WEDDING RINGS.

Timaru Herald, Volume CXXV, Issue 18203, 2 March 1929, Page 14

WEDDING RINGS.

The custom of wearing wedding rings appears to have taken its rise among the Romans. Before the celebration of their nuptials, there was a meeting of friends at the house of the lady’s father, to settle articles of the marriage contract, when it was agreed that the dowry should be paid down on the wedding day or sooif after. On this occasion there was commonly a feast, at the conclusion of which the man gave to the woman, as a pledge, a ring; which she put on the fourth finger of her left hand, because it was believed that a nerve reached thence to the heart, and a day was then named for the marriage. THUMB PRINTS AS TRADE MARKS Thumb prints as trade marks have been adopted by some of London’s most exclusive dress designers with the aim of outwitting smaller dealers who refail copies of their own creations as genuine. “Dress pirates” these shop keepers are called by the dressmakers who pride themselves on their originality. One designer of note conceived the idea of protecting her name by the thumb print method and others quickly followed the lead. The prints are generally those of the designer, stamped indelibly on the cloth. 4* 4■ 4* *2* 4* ❖ 4* 4* 4* ►> ♦> * 4* * .3. .j. ,