The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1921-11-21
TASTE FOR GAUDY
BEADS ADDS COLOR
TO LONDON GOWNS
Modern Girl Believed to
Be More Savage Than
Her Grandmothers.

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,I.,. and historians and wouio-oe
prophets are -.pointlng to women
dress as q sign of deterioration Q,
the. human race, dressrnakers
Paris and. London continue TO oeoA
the latest costumes with bizarre Oi-
nxmsntss and effects
Men OF science who have oeen
atudyinS social nditions IN Ihe
Various European capitals since tne
war declare that the increaslns
ernpIicfty of wonnans dress, and the
psversfon TO savage modes OF DEC
Grafton, give evidence of mental DE-
cline OF the race.
The taste today appears TO run W
barbarfc jeweiry and weird orna-
ments, and dressmakers and snop-
keepers witnessing the popularity
OF these. are quick to take adVan-
tsze OF this unusual taste Marvel
Gus ornaments for the hair and the
simply made gowns Of dark colors'
are such that Cleopatra or the
Queen of Sheba might envy, IL they
would see such glory transferred TO
the women. of the English speaking
race ana Latin races
Gaudy Beads In Demand.
old Egypt had nothing on modern
Paris and London in this respect
Dealers In beautiful jewelry COM
plain of bad business. while young
women Of society and wealth. who
during prewar. days liked to rival
members of the fair sex in hand
some strings Of pearls and other
expensive stones, now treat these
with indifference while they. sport
necklaces of gaudy beads of every
Kind and description, and bracelets
OF carved bone and Oriental
bands of silver and other metals.
1t may be. of course, as one Eng
lish woman put IL, that the girl of
today II more OF a savage than was
her Grandmto her. and that her taste
for 5barbaric splendor is only an
other Indication. of her increasing
indie pendence.
One of the newest hairbands TO
be shown by a fashionable woman
dressmaker is made of small sea-
shells painted in delicate colors and
strung on tiny gold chair. The
erect on a fair young head Is quite
desirable.
Wonderful old Spanish combs are
being exhibited by another modiste.
They will be extremely popular this
winter for evening dress. worn on
the right side of the head with q
simple hairdress.
Highly Deesrative Gsrdlea
Girdles composed of bangles trim
some OF the sombre black satin and
Ninon gowns, while long ropes Of
wooden beads. some of them as
large as thimble, furnish the only
trimming for simply built costumes
Of dark shades of materials. These
head Eirdles are highly decorative.
some OF them are highly colored
and o. various shades, while others
are carried out in one color. such
as orange. gold color, puppies,
lavendsrs and green's. These are
nnished In numerous fashions
Some Of them are edged with bands
OF painted pieces of board from
winch hang fringe of bright colors,
Or some metal ornament.
Some of the hand painted beads
made OF WOOD are quite marvellous
Design and artistic effect. For
instance, young woman of society
sought some plain wooden beads
and painted them black. On each
eead she painted a tiny flower q,
delicate shade, and the fringe that
edged this rope girdIe was made I'm
OF the various shades of color rep
Sesented by the flowers.
Seek Weird Ornanents,
The girl, who used to sigh for a
diamond ring is now quite content
with one Of the numerous finger or
narnents made of queer and weird
looking materials. For. example
some young society women, who
number among their friends young
men: who. have returned from hunt
ing. trips In India or Africa, are
wearing rings made out of braide ed
hair from tiger or lions tail and
clasped with a small gold band
These rings are supposed to be
lucky rings, the animal contribut-
ing to the ring having in every
case been shot by the donor.
As one wealthy young woman
who sports a considerable amount
Of this barbaric sort OF jewelry ex.
planned:
1T tai es heap Of WORRY OFF
ones mind. because, wearing. tn,
new jewelry gives one the comfort.
able feeling that. one will not be
murdered for its intrinsic value
nor if-it. is lost II Will not cause
enc to lose ones sleep or worry the
police department for its recovery .