Sapphires, by the way, are now the fashionable stones, a real fashion, the Jewellers say, auch as they have rarely known, especially for engagement rings. The superstition about opals seems practically dead; at one {ime few people would wear an opal unless. it was their birthday ston Gold is much less used for rings than formerly, not, however, on account of price, but because platinum isthe chief' demand, More and more plat inurn is being used for wedding rings.
In Germany, 1 see, brides are expected to put up with a white metal alloy. They are assured that It looks as well as gold and is quite as durable. And, of course, they will appreciate that Germany must save all her money to buy zirconium for the ming of guns from Brazil, aeroplanes from America, and cotton waste for making munitions all over the world.
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