THE RING.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20868, 9 May 1931, Page 6 (Supplement)

THE RING.

It is a strange thing that bo many people who wear rings, and who choose their stones awl setting with such care, never give ft thought to the fact that the shape of tho virig on their finger can makp or mar the appearance of the whole hand.

A long, slim hand, for instance, is flattered by a ring which hears its stone in a long oval or pointed setting. 1 his tends to accentuate the slenderness of the fingers. On a short, hand, however, this type of ring only serves to give the fingers a stumpy effect. The short, raiher broad hand with tapering fingers is shown to the greatest advantage with a heavy, wide ring of (he modern geometrical design, while the short-fingered hand looks its best with :v ring which is narrow, and whose stones arc contained in a narrow setting across the haso of the finger.

The colour of the stone is. of course, a matter of personal taste, and depends on many things, suc)i as the colour of gowns, the preference of the wearer, and oven on superstition; but even here there is one golden rule to remember when choosing your ring. If your hand is very white, you can wear any of the clear pale stones, such as the. pale amethyst, the topaz, the .aquamarine, or Uie moonstone —and, of bourse, the pearl. Likewise it is true that while gold is flattering to the more warmly-tinted skin, a. silver or other white metal ling is more becoming to a white finger. So keep this in mind next time you have the good fortune to be taken to buy a ring, or some wise relation is prudent enough to send vou the money to choose jour own.