ODDS AND ENDS FROM PARIS

Otago Daily Times, Issue 21359, 12 June 1931, Page 13

ODDS AND ENDS FROM PARIS

No one can quite beat the Parisian modiste at the business of providing continual novelty (says a Daily Express correspondent writing on April 23). At the moment, when the dress secrets have been fully revealed, new odds and ends of jewellery and other accessories are being brought forward each day. Of course l there is something new in every, direction, but perhaps the most interesting of all' is the new white jewelThis year many of the new necklaces and a double purpose. As well as being'entirely original ornaments, they take the place of white collars and cuffs with the all popular black and white ensemble. LINGERIE JEWELLERY. A fringed necklace of Innumerable fourinch strings of tiny white beads, for instance, made go that the bottom of the fringe just reaches the edges of a V-neck produces a white collared effect. Both the all-white version of this necklace and another which consists of black beads on one side and white on the other are bound to be extremely popular when one thinks of the trouble they save in the matter of continually taking a white collar off to be washed. Like most forma of the same idea they are to be had in varying lengths to fit the neckline of different dresses. Another very attractive set of “ lingerie ” jewellery consists of small shiny white beads which are knotted with thick white silk to form a transparent string about two inches wide. The necklace comes to a V in front, while the bracelets are of plain stripes of the same beads which fit tightly round the wrist at the bottom of a black sleeve in place of a white cuff. All sorts of other amusing collar and cuff jewellery are to be found in the Paris shops, and it must be a resolute woman indeed who returns without at least one of these very labour-saving STEEL RING NECKLACES. Apart from this white “ lingerie ” jewellery, steel seems all conquering as far as necklaces are concerned. The variations of steel rings are really innumerable. They range from what look like the works of an alarm clock to heavy triangular cubist designs. Often there is a touch of colour in this steel jewellery, and one of the prettiest sets is made of steel beads of various sizes mixed with composite beads of different colours to form a thick round chain. The scarlet and steel necklaces and bracelets are perhaps the most attractive, although the black and steel version looks even smarter. A turquoise blue variety is also much in evidence. At the moment turquoise blue beads of every sort are so popular in Paris that they cannot remain really smart for more than another few weeks. BLUE BEAD VOGUE. Every other woman one meets seems to be wearing some form of blue beads and a couple of email, round, blue pins in hec. hat. These little round-headed pins of different coloured composition, ivory or steel, are all-conquering as far as hat ornaments are concerned at the moment. They look exactly like old-fashioned hatpins, but in reality screw into each other. These “ hatpins ” have quite ousted the all-popular diamante clip of a few months ago from popular favour. Still, the . clip has found one resting place. It is to be seen in place of the buckle on many of the newest* evening shoes. HIGH-HEELED SANDALS. While on the subject of shoes, it is amusing to note that the shoe manufacturers seem certain that we are going to have a fine summer. The shops are full of various forms of sandals, ranging from gold and silver Grecian-looking ones, which are the latest thing for evening wear, to strange daytime affairs with a few strappings of lizard or coloured leather attaching a high-heeled sole to the foot. As far as afternoon shoes are concerned, velvet is an old-fashioned favourite which seems to have come back to stay.