Singapore Girl Fashion Diamond Engagement Ring 166

Singapore Girl Fashion Diamond Engagement Ring.

 By Farzana Aamir 

YOU SHOULDA PUT A THIMBLE ON IT

Engagement rings still weren’t quite the wedding staple that they are now. Other customs competed against slipping a ring on a bride-to-be’s finger. In England, one practice involved the man and woman breaking a piece of gold or silver and each keeping half. They would then drink a glass of wine, and the engagement was on. As late as the 19th century, some American women received thimbles as symbols of their engagements; after the wedding they would often cut the bottom off of their thimbles and wear them as rings.