Jewellery in the New Manner

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 546, 26 December 1928, Page 4

Jewellery in the New Manner

Lelong's’ newest jewellery, although for the most part confined to silver and gold-plated pieces, includes several new necklaces made of very small seed pearls. The pearls are strung in long rows, five strands forming a necklace, the ends being left open. They are finished with pendants of crystal and jet rondels, which are also used throughout the necklace at intervals of about five or six inches. Another necklace of the same pearls has jade stones and jade drops with silver ornaments. In the pearl and cornelian combinations, gold-plated motifs are used. A series of attractive chokers is offering by Patou, each choker consisting of barrel-shaped stones and metallic balls and rondels. Dividing the stones is a group of the rondels

in turn separated by the balls. Sapphires are used with silver, topaz with gold, jade with both silver and gold, and cornelian with gold. Antique silver is used in new sets of jewellery for wear with the tweed suits. Medieval themes form the basis of the designs. The ear-rings are large and quite long. Necklaces are noted in both chain and link form, but in flat effects, with large drops of the metal set with coloured stones for contrast.

Another Patou creation that is much in vogue is a bright gold set of necklace, bracelet and ear-rings made of rectangular cabochons with occasional stones cut in the same shapes. The stones are expected to be selected with a view to their matching the fabrics chosen for frocks.