TRIFLES THAT MAKE FASHION

Dominion, Volume 20, Issue 60, 4 December 1926, Page 18

TRIFLES THAT MAKE FASHION

It is always the little things that count in fashion. Important details of lino do not vary greatly, but the accessories give distinction. Some women with the right typo of figure, for example, are cultivating a sort of gipsy look in their dressing bv swathing a bright-coloured scarf round their hips, and fastening it in a bow at the left side with long ends. These gipsy ceintures are sometimes of silk or georgette, but some of the gayest are merely the Italian peasant scarves in bright stripes. The mode is a growing one, and is per haps at its best when the sash is worn with a bolero dress. The necklace has become part of the actual frock! Fine seed pearl mesh necklaces are being used as the top for an evening dress neck line. Many of the smart jewellery houses are carrying this idea a step further, and are making shoulder straps of some precious metals and stones, which are attached to the gown.

. More practical than the gipsy hipscarf or the jewelled nock line, and more popular also is the smart little sleeveless waistcoat of cut-out suede, which is worn in brilliant colours over a mannish-looking silk shirt. Another little vogue of the useful order is the fashion of the scarf and handkerchief that match. It is all part of the ensemble idea that still governs the best fashions.