By the society's standard scale (10 being the perfect rose), the Sterling Silver ranks a paltry 4.2, as a rose of questionable value.. And while Hollywood is showing the roses growing on Chelsea rooftops, the Sterling probably can't cut it in New York.
For an unknown reason the bag was also known as a âjewing bagâ and was hung from a hammock ring or perhaps a hook or peg next to his bunk in the forecastle. These bags generally were companions to the sailorâs sea bags or sea chests.
Mermaidâs Purses. Mermaidâs purses are the egg cases of dogfish and skates. The parent fish attaches these egg cases to objects such as seaweeds growing on the sea bed. Empty egg cases from which the baby fish have hatched out, are often found washed up along the strand line of sandy beaches.