Show The N Nose se Key It is considered an insult and extremely extremely ex ex- indelicate in India to refer to toa toa toa a womans woman's ring nose-ring but so many ask me What is that flower they hold inthe inthe in inthe the mouth l' l I must tell what I shouldn't says Edmund Russell It ItI iT iJ the badge of wifehood even more sacred than our wedding ring set rIng set always with the the costliest and most most beautiful jewels jew ls a woman possesses and the last she will part with A Aruby Aruby Aruby ruby with two pearls is the favorite as symbolizing a heart between two guardians of purity This is somewhat somewhat somewhat some some- what going out of fashion under English English English Eng Eng- lish influence the ladies and Zoroastrian sisters do not wear them but every orthodox woman has hasher hasher hasher her pak-chabi pak or nose key as it is also called usually two one one of precious precious precious pre pre- cious jewels and falling pearls the theother theother theother other a little plain gold safety pin which is slipped In just as the great circle is being drawn out for the nose must never never for for for a a a moment be left free The The Jewel Jewel Crafts of India Everybody's Magazine |