Evening star., 1929-12-15


most acceptable of Christmas
gifts. Every woman depends on
~ 1t to supply the color accent to
her costume. Yet many of us
hesitate to buy it for ourselves think
ing other accessories more essential to
the ensemble.
The first requisite in selecting cos
tune iewelry is that it shall be in keep
ing with the type of costume with
which it is worn-whether for sports,
for street, for formal afternoon wear or
for the evening There are chokerS of
jersey beads to wear with jersey and
tweed suits such as green jersey beads
with appliques of green, brown and
gold flowers. A neckpiece of that sort
can be matched to flower of the same
jersey with gilt leaves.
There are new sports pieces of
leather. One consists of thongs of
braided leather interrupted by leather
covered balls placed at intervals, in
one and two-color combinations. Gal
alith is also used extensively in this
very informal type of jewelry. A choker
of three strands Of silk cords is caught
by motifs of contrasting galalith and
completed by a carved galalith pendant
Incorporating the two colorS. To this
you may match bracelet.
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ITO COMPLEMENT the street costume
\ there are effective gold and silver
pieces which may be had in SETS One in
gold mesh consists of a necklace with
fringed ends caught by buckle. This
is matched with bracelets, shoe buckle
and belt buckle. More elaborate pieces
in both gold and silver have chased
motifs as pendants and clasps. Brace
lets are made up of alternating links
of these chased pieces and plain mesh.
Earrings are designed along the same
lines
Quite unusual is a collar-and-cuf
set composed of baguette cut crystals.
The collar is adjusted so that it fits
around the base of the neck just like
a fiat collar, only that it is narrow at
the back in order that it may be worn
with collared dress. In the evening
the same set may be worn as necklace
and bracelet There is another tngen-
ious day or night necklace of simulated
pearls with crystal baguette pendant,
This necklace may be detached at the
sides and worn as double strand dur
ing the day and as a single strand in
front with looped effect weighted with
the pendant in the evening.
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THE Christmas gilft that is at the
II same time useful and beautiful may
well be something to wear. And since
the ensemble idea Is supreme in fashion
today, the various parts that go to
make the ensemble have taken on new
Importance. We must remember, hew-
ever, that any one accessory must he
selected with thought of its relation to
the whole If we think of a bag there
is the color to consider-whether it will
90 with the shoes, the fur, or some
dominant note of the costume. 1t may
mean that we shall have to include the
shoes, a gift over which we might once
have hesitated.
There are such good looking sets Of
shoes and bags, pumps of calf with rep
tile buckle pieces matched to bags OF
the same kid with appliques of reptile
leather in dark green, navy blue or
deep red as well as black or brown.
There are evening slippers of metal
--brocade with gold or silver trim to be
matched to bags of pearl and gold bead
embroidery mounted on gilt frames.
Bags of black or brown antelope or
black and beige calf are pretty sure to
blend with either the tailored street
costume or the more formal afternoon
ensemble A muff bag of checked tweed
with Lalique crystal clasp and one
of caracul designed by Patou are new
and smart.
The caracul muff bag may be worn
with felt hat with an ear flap of the
same fur.
Then there are combinations of bag,
belt and gloves. Here again set in
black suede would please any woman.
The ornament1tion of the bag matches
the buckle of the belt, while the gloves
are of the same leather. Separate belts
of unusual color combinations make
good looking presents which any woman
might find useful in defining the new
waistline.
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GLOVES have long been a favorite
~ remembrance, and this season there
is a wide variety from which to choose.
Channels tea hour glove piped with sill
yer with tiny colored crystal drops is
well liked. Chanel also stripes her
fared glove cuffs with brown. red, gray
or beige. But if you select them you
should include the glace scarf which Is
striped on its pointed ends in the same
way.
Then there are the Worth gloves
with cords on the cuffs forming wrist