FRIVOLITIES FROM PARIS

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 73, Issue 424, 15 November 1930, Page 16 (Supplement)

FRIVOLITIES FROM PARIS

The Parisian mannequins have been wearing some particularly attractive jewellery at the recent dress parades (states a London correspondent). And at Deauville the other night three mannequins appeared wearing superb sets of real stones just by way of showing us what wc should wear, if we can afford to follow jewel fashions as well dress fashions

The powers that be now say that the most fashionable jewels of all arc rose diamonds set in black enamel and joined to each other by tiny rings of cut crystal. Their charm has alreaujbeen demonstrated by a leader of fashion who appeared at Deauville wearing necklace- and bracelets of black framed diamonds with a slim fitting white, satin dress worn under a blacK velvet jacket. Moonstones are very much in fashion again, and are generally seen in alliance with seed pearls and small diamonds, while cut crystals and diamonds are another combination favoured by leading jewellers.

Yet since we cannot all wear reai jewellery, the Parisian courturiers are obligingly showing a great deal of semi-precious and imitation jewellery, for wear with our autumn frocks. Buckles and clasps are interesting this season. To revert for a moment to real jewels, there are lovely “hook and eye” buckles made from moonstones and diamonds, but equally effective and infinitely less expensive are the buckles made from strass and diamante, forming a setting for cabochon rubies and emeralds anu diamonds — the latter imitation, of course, but looking wonderfully “real.” For sports wear, the newest jewellery is made from chromium plate and wood, and very often the sets of necklace and bracelet are completed by belt buckle to match, since buckles are to be of paramount importance this season.

Necklaces made from wooden cubes are novel and attractive, and these necklaces arc quite long —in fact, all necklaces arc longer these days.