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THE COOS BAY TIMES, MARSHFIELD, OREGON. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1 915 EVENING EDITION.
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In tho city, or of Coos Hay
pcoplo who visit In other
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of social affairs, are glndly
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A HIIYMK OF UTTIiK ClHtLS
rrlthoo toll mo, don't you think
Llttlo girls aro dearest
"With their cheeks of tempting pink,
And their eyes tho clearest?
Don't you know that they are
best 1
And of all tho lovollcst?
Of nil the girls with roguish ways
They nro surely truest;
Sunshine gleams through nil their
dnys
They sock skies the bluest,
And thoy wear n diadem
Summer has bestowed on them,
Lydla doesn't caro a cent
For tho newest dances;
Sho is not on flirting bent,
Has no killing stances,
Dut without tho slightest art
Sho has captured many n heart.
Older Maters cut you dead,
Llttlo slaters novqr;
Thoy don't glgglo when they'vo said
Something very clover
Thoy Just got bohlnd a chair,
Frowning, smiling nt you thoro.
Florence Lydla, Mnrgarot
Or a nontlo Mary,
They form friendships thnt, omco sot
Never moro can vary
Staunch young frlonds thoy nro
1 and truo,
Always cllnglnp; closo to you.
Buds must Into blossoms grow,
(Morn so early leaves us!)
Molds must Into woniou grow,
(Them's tho thing that grieves
UBl)
' Psycho knots of flying curls,
That's good-by to llttlo girls!
MEREDITH NICHOLSON
THE first thing that tho child
wants by way of ornament Is
a ring. And In tho child
hood of tho human rnco tho Bnmo
dcslro wns manlfost.
Kings nro so ancient that no ono
can say when or whero thoy origi
nated. Tho Egyptians had them
thousands of years II. C, nnd tho
Babylonians and HobrowH uacd
them In very ancient times.
In tho enrly part of tho lllblo,
tho Hook of Ooncsls, wo read;
Itomnns, and In
found necessary
"Pharaoh took off bin ring from his
hand and put It upon Joseph's j your ring." In Oermnny tho ox
rftftfVf
Sparta It waB
to mako a law
against luxury by stating that none
save Iron rings wore permitted to
bo worn. Luxury in rings wns car
ried to cxtronieB In Homo, whore
nt first they woro worn on one
flngor only, then on nil tho fin
gers, and then on each Joint of each
flngor, and finally a real Roman
fop hod to wear certain rings only
on certain days of tho week. Some
of thcao Roman rings woro of ex
traordinary size.
Tho ring was early usod as a lov
er's pledge. Whllo Bomo assqrt
that wo owo tho origin of tho ring
ns a wedding plcdgo to tho Romans,
many bollovo that It goes much fur
ther back, to tho Egyptians, Baby
lonians nnd Hobrows.
Among tho Romans tho ring was
given nt tho cngagomont, probably
ns a plcdgo that tho ongngomont to
marry would bo kept. Pliny says
that rings In his time woro mndo of
Iron, but thoy woro certainly mado
of gold In tho second century.
In Rome, nt tho signing of tho
mnrrlago contract, thoro was a
great feast, and tho man gave tho
woman a ring, which ho put on her
loft hand, on tho finger noxt to tho
smallest, for tho Romans hold thnt
thoro wns a norvo running directly
from this flngor to tho henrt. This
ring wns nt first of iron or copper,
with llttlo projections in tho shapo
of n key to Biiggcst that tho wlfo
had possession of hor husband's
koys. Lntor thcao rings becamo
vory much moro costly and elabor
ate. Some Roman nuptial rings "had
Inscriptions, such ns "Ama mo"
(lovo mo), "Amo to" (I lovo theo),
' Bonnm vltnm" (a good life). Ono
ring picked up In tho ruliiB of Pom
poll rcprcaonts a man and woman
Joining hands.
Tho use of n ring ns a Blgn of
betrothal Is very general. Copts
havo a custom of betrothing girls
nt C or 7 years of ago by putting
n ring on tho finger of tho girl thus
"sealed." In Persia a ring Is
among tho mnrrlngo presents mndo
by tho groom to tho brldo. In
Spain If n man gives n girl ovor
12 years of ago a ring, thnt con
stitutes n betrothal, to which ho
may bo held.
