New Britain herald., 1929-01-18
By JULIA BI4ANSHARD NEA Service Writer

New York. Jan. 1s-The 1929 modern miss really may have rings on her fingers and bells on her toes" before the year is out.
 For the latest source of inspira- tion for modern jewelry comes from the Zanzibar and British East Af- rica, and bells are one of their chief decorative notes.
 It really is conceivable that, with the currnet bare-legged vogue. wo- men may take to the African orna- mental clogs that have tinkling bells as their most original decoration.
 Necklaces Intricate
 More important than the bells, possibly, are the intricate stunning designs on the native silver. gold and brass necklaces, earrings, head pieces anklets and bracelets. In order that these designs 1lay be studied at close range, Ethel NJ. Traphagen. recently returned from Africa, has brought back one of the finest collections of rare museum pieces of jewelry from Zanzibar and British East Africa. Her pupils will use the designs, not only for jewelry but for decoration on new spring frocks.
 The motif on an anklet may prove just the right color for lit tic frock that is strictly modern. Or the deep bracelet may suggest some- thing entirely new in cuffs for a new suit.
 Ideas iron, Africa
 From the point of view of mod ern jewelry. there is a wealth of ideas contained in this collection of African things.
 Take, for instance, a necklace that formerly belonged to a SLltana. It uses some perfectly beautiful am- Der chunks i'll conjunction with eX- quisite silvery filigree that has per- haps two dozen different little mo- tfs worked out by hand. The chape of the necklace, moreover. is new, | bizarre and, changed slightly, might be quite the most stunning adorn- mcnt any woman could dream of. On this necklace there are fully a half hundred musical little sill yer bells. some of them attached by delicate little hand made silver rings, each with it's own little de- corative touch at the top, any one of which is suggestive of new design.
 And It's Bells. Bells. Bells! 1 The earrings that go with thE necklace for Zanzibar sultana' appafently had ensembles of jew els inst as Americans do - hay, clusters of three little bells. sus' l pended by finely wrought silver 1 chains of intricate links. The n-chdin. a new note ill icwelrA for us. repeats the charming link, of the earrings.
 Quite surprising is the lip-sticf of and-Nrought silver, whicf really is lip-sticl, for the roug' is contained in silver pot. Tho whoIe thing slips into Milady Sul tana's waist when she is not mak ing up.
 One of the bracelets in this col lection is the equivalent in heaut. to whole forearm of differen and intricately designed bracelets For they are designed in bands o different motifs. very different ant very complicated, using flowers ri n and other native things for thei source. Tbsso are in silver an, some has gold used in conjunc ton v.{n it.
 While American women vii scarcely ever take to such ornat nevertheless one of the Sultana' anklets would make stunning upper arm bracelet for American women. Moreover, each of thos shown in this collection is hand somoly designed. with wealth 0 fine scrolls. dots, fluted edges an other suggestions for new jewel ry.
 Clogs Arc Exotic
 The clogs themselves show q Oriental influence. both in thei design and decoration. One pal of handsomely onGraNed Silvc ones, with double roVs of silye bells. has toe posts of gold tha |; in themselves would make stun ming belt buckles, earrings. o , some other hit of jew clry. The jew olry that the native who were not Sultanas wore , rich in suggestion for design alst
 It uses for the most part. spiral . of brass and decorative beads. R, , from the point of view of cole , and original design. the loop cal : rings. the headdresses that hay | earrings attach ed and the brace } lets are quite usahle as they ar l if one is exotic looking. and lik, things original.
 Not until the end Of the 18th cer