Styles in Bracelets

Manawatu Times, Volume LVI, Issue 6519, 7 April 1931, Page 11

Styles in Bracelets

CHINA AND GLASS. Pj, proportion as dresses become more flowing, so jewellery tends to become heavier and stiffer, and there is again a vogue for real stones, including diamond’s At the opening of ono Paris collection the jewels worn on a black velvet evening frock were all diamonds including a pendant, a large plaque at tho point of the low back, and a wide, Miff bracelet of the stones one one arm. At the other extreme come the glass and china bracelets. The latter arc made without any joints and form heavy bangles, which arc sometimes flat and sometimes rounded. They, naturally break very easily. China bracelets'are made on the lines of china plates or teacups. That is to say, they Lav be very heavily gilded, and even have a little picture in the middle. T w -o with the more romantic Some arc gilded in squares or triangles with squares of colour in between.' Some arc plain black and white, in perhaps a chessboard fashion. Glass bracelets may also bo n holly stiff like a bangle, or they may have 'joints. The stiff ones are generally round, and they may be crystal clear S engraved, or a mixture of dull and clear "lass. They arc very effective Lith black frocks. _ The jointed-glass bracelets are made like the old ]ot 01 naments which used to be worn-very Lide and hcavy-with all respectable mourning. The most attractive either Save incised patterns upon them or are in dull and shiny glass together. The others often combine an old-fash ioned note of colour, such as used to be seen in decanters. There may be a streak of crimson in the glass or of ve™ dark blue. Sometimes gold m used of a dull, greenish tone, on scentbottle lines. Very patterns of gold arc effective and go well with wime frocks. „