyptian home it was the custom of the wife to keep all of her Jars closets and storerooms sealed A different seal ordinarily was used for every door or jars containing certain certain tam tain foods Preserved sweets for tor in instance instance instance in- in stance wo would ld be sealed with one de device device device de- de vice and some sharp appetizer with ano another her So the course of time brought I the Egyptian woman a goodly number of seals the special mark of her wife- wife hood Then it became a custom for the bridegroom on his wedding day To lb present the future homemaker with witha a little string of seals In the be beginning be- be ginning they usually were suspended I from an n ornamental chain about h her r I neck but afterward It became the I custom to carry the keys on an ornamental ornamental ornamental orna orna- mental cord around the wrist And AndI I finally the keys were attached to a womans woman's finger b by means of a cord or gold wire This naturally meant re reduction reduction reduction re- re in the number of seals and some genius of the days of old hit the idea of combining the seal and the wire together from which we get the signet ring Such a ring was regularly presented to the bride on her wedding I day Things had reached this state of progress when l keys eys seem to have been first used In Egypt to any great extent ex ex x- x I tent The coming of af locks did awa away with the wifely seals and her peculiar mark marc of sovereignty In the home By I the signet net ring ring- went out of or rees degrees fashion as th the special special prerogative o othe of ot the bride and was succeeded by a plain band ring su such h as every young lady of today expects to we wear r. r Numbers Numbers Numbers Num Num- bers of these plain and signet rings have have been found in the old tombs of Northern Africa mute AfrIca mute evidence of I love loves long since d dead dad ad and gone |