Show the engagement ring king the popularity of the alre diamond as a betrothal betroth al token Is greatly on the wane with each new engagement ga ring among ones girl friends this change becomes more apparent the circlet blushingly worn by the happy iii maiden aiden while judging from evidence it may be almost anything else is now seldom the single bit of crystallized carbon which for years we have been accustomed to associate with the interesting event the more thoroughly modern the girl the surer Is she to wear a badge of other variety sometimes the token is a seal ring of unusual pattern or it may be that some ancient bit of roman greek or anglo saxon has been skillfully imitated by the craftsman of today bands of jewels are frequently made use of as a means of getting away from the single stone diamonds as well as rubles find favor in the form of a band again tile the solitaire sol taire may be something other than a diamond a ruby tor for e example another popular selection is the birth stone in fact the more unusual the ring the more likely it is to be agreeable to the modern woman she is becoming every year more sparing of rings on her fingers and each piece in her jewel box must have eliav some special claim happy the lover who can present his lady with some quaint old treasure from a family sate safe bearing the stamp of an earlier age modern women |