FASHION IN JEWELS

Press, Volume XCVII, Issue 28490, 21 January 1958, Page 2

FASHION IN JEWELS

Revival ByPrincess [From the London Correspondent ’ of ‘‘The Press’’] LONDON, January 15 I A charming early Victorian . jewel fashion has been revived by ‘ Princess Margaret. This was noted . when she wore a pair of diamond , butterflies in her hair at a recent I ballet performance. , It is a jewel fashion dating back to the 1830's and is regarded as a perfect answer to the occasion which calls for jewellery but not the ‘‘full dress” tiara. As long ago as 1837 fashionable women wore butterflies composed of rubies, sapphires, emeralds and diamonds in their hair. By 1860 diamond humming birds and peacocks of coloured precious gems had become high fashion. Later, towards the end of the nineteenth century, diamond crescents. feathers, flower sprays, stars and flights of swallows were worn at strategic points in the currently high-dressed coiffure. Diamond bees, bats, doves, and dragonflies were popular hair ornaments, too. with diamond flower sprays and foliage as firm favourites. The Royal example has set women searching through their jewel boxes for “great-grandmam-ma’s” hair ornaments, now of modern fashion interest. It is a fashion delightfully suited to the petite and a fascinating revival. This further example of the 1 princess’s penchant for jewellery i “pairs” has been noted with interest for not long ago she wore a pair of jewelled ornaments on the crown of a small hat. She frequently wears a matching pair of small diamond clips worn one ' above the other on the left lapel of her coat.