The Pearls

The toasts were proclaimed,

the music executed,

 the vows affirmed,

 and the pearls worn.

 These pearls have been handed down generation after generation and wedding after wedding---for the past 145 years in our family. The necklace and brooch were featured in Sally Forth's social column in the Atlanta Constitution, February 20, 1939, when they were worn by my grandmother:

“...the only jewelry she will wear will be an exquisite seed pearl necklace and brooch that belonged originally to her great aunt, who was given the necklace by her husband when she became his bride over 75 years ago.”

This past weekend my cousin wore a tie pin made from a portion of the necklace and the necklace, itself, graced yet another neck in our family.