They can be as simple as strips of ribbon or as elegant as bejeweled silver rings or porcelain rings designed by Versace, but napkin rings, whatever their form, all have the same purpose � to bind a clean napkin, generally cloth, and keep it in place at each dinner place setting. The process of folding napkins renders them more attractive, but so do napkins rings, and with less time expended when a host is rushing to prepare for a sit-down affair.

They can be as simple as strips of ribbon or as elegant as bejeweled silver rings or porcelain rings designed by Versace, but napkin rings, whatever their form, all have the same purpose � to bind a clean napkin, generally cloth, and keep it in place at each dinner place setting. The process of folding napkins renders them more attractive, but so do napkins rings, and with less time expended when a host is rushing to prepare for a sit-down affair.