Shakcspcaro refers to a custom
provnlont In England in his day of
exchanging rings nt tho betrothal,
nH In "Twelfth Night,,; "Strength
ened by the intorchnngement of
!
Contributions concerning
social happenings, intended
for publication In tho society
dopnrtmont of The Times,
must bo submitted to the edi
tor not Inter than G o'clock
p. m., Friday of each wcok.
(Exceptions will bo allowed
only In cases where the
event occurred later than tho
ttmo mentioned.)
hand. " Curiously enough, this
vory ring hns been found in n tomb
of the necropolis of Snknra, nenr
Memphis.
Thin Is tho earliest known ring,
and undoubtedly rings wore usod
nt first chlufly, Just ns this ono wns
used ns n mark of authority and
distinction.
When rending nnd writing wero
llttlo practiced, a ring with somo
special dovlro served both nH Iden
tification of tho beater and n mark
of thowrltor of ff ilotSiment. -Tim
Impression of tho davfcoSm a ring
wont Tar toward" Rlvlnfc" tho stamp
of genuineness' (o a letter 'or Con
tract, nnd todoy wo preserve tho le
gnl 'fiction- In adding sonls to legal
documents.
The ring or circlet of bono or
shell is found In enves of prohls
torlo man, showing that ovpn then
rings woro usod, for decorative pur
poses, nnd in tho history of nil na
tions thoro Is no tlmo nt which tho
ring is not found,
The dlscovory of tho ring wnB
probably accidental. Somo ono
twisted a bit of vino around ono
flngor, or slipped on a porforntcd
shell, or a disk of bono, from
which tho marrow lmd boon ex
tracted, and the ring had been Invented-
When mankind attained the art
of working In metals, coppor rings
wero common, nnd as tho art pro
gressed nnd moro precious metals
wore discovered, moro and , moro
elnbornto and costly rings wero
made, says an exchnugo. Soon
settings wero placed in tho brondor
bands, or It was found interesting
to mako- n hoop and fit tho two
ends after cutting a revolving disk,
Inscribed with a design. Tho disk
is nqw called tho brrei and tho cir
clet the hoop.
What Egypt and Babylon did
change of rings nt tho betrothal Is
a vory common nnd tlmehonored
ceromony.
In tho early Christian church n
ring of troth was given to tho wom
an by tho man. Tho Christian fn
titers wore nt great pains to explain
tho ring, and according to Clemens
Alexnndrlnus tho ring was given
not ns an ornament, but nH n seal
to signify tho woman's duty to pro-
jtoorvo tho goods of hor husbnii'l,
because tun care of tlio uouso be
longs 'to' hor1 l ' "" "
The" flYsf Clu-Mlnns' -engraved
'upon their Reals Symbolic figures,
srii'lf nHhlho ilbve, fish anchor, lyre,
join. Tho rings itBcd for tho mnr'
rlago cercmoHy represented plgo-
nus, ilsh or moro often two hands
Joined together. In tho Christian
weddings tho mtmo finger was still
used as that for tho wedding ring,
but not for tho former reason of
any connection directly with tho
heart. f
In tho nnclont ritual pf tho Eng
lish mnrrlngo tho Ting was placed
by tho husbnnd on tho top of tho
thumb of the loft hand, with the
words: ' In tho namo of tho Fa
ther"; he thon moved on to tho
forefinger, saying : "In tho name
of the Son"; then to tho middle
finger, adding: "And of tho Holy
Ghost, finally placing it upon the
fourth finger, with tho word
"Amen."
Tho ring has now become
closely Identified with mnrrlngo
thnt It Is regarded as tho ono es
sential sign of mnrrlago, and many
hold, especially tho Ignorant, that
a marriage Is not valid without it.
Hut during tho tlmo of tho common
wealth In England the Puritans
seriously contemplated doing away
with It, as having originated with
the heathen. ,
Ono dominant superstition has
a symbol of marriage; thnt It Is
bad luck, nnd n sign of mlsfortui.o
to remove the wedding ring, If only
fot nn instant.
Tho plain gold ring for tho wed
ding la modern. In ancient tlmua
it was often ornate in design, bear
ing a Cupid nnd Psyche, or a Christ
inn device, such ns:
' First lovo Christ, who died for
theo,
Next to Him, lovo nana but me."
