The Washington herald., 1909-03-19
Bodice Chains in FaDOr.

mo matter what else / cut out. I must
have a chain-two OF three Of them"
This announcement came from a young
woman getting ready to spend six weeks
ct a Southern resort. and II indicates that
fancy neck chains are more in vogue than
ever. especially the comparatively mex
pensive varieties. says the Boston Herald
At Palm Beach and other resorts fire.
quented in the early spring it is now al
most the exception to find a smartly
gowned woman minus a neck chain with
a fan or a small coin purse hanging
from snap hook just below the waist
I line And although these chains include
varieties costing several hundred dollars,
the majority by far are made OF compa-
ratively inexpensive materials agreeing in
color tone with the gown With a white
gown chains Of any color are used. in
cluding those Of gunmetaI and crystals.
gunmetal and gay-colOred stones. such a.
/ Jade or aQuamariue For the moment,
too, Jet chains are among the most liked.
Among the women at one Of the big
Southern hotels the other day was a
pretty widow, who wore a costume of pale
mauve mOusseline de sole. trimmed with
numberless insets Of white lace. a huge
I hat OF a deeper mauve. straw adorned,
with black and mauve ostrich plumes and
thick, long chain OF cut Jet, from which
/ depended mauve gauZe and ivory fan
Rope chains, made OF many strands Of
small Jet beads, instead Of ending in tas-
/ sells, are finished simply with a knot, IN
/ der whicn Is a snap hook. These are
quite cheap. brunette, who affects
gowns OF a deep poppy red a good deal.
I Ia - 70H HaLa q - HaF
chain II is made Of groups Of good sized
octagon-shaped jets. each beautifully cut
I and connected with a one and one-half inch
/ long chain Of small. fnely-cut jets. IN
dOubtedly, il adds much 10 any woman s
/ happiness 10 possess the real thing. New
/ ertheless, such IS the present vogue OF
/ imitation jets, even among the smartest
women, that the peace OF mind OF the
wearer Of the limitations need not be IN
! the least disturbed.
/ In cOlored stones il is the same for
/ the reason. as Fifth avenue retailer ex-
/ planned, that the fashions in bodice chains
| change often. and also because these
chains get such hard wear at places
where the owners spend most of their
| time out Of doors.
At this store a woman had just pur-
chased three chains-one for her daughter
3
OF gold links and Oriental-lOoEing round
knobs about half an inch in diameter.
/ peacock blue IN color, decorated with
appliuues OF red. light blue, and gold. The
/ gold links connected these knobs. which
alternated with smaller spheres OF similar
color about every two inches. The thing
was very effective. and it cost only 81
The other chains were OF gun metal
/ and cut crystals and OF gold links and
| barOque pearls, the one costing S12 and
/ the other S16.
The crystals. oblong In shape, were
/ three-eighths OF an inch long and swung
/ in a frame Of gun metal less than half
an inch apart. The effect Of the chain
was not at all heavy. as it was not
more than a quarter Of an inch wide
and quite fiat.
! The baroques were OF two sizes and
/ shapes. set about IL inches apart and
connected with a fine link chain Of filled
gold. The larger was a perfect globe in
shape about tWo-thirds OF an inch in
diameter. and in color IL Iaded toward
/ pink. The other was about half as large
and three cornered in shape.
A finer and more expensive variety Of
the same design had large three-cornered
/ fresh water pearls strung together at
/ intervals Of three inches by a fat gold
/ link chain. A third chain. more artistic
/ than either Of the two described. showed
Irregular shaped baroque. ovals swathed
with delicate gold network and strung
on links of gold
| One Of the most stylish Of the newer
! chains TO be worn with lingerie and
linen and embroidery gowns is made
OF a round. flexible strand OF metal col
/ ored TO look Ike mottled leather. This
/ strand, less than one-eighth of an inch
In diameter, supports ar intervals clusters
! OF bright stones like jade, imitation
amethysts. sapphires. aquanzarines. topaz,
and Others. The more irregular the group
ing Of the stones the more stylish the
| chain. In one Of the leather effects