WOMAN’S WORLD.

Wairarapa Age, 3 July 1929, Page 2

WOMAN’S WORLD.

PERSONAL ITEMS. .Mrs. T. R Barrer, Ben-all Street, is visiting Wellington and is staying with her -sister, Mrs. Middelton, of Wellington. Mrs. and Miss Dorothy Cameron, of Renall Street, have returned from a visit to Wellington. Mrs Messenger, Westbush Road, is visiting Mr. and Mrs E. Messenger, Levin. Mrs J. H. and her children, Raetihi, are visiting Masterton.

Miss Elsa McDonald, Martinborough, is the guest of Mrs D. H. Rutherford, Pownall Street.

Mrs G. P. Wilson, Essex Street is visiting Wellington.

The Misses Rita, and May Reynolds, “Burnbrae,” leave to-day for New Plymouth, they will be the guest of Dr. and Mrs. Church.

The fan. is making a new bid. for popularity, its smartest form being just one long, gay ostrich attached to a slender tortoiseshell stick, or, more elaborate is a group of feathers mounted in the old way, and furled or unfurled looking very lovely if the colour be a very decided contrast to that of the frock, says a writer overseas This new fad for fans is owing, no doubt, to the display of fans recently lent by Her Majesty to the exhibition by the Royal Amateur Art Society. The Queen, owns a very fine and complete collection. They are of many nations, including one that was orig-i inally the property of the ill-fated Marie Antoinette. iSome years ago the Queen of Spain presented Her Majesty with several old Spanish fans that are very fine examples of their kind. The Queen is constantly searching for new specimens to add to her collection, tof which she is immensely proud.

Ribbon belts are fashionable. A length of bright-coloured corded ribbon is bought, with a bone buckle to match. The l»elt is easily made, and is worn with frocks, cardigan jackets, of jumpers. It is an American idea to keep a silk jumper in place with one of these ribbon belts. The belt is worn very tight round the hips, so that the jumper doe® not slip out. It is worn round the hem of the jumper, not a few inches above it, as is the usual way.

Fob brooches with a watch on the end are newer than jewelled wristwatches. They are of all types, some quite elaborate and looking like an elongated brooch rather than a fob. One, shaped like a cigarette and of in bout the same size is covered with diamonds in various* cuttings and sizes. A miniature watch-face is concealed at the pendant end. Another fob—the watch concealed in a halfmelon shnpe composed of onyx decorated with diamonds —is shaped of delicate inyx strips in imitation of silk cord. The strips hang from two diamond and ruby bows worn an inch or two apart, so that they form a “V.” At the base of the “V” the two cords are caught together by a jewelled slide, and from thia hangs the watch.

Hand® and arms are evidently going to be extremely important this season. »?ays a London, writer. Not only are there all the new gloves, but wrists seem » much more popular place than the neck for several strings of huge barbaric beads just at present. Instead of twisting them round her neck the smart Parisienne now wears a sort of cuff made of five or ®ix rows reaching halfway to her elbow. Bracelets made of these beads in gold, silver, or some brilliant composition have quite taken rhe place of the strings of pearls that have adorned our wrists for so long. Gauntlet bracelets made of the oldfashioned bead work our grandmother used for their purses and eardoases are also new and attractive. Perhaps the most origina; bracelets of all, however, consist of little hoops of bamboo. Half a dozen of these thrust over the cuff of a tailor-made beat everything else for smartness.