"God saw theo
Most fit for mo."
Asldo from mnrrlago, rlnbs liavo
taken on great significance. Tho
papal ring Is probably tho best
known, for It Is put on when tho
pontiff assumes office, having tho'
dovlce of St. Peter In n bont draw
ing a net from tho wntor. Wlion
tho popo dies It 1b broken.
Tho mode of wearing tho ring
has been developed into what Is
termed "Lovo'b Tolegrnph." If a
man wants a wlfo, ho wears a ring
on tho first flngor of his left hand;
if ho Is engaged, ho wears it on tho
second flngor; If married, .on tho
third, nnd If ho Intends never to
marry, on tho fourth.
When n lady Is not engaged sho
wears a plain ring or ono set with
n diamond on tho first flngor; If
engaged, on tho second; If married,
on tho' third, nnd on tho fourth if
sho Intends to dlo a maid.
Tho making of name on senti
ment ring Is ono of tho fanciful
turns to which rings have boon,
put. Tho words regard and dearest
nro moro common. Tho forinor
Is mndo up of theso stones R(uby)
E(mornld) G(nrnct) 'A(motliyst)
R(uby) D(lnmond). Tho lnttor:
D(lamoud) E(moruld) A(mothyst)
R(uby) E(mcrnld) S(apphlro)
T(opnz).
Rings woro nlso used largely as
amulets, either hecauso of somo
FOR CHRI
It would be a gift that would serve the entire family.
I have one on hand I can deliver any day.
Drop in and let me make you a proposition on this
car for your Christmas.
Clj If window display of parts and how
OH'IV inexpensive it, is to operate a Dodge
Coodrum's
Garage
auiuicis, eiiuor necnuso oi somoj rr rri ;
word Inscribed upon tho ring, sup-'took plnco In Snn Francisco on Sat- IeW oIlOCS JUSt 111.
posed to ward off ovll spirits, orrday, November 27. Tho brldo Is " i , -v 117. , i
bccaiiflo good influences might bo
summoiyd by tho woaror. Tho
most famous of thcao In song nnd
story Is tho "Seal of Solomon,"
which figures In tho ' Arabian
uruny, rsovomoor -i. i no unuo in ; j l f IJ J
the only daughter of Mr. nnd Mrs. I LOOK tt UlJX WllldOW
ii, a, lower ot una cuy, uoiu or
whom woro present nt tho wedding.
Slnco sho hns mndo hor homo in
Marshtlold Mrs. llrownllo 1ms made
No, 100 (!ypy last, mado up lu
dull kid, with patent leather on
tho toes and back of heel. Would
Nights" and In many Orlontnl le-,n host of admiring frlonds and nc- mako n flno Christmas; presont.
gonds. It wns supposed to bo In- qunlntnnces by nor sweet dlsposl- only si no
scribed with tho lottors of tho inof-1 Hon nnd wlnsomo manners. Sho Is I j;0 no I inco, mado up In pntont
fnblo namo of God, nnd to bo nblo'n graduate of Marshfleld High 'leather vamps, cloth tops and
to summon to nsslst Its wearer tho 'School and also spent two yearn nat, (00 '10' vorj. ntettt diessy
good spirits, or Jlnus, and drlvo it Borkoloy. Mr. Brownllo Is a Hhoo nt ,...SM
off tho ovll demons. promising young business man of, Ni)( r),;,; ,(.0( made' iip' In gun-
Speclnl virtues woro held to In- Vnllojo, Cnllfornla, whero, after ,nctnl vamps, c'loth tops; u good
hero lu somo precious stones, when ' Jnnunry 1, tho young couple will ' 8,00 f0r wntor wear at , si on
sot In rings. Jasper set In silver make their homo. Tho groom spent j .0. 7B0 button mado up'l'n'pat
wns n powerful henlor of diseases. two weeks on tho Bay a short tlmo enl 0lithor Vnmps. cloth tops, low
Nostrndamus writes: "Tho diamond po nnd whllo hero mado manyln,.ni liron,i lli11iI1',nn nf ' ....,,
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SSbtotstiHei
vfzezm.zr , -37 vrirjs:
iSErErPjMbOP0LEA3VVg
renders a man iuvlnclblo; tho ngnto : frlonds
of India or Crete, eloquent and,
prudent, nmlablo and ngrceublo;
the amethyst resists lntoxlcntlon; ' M. ('. CLUB MEETS
tho cnrnellnn unnenscs nnuor: tlin . - '
bvuclntli nrnvnkoR 1eon" 'Mr8' Ucnr' Kor 0Joynbly on-
Other ani'lont nuthorltles claim
that a ruby restrains wrath and
Itortaiuod tho I). M. C. Club nt her
hdmo Hn North BeUd- Inst Wednes
No. 01 G button, Hindu in kid,
vamps, plain too, cloth taps; the i
best low-price shoo over, nt. .S-.K.Ii
If you will send uh by mall tho'
length unri width of your foot, wo
can fit you, In any of tho nboo
numbers. Wo mnil them free. Try
mm u rimy resiruius wraui aim i . ... I ns once
fury; an en.o.nld Is nn enmity wlth,,,n' "rnoon. when tho tlmo wns '
all impurity; the sapphire will 10,U "" n I'lciwwt mn- " " J ?r " ",0,,0
keep all men pure, nnd Is therefore i,,or' 80W,n nrtrt cl"u l,olB 'l'o "" " "" B"fttJ'
to bo worn by priests; the opal Is
satd to shnrpeu tho sight of its
possessor and cloud the eyes of
thoso about him.
