Democratic Sentinel, Volume 16, Number 17, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 May 1892 — How Different Now. [ARTICLE]

How Different Now.

In former time it was esteemed highly improper for single or unmarried persons to wear rings, “unless they were judges, doctors or senators. ” For all but these dignitaries such an unwarranted ornament was considered an evidence of “vanity, lasciviousness and pride,” and was looked upon as a great piece of presumption on the part of the wearer.