Divorce Rings.

Cromwell Argus, Volume XLIII, Issue 2283, 5 February 1912, Page 6

Divorce Rings.

ON LITTLE EINGEIL Chicago society which occupit s a very high place in the diu-rce statistics of the United States, is amusin'? itself with a now fad in the shape of special divorce rings. At a fashionable reception last month it was reporter that the attention of a number of guests was attracted by a dainty gold ring on the little finger of the right hand of Mrs Marina Parke. Mrs Paike was recently divorced from her husband, the secretary of the Board of Supervising traction Engineers. In response to inquiries, Mrs Parke observed : “ Why that is my divorce ring. 1 invented it, and now quite a number of Chicago women are wear - ing similar rings. Be'ore long everybody will knew that a plain gold ring o i the little linger of right hand ra rt «ns that the wearer is divorced.” Mrs Parke explained that, apart from other tdvantag s, the divorce rim' is “ most economical since divorced women are now able to have their wedding ring cut down to fit their little fingers. Then, too,” she added,.” the divorce ring saves you s:uh a lot of embarrassment. New acquaintances no longer inquire about yjur husband, and old friends who have not yet heard of your divorce, precaving the ring, are saved from e*nharassing themselves and you by asking awkwacd questions,