RINGS ON FINGERS AND JEWELS IN HAIR.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIX, Issue 3, 5 January 1938, Page 10

RINGS ON FINGERS AND JEWELS IN HAIR.

New Adornments Are Barbaric or Classical. With rings on her fingers and bellon her toes, the fine lady of nursery rhyme fame may have been just the smartest thing that e\er came out of Banbury Cross, but she would run a very poor second to the modern now that jewellery—real or otherwise, and mostly the latter if we must be frank—is starred so determinedly in the summer fashion story. If she substitutes crimson lacquer for bells on her toes, the modern fine lady still sallies out to conquer with ringon her fingers, bracelets on her wrist s and jewels in her hair. She inay even resort to ear-rings, a glittering clip or brooch, and probably a shining platinum anklet thrown in for good measure. Adornments rank as No. 1 amongst accessories this summer.

The new jewellery, just taken from I its bed of cotton wool, is as fascinal | a,s it is surprising in the contrasts * } mood, of heritage, and of materials it ! reveals. Side by *side with suavely elegant pieces, coldly classical in their austerity, are exotic trinkets, barbaric in their flamboyance—great heavy neckets, out sizes in rings, and broad handcuff bangles, riotously colourful and extravagant of design. And along with ! the platinum and the white gold, the j precious and semi precious stones that ; make a glittering— and costly — appear- • ance in the really high-class stuff, there] is the vast family of synthetic jewellery. ! in which anything fnun china or glass.; or wood, from shoe buttons to fisb scales, from *rold or silver wire to brightly coloured enamels, can have a decorative part to play. Necklet Returns to Favour. The necklet's return to favour is one j of the most important and mort inter-! esting chapters in the summer fashion; story as far as adornments are concerned. And. as one would expect, the new necklets are just as gay, just as extravaga.nt as the flowered silks of the gowns they are to be worn with. There are choirs formed of tiny flowers, clustered thick together, there-are threerow necklets of brightly coloured beads, with a heavy pendant to dangle at the bottom, there are miniature halters formed of a myriad loops of tiny seed beads, massed together, and there are i heavy metalled necklets, formed of medallions set with brightly coloured 1 stones. Many of them flaunt bracelets, rings or ear-rings to match, and Qrien- . tal jewellery, in sets of this kisd. ;j figures importantly amongst tie new | season's adornments. .

I Where brooches and dress clipa are | concerned, those quaint mascot ones are : the last word in cliic. French poodles, j roosters and tortoises, elephants and kangaroos, serpents and squirrels and stork—you will find a whole menagerie presented for your choice, in almost anything from enamel and brilliants to platinum and diamonds. In the same | category, too. come the charm bracelet- ! that are still as fashionable as ever ! they -n pre when a light-hearted designer i in Paris first set the craze for them early in the year. Flowers Provide Motif. I Flowers provide the motif for much 'of the new jewellery, and a charming novelty are the flower and ; matching brooches of baked enamel in ; gay reds, blues, yellows and j white. Two wide-eyed daisies set on : narrow straps that clasp round the ; forearm make a delightful bracelet for j wear -with summery frocks. Then there are tiny ear studs in the form of flowers, posies of flowers for brooches, land li'.tle flower rings, all very gay. 'very frivulou;—and pleasantly inexpeni she. Yet another novelty—and a very j charming one—are the little bows or ; flower posies fashioned of filigree metal, i so delicately wrought that it looks for I all the world like stiffened lace. The i metal is enamelled oxer in white, ivory. : rose, te.a rose, pink or a pale honey gold. , arid the little ornaments make an ] enchanting decor for summer frocks or ! suits.