Thursday, May 17, 1956
University Daily Kansan
Page 13
—(Photo by Estes Studio)
LOOK OF LOVE—Mr, and Mrs. Paul William Bartsch smile at each other as they prepare to walk down the aisle after the ceremony.
Consultant Is 'Chief Adviser'
From the time you and your finance set the "big date," your best friend, chief adviser, personal secretary, and substitute mother is very likely to be your bridal consultant.
You will meet her for the first time when you purchase your wedding dress. She is the calm, all-knowing woman who is sincerely interested in helping you find the kind of dress you've always wanted. She will realize that your bridal gown is more important, technically, than you may think. For this reason, she will want you to decide what type of wedding yours will be before you are looking at dresses.
Remember, your dress sets the pace for the rest of the bridal party's apparel.
Selects Attendants' Gowns
When the bride's dress has been selected, the bridal consultant will guide you in the choice of bridesmaids' gowns to complement it. In the weeks that follow, she will see that your maids have all had their fittings, that their skirt lengths are uniform, and that each girl knows exactly what type gloves, hose, shoes, and head-piece she is to wear, and where to purchase them.
If requested, she will give you information on approximate expenses, wedding etiquette, invitations, photographers, flowers, receptions, appropriate dress for flower-girls, ring-bearers, junior bridesmaids, and candle-lighters, suitable music, and literature covering duties of the entire wedding party. She will probably have excellent suggestions on your mother's and your groom's dresses for the wedding.
Shortly before the wedding day, your bridal consultant will call to remind you of the final fitting date on your gown. A popular idea now-a-days is to have the formal wedding portrait taken in the store at this time. The bridal consultant will be there to make suggestions concerning your make-up for the wedding, and to give you a written description of the dresses, to be used in the newspaper write-up.
Helps At Church
When your wedding day finally arrives, the bridal consultant will be waiting at the church, or wherever you are to be married, to help with last-minute preparations. She will see that all the dresses have been perfectly pressed, that everyone has everything they are supposed to have, and that things in general are running smoothly.
Running she the happiest of brides is usually a bit nervous as the strains of the "Wedding March" begin, and thebrid consultant's soothing, reassuring manner will endear her to you at this time. At the head of the alice she will start the bridesmaids off in the correct order at the proper time. And then, with a final straightening of your train and a quick reminder to "stand up straight" you are off down the aisle, poised and smiling.
Select That Diamond Carefully; It's The Girl's 'Best Friend'
By HARRY ELLIOTT (Of The Daily Kansan Staff)
The saying that diamonds are a girl's best friend may be true, but since most of the diamonds that a girl will receive are from a man, perhaps it would be well to give a few pointers to the men on how to go about selecting these small but expensive items.
Four C's
In choosing a diamond, there are four C's to look for: carat, clarity colorlessness and cut.
The carat is a standard measurement of the size of gem stones. There are 100 points in a carat. In the United States, the average diamond size in an engagement ring is 19 points.
Clarity in a diamond is its cleanliness. Since diamonds come from the ground they sometimes have imperfections and flaws caused by particles of dirt. The clarity of an expensive diamond should be flawless—meaning no dirt in the stone.
A diamond should also be colorless. There are diamonds which have color, but unless they are of a special color, they are not used in jewelry. Canary yellow diamonds are quite rare and are used in jewelry, but any stage of yellow up to a true canary color is not desirable. There are also blue diamonds which are sometimes used. Pink and brown diamonds almost are never used.
The fourth C is that of cut. In a stone that is properly cut there are 58 separate facets or individual faces. These facets must all be cut to exact dimensions in order for the stone to be balanced.
Suggestions On Selection
Suggestions On Selection Since the average man will buy a diamond only once in his lifetime, and since that will be an engagement ring, he should heed these points.
When buying an engagement ring, the wedding band should be selected at the same time. Since they will be worn together they should be a matching set, and buying them separately may lead to two rings which don't match and will not look good together.
There are many styles of rings, but the most common and popular are the single solitaire and the solitaire with side stones. These may be mounted in varied mountings. There is the fish-tail, channel-set, bead-set, or claw-set. Of these, the bead-set and claw-set are the most widely used. These mountings consist of the stone being held onto the mounting by a small bead or finger-like claw at the four corners.
-Receptions
-Rehearsal Parties
-Bridal Dinners
-Showers
-Dessert Parties
Don't Take Fiancee
While the single solitaire is the more popular of the two styles mentioned above, there is a much wider selection in the rings with side stones. The purchase of a ring with side stones means that the wedding band must also have stones. A single solitaire and a plain band make a matching set in the other style.
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The question often arises as to whether or not the girl should accompany her fiance when he buys her engagement ring. One jeweler says, "Definitely not!" He says that the ring is a gift and that she should accept it as such and like what she
gets. Also, when the girl is along she may see a ring she likes which is completely out of the question as to price, and this may embarrass the young man considerably. She should give him the general idea of what she desires in a ring and let him make the selection. She should specify a single solitaire or one with side stones and be happy with the one she receives.
Above all else, the purchaser of a diamond should go to a jeweler whom he trusts completely. If the buyer doesn't have confidence in the jeweler, he may feel unhappy with the purchase. And since the price of diamonds is rather high, there should be a feeling of mutual trust between the two before the transaction takes place.
All right, men. There it is. Now go cut and find yourself a real jewel.
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