DIAMONDS IN LEGEND
	of the new engagement rings jeweled with blue sapphires in combination with the diamond—blue being the "color of eternity." Later a popular gift to the bride by a service man who could afford it became known as the diamond regimental badge. It actually was a brooch. It had all the young-love connotation of the American fraternity pin. The regimental insignia was styled in gold, rich enamels, and precious stones. For instance, the stag's head of the Gordon Highlanders or the lion of the Carabineers was modeled in relief and set solid with diamonds. Diamonds, it is reasonable to expect, will exist long after the second World War is but a bitter memory.
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