For the plain gold ring, go to an antiques shop. Some sell plain gold
bands priced more by weight than by aesthetic or antiquarian value
(so, depending on K, $20-$40 is what I've paid); and in a shop that
carries "old & collectible" as well as "antique" you have a good
chance of finding a wedding band that's gold-filled rather than solid
gold--I've bought a couple of these in the $10-$15 range over the
years. Why do I need so many wedding bands? I wear a lot of rings at
a time and like to stack plain bands on one finger. More urgently, I
direct and costume in community theater and often need to put rings
on an actor. I've got wedding bands in many sizes! I wouldn't choose
plastic even if I found it: I like the weight of a "real" ring and I
do think it reads onstage, and of course the real ring lasts for more
than one use.
--Ruth Anne Baumgartner
scholar gypsy and amateur costumer
On May 18, 2007, at 6:31 AM, Elizabeth Walpole wrote:
<snip>
I'd go super Edward Gorey just for the fun of it. All
black....long dramatic
veil....maybe a black fur boa-like stole. Black gloves and a
large black
umbrella. Be sure to paint some circles under your moist eyes that
you keep
dabbing with that huge black lace hanky. And walk around in a
daze...completely
devastated.
Yep, that's pretty much my vision too melodramatic mourning, as the
grieving widow. Except the hanky is white bordered with black
ribbon (authentic Victorian practice for a mourning hanky) with an
A embroidered on it for my poor lost Albert (it's actually A for
Anne, my sister but she says she doesn't want it as she uses
tissues so all I need to do is add a black ribbon border)
alternatively as the theme is an Irish wake I might ask my Grandma
if she has any hankys embroidered with a P (for Pam) so I can
bewail the fate of my poor dead Patrick ;-) I'm also keeping an eye
out for a plain gold 'wedding' ring when I go shopping, but I don't
think the prospects are that good (most of that cheap plastic stuff
is designed for little girls and I don't have small enough hands to
get away with them).
I went through my cupboard and I was quite surprised at the number
of black accessories I have, just not a hat or a dress. I've got
leather gloves (my regular winter gloves) a faux fur stole, a real
fur muff (though I'm not sure if I'll take that it's my only real
fur item and it's too precious to me and hard to clean to risk
stuff getting spilt on it) a black chiffon scarf, a drawstring
velveteen pouch (one of the first accessories I made for SCA), plus
a 5m roll of gros grain ribbon (that I didn't end up using on
another project because I found something better) and a couple of
black fabrics I can use as trim.
Elizabeth
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Elizabeth Walpole
Canberra Australia
ewalpole[at]tpg.com.au
http://au.geocities.com/amiperiodornot/
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