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ff weekender january 23 1993 p13 wedding dresses made exclusively for lady luck the bridal dress is one of the most important elements of any wedding if you are superstitious here are some tips for fending off any bad luck a white dress is said to stop the evil eye which accounts for both the bride and bridegroom wearing white at an orthodox jewish wedding however in islamic countries brides often wear red and widows wear white icelandic peasants in contrast used to wear black dresses embroi dered with gold and silver thread look for a wedding dress with as many buttons as possible the french believe that a bride will live the same number of years as there are buttons on her gown the rhyme something old something new something borrowed something blue is also a good one to follow the new items are to show accep tance of married life to come the old and borrowed to keep happiness already won or borrow some from others their are a lot of traditional cus toms to ensure good luck greek brides hold a lump of sugar in their wedding gloves to give sweetness to their married life in sweden the bridegroom had garlic and thyme sewed into his wedding outfit to keep away the evil spirits with the smell dressmakers sometimes sew a hair into die wedding dress for goodluck german brides used to cany a hair from every animal on the nearest fami in their shoes while the groom carried a grain from every crop in the field this was to bring luck to the harvest rather than their marriage german mothers also dropped dill and salt into their daughters shoes as a protective charm however if this seems a little extreme then just trust in yourselves and your compatibility know your diamonds jfimmhe from page 12 its brilliant sparklelight is reflected best through a wellcut stone and the arrangement of its 58 facets the tiny planes that give a diamond its fire it is important to distinguish between the cut a technical matter and shape a matter of personal taste the most popular shapes of diamonds are round brilliant mar quise pear oval and emerald 2 clarity a diamonds clarity is determined by the degree to which it is free from inclusions natural imperfections such as spots bub bles or lines most diamonds con tain some inclusions in fact a flawless diamond is extremely rare the size and position of the inclu sions which were formed millions of years ago affect the value and cost of the diamond 3 colour the determination of a diamonds colour is measured by the degree to which a diamond approaches colourlessness allowing the diamond to cleanly refract light the best colour is no colour a dia mond expert defines the colour of a diamond on a letter scale beginning with d which is absolutely colour less and very rare but also rare- are diamonds with a strong pure colour found on the opposite end of the alphabet they are called fancies pink blue and canary yellow are the most prized but virtually any hue is also possible 4 carat carat refers to the weight of the diamond not its size there are 100 points in a carat therefore a diamond of 50 points weighs 12 of a carat large dia monds one carat or more are rare and of greater value per carat the rarity of a diamond is appreciat ed even more with the knowledge that approximately 250 tons of ore must be mined and processed in order to produce a onecarat pol ished stone mitmmm hair stylists for men women body builders the wave of the future is here a joico perm designed to give you nothing but volume and movement no curls no waves just the kind of body thatll make them look twice clip these money saving coupons wawm complete perms 1 cut included reg 85 from 5500 1 up i long hair extra i expires feb 27 1993 4717650 specializing in manicures pedicures waxing services hands feet care manicure 1300 french manicure 1600 pedicure 2200 waxing legs completed 3200 upper or lower legs2200 bikini s1300 underarm 1100 ann 2000 face completed 2500 upper up 700 chin 700 eye brow 700 16 avenue plaza nail tips fiberglass 5000 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