Ono of tho Inrgost rings over
found Is a gold ring benrlug tho
portrnlt of Trajan's, quoon, Plotlnn,
tho headdress being mado up of
three rows of precious stones cut
In facets.
Another enormous ring Is the ono
which wns presented to President
Franklin Plorco in 1852 by somo
tUtUoiui ot Snn Blianclsco. ,' it
weighed ono pound. The hoop of
tho ring Is cut into squares, on
eacli of which wns shown some
scene in tho history of California.
Tho bezel, bearing the seal, has
engraved upon It tho arms of tho
so slate, of California, surmounted In
itio Stars and Strlpos ot tho United
States nnd tho name of Franklin
Plorco. This ring was valued nt
$2000.
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HUOWXLlK-TOWKH NUPTIALS
principal diversions, sirs, s. .Mc- i ni n
Donald, Mrs. Charles Williams, Mrs. ' rilprfv,Iir ShOP NfflPP
S. J. I.MMKL, Pi t.p.
ISO Koutli lli-otiiluny
AnnQuncemcnts wero received In
ilnrshfleld this week of the mar
rlago of Miss Nora Frances Tower
wns oIbo dnno by tho flreoks and boon built up around tho ring ns to John Wnddell Brownllo, which
N. O. Haines and Mrs. Hoy Brain-
nrd wero appointed as a committee (
to arrange for u enrd party which '
will bo given on tho evening ofi
January first. Special guests pres
ent this weok woro Mrs. Fay Ward
and Mrs. C. L. Coe. At tho closo,
of tho afternoon Mrs. Kom served
an appetizing luncheon. Mombors
out wero; Mrs. Ira Wextzol, Mrs.
S. McDonald, Mrs. Homes, Mrs. W.
Vaughnn, Mrs. A. K. Morten nnd
Mrs. Brnlnard. The noxt meeting
will bo in two weeks with Mrs. Mc
Donald. v
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BOVAL XKIOHIIOHS
HXTKHTAIX
MATT LMAY
Phono 17-X
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HAAS BROS.
HOCK ItS
ARMOUR & CO.
PB0V1S1OXS
AMERICAN BISCUIT CO.,
CKACKKU MAXUFACTUHI5HS
ASTORIA FLOURING MILLS
CO.
FLOUR AX1) FHKD
Tuesday evening the Roynl Neigh
bors of North Bend entertained their
husbands and a large number of
friends nt a genuine old-fashioned!
dance In I.oggio Hall. Thero wero
nbout 200 In attendance, all of u
whom declare they hnd the best I m
time ever. At a Into hour, a boun- ,,,... "
tlful supply of refreshments were WEAVING All kinds a SpeC-
B0 iialty. Mrs. W. W, Nason, 680
(Continued on Pag Three,) j12tll COuTtll, So. PIlOIlO 220-R
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Electrical Gifts
Combine Charm and Utility
ELECTRIC CLL-ANERS give pleasure yjSn
Christmas morning because for years "ehypniihfuln'
household burdens and promote household ne
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