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Choosing the rings together By PAT PHILLIPS Copley Newt Service When it comes to select­ ing the diamond engagement ring, couples usually like to select it together, the Jewel­ ry Industry Council reports, visiting their favorite jeweler for guidance. Evaluating a diamond has most young couples at a dis­ advantage particularly when it comes to what is known in the trade as know­ ing the diamond's "four c's" -- cut, color, clarity and carat weight These four elements determine the diamond's worth. It is quite possible for a smaller diamond to be About Your Wedding... In order to serve McHenry area brides, the Ploindealer mails wedding forms to all whose engagements have been announced in the paper and carry definite date. We ask thot these com­ pleted forms be retur­ ned three days before the wedding. The story containing all the information given on the form will oppear only during the week following the wedding, except in the case of out-of-state weddings, where on additional week is allowed. Forms received the second week after the wedding will be printed with the omission of a description of the attire worn. Photographs will be printed any time later, or will be included with the wedding infor­ mation if they accom­ pany the story at the prescribed deadline. If your engagement an­ nouncement has not been published, or if the date of the wedding was not known at that time, please call our of­ fice and request that a marriage form be sent. Space problems ex­ perienced by a non- daily newspaper, and a desire to print up-to- date news, make this policy necessary. August Happy 45 Years MOM and DAD worth more than one that is larger, the experts point out. Cut is the way a diamond is shaped, with traditional styles being the brilliant or round, the emerald, the pear, the oval and the boat-shaped marquise cut PAGES • PLAINDEALER Color refers to the crystal- clear purity that is most co­ veted for engagement rings. Clarity involves the fact that diamonds form natural­ ly with what are called in­ clusions. These are carbon spots, bubbles and small in­ ternal cracks. If these inclu­ sions can be seen under the 10-power magnification of a jeweler's loupe -- bat not by the naked eye -- they do not affect the passage of light through the stone and won't FRIDAY. JUNES. 1IS1 mar the stone's visible beau­ ty^ reliable jeweler will polftt out the inclusions and determine if they affect the diamond's price. Carat weight is the stand­ ard measure of diamond weight and is made up of 100 points. Often, a bride-to-be will choose anengagement ring that has a center stone flanked with smaller stones. The jeweler should give the carat weight of the center stone and the carat weight of the flanking stones. While choosing a ring, style can be a deciding fac­ tor. as certain styles are more becoming to specific hand shapes. Square hands are flattered by slim, taper­ ing designs, small hands look best with delicate styles and lean hands can take a large, elaborate ring. In addition to choosing a specific cut, the bride-to-be may favor a modern setting or antique or like tion of white and yellow gold. Often couples will have the engagement ring en­ graved. When the engage­ ment ring is chosen, the wedding band is often cho­ sen so that the two designs complement each other. Since double-ring ceremo­ nies are becoming more pop­ ular. this is also the time to select the man's ring and en­ grave it 9 * !Zffis, L̂CLtimate (Jn <zA/lu±LcaL Snts, ziainmsnt For Booking Information Please Phone •• (815)653-5096 MB