 ... engaged, he wears it on the second finger; if married, on the third ; and on the fourth if he never intends to be married. When a lady is not engaged, she wears a hoop or diamond on her first finger; if engaged, on the second; if married, on the third...  Mani-málá, or a treatise on gems - Page 810de Sourindro Mohun Tagore - 1881Affichage du livre entier - À propos de ce livre
 | 1811 - 438 pages
...the first finger; if engaged, she wears a hoop or diamond on the second finger; if married, on the third; and on the fourth if she intends to die a maid. When a gentleman presents a flower, a fan, or a trinket, to a lady, with the left band, it is, on his... | |
 | Thousand notable things - 1822 - 620 pages
...married. When a lady is ditengaged, she wears a hoop or diamond on the first finger ; if married, on the third ; and on the fourth, if she intends to die a maid. When a gentleman presents a flower, a fan, or a trinket; to a lady, with the left hand, it is, on his... | |
 | 1834 - 430 pages
...engaged, she wears a hoop or diamond on net first finger; if engaged, on her second ; if married, on the third ; and on the fourth if she intends to die a maid. When a gentleman presents a fan, a flower or a trinket to a lady, with the left hand, iris on his part... | |
 | 1841 - 986 pages
...engaged, she wears a hoop or diamond on her first finger; if engaged, on the second; if married, on the third ; and on the fourth if she intends to die a maid. When a gentleman presents a fan, flower, or trinket to a lady with the left hand, this on his part... | |
 | The treasury of wit and anecdote - 1842 - 336 pages
...engaged, she wears a hoop or diamond on her first finger ; if engaged, on the second ; if married, on the third ; and on the fourth if she intends to die a maid. When a gentleman presents a fan, flower, or trinket to a lady with the left hand, this, on his part,... | |
 | Charles Edwards - 1855 - 272 pages
...engaged, she wears a hoop or diamond on her first finger; if engaged, on the second; if married, on the third ; and on the fourth if she intends to die a maid.§ * Vol. ip 345, 4to. t Adam's Roman Antiquities, S66, (Boycl's edit.) Many of our readers are aware... | |
 | Robert Kemp Philp - 1856 - 372 pages
...engaged, she wears a hoop or diamond on her first finger ; if engaged, on the second ; if married, on the third ; and on the fourth if she intends to die a maid. When a gentleman presents a fan, flower, or trinket, to a lady with the left hand, this, on his part,... | |
 | Sarah Josepha Buell Hale - 1857 - 730 pages
...engaged, she wears a hoop or diamond on her first finger ; if engaged, on the second ; if married, on the third; and on the fourth, if she intends to die a maid. 2705. When a gentleman presents a fan, flower, or trinket, to a lady with the left hand, this on his-... | |
 | William Jones (F.S.A.) - 1877 - 624 pages
...engaged she wears a hoop or diamond on her first finger ; if engaged, on her second ; if married, on the third ; and on the fourth, if she intends to die a...finger of the left, is exclusively their prerogative.' . ' This English fashion is, perhaps, too open a proclama tion of intentions to suit such as do not... | |
 | S. L. Louis - 1881 - 428 pages
...engaged, she wears a hoop or diamond on her first finger ; if engaged, on the second ; if married, on the third ; and on the fourth if she intends to die a maid." Many of our readers are aware that there are name-rings, in which the first letter attaching to each... | |
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