Show first aid to marrio marriage of what use la Is a diamond anyway conservationists who are for cutting out all extravagance during the war greg ere asking the question says the kansas kangas city star the answer based upon statistics furnished by jewelers seems to be that the diamond Is most valuable as an aid to marriage it Is said that the trade in diamonds goes up or down in ratio with increasing or decreasing numbers of marriages this Is because the diamond Is used so much as the setting in engagement rings last year the united states imported worth of diamonds an increase of 70 per cent over 1915 and per cent over 1914 looking into this startling growth ot of the diamond trade it was discovered that according to leading importers every girl expects a real diamond in pledge of plighted troth these days and the growth of that custom coupled with good times and an increase in the number of marriages accounts tor for it |