The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-29
Household Hints
Screen Stars Now Have Jewels Made Especially For Gowns
VIENllESE DESIGNER STARTS NEW MODE IN HOLLYWOOD
BY LUCE NEVILLE NEA Service Staff Correspondent

NEA Service Staff Correspondent
 Hollywood Finding just the right necklace or clip for new frock is about as difficult as planning an outfit to set off some striking piece of jewelry. You can go crazy either way after just couple of after moons paving through piles of gold junk and trying on the wrong dress eS.
 A young Viennese designer = Monica who's a newcomer to Hollywood by way of Rome and Paris, solves this pleasantly by having the right ornaments spe- cially made to wear with the clothes she sells.
 Her movie star and> gilt-edged clientele think it's much more amusing than wearing the same old five-carat solitaire with every thing, and usually wind up by buying the jewelry as well as the i frockS.
 What probably will amuse ordi- nary customers even more is that | Ul1lo ClCSd1U et110 CAPChlS1tC Otu11 is practical. A sample is five strand necklace of chains and gilt melons, each strand unlocking near the clasp so that you may have a three strand choker or whatever arrangement you like.
 It's necklace, Monica says, for the woman who can't make up her mind whether to wear gold or silver, because this combines both, with center sections of dull silver, the side ones gilt. Bracelets and earrings of either metal will match | it.
 ''HOCUS FOCUS"
 JEWELRY IS VERSATILE
 And, since women love dresses with tricks, such as necklines that can be worn high or low, the designer gives them a little hocus- pocus jewelry. One ornament, which she says sensibly can be used so many places, is short triple strand of carnelian beads, looped between rosettes of car- nelian.
 It can be worn clipped at the base of the throat on a high necked frock, looped on the shoulder like braid on dress uniform, or slung on the hip to accent side drapery. Barbara Stanwyck chose this in gold, wears it on liqueur brown crepe. Another hip ornament is gold fish - Monica says it's very silly with plump pearls for its pop eyes and a tassel of small pearls for a tail.
 You won't see phoney diamonds on her jewelry; the red = haired Viennese likes only real ones. h. stead, there's exquisite workman ship and color grouping that puts it in the upper bracket of cos tune stuff.
 She had one bead manufacturer in tears, finding exactly the kind of eight-faceted crystal bead she wanted. Why wouldn't round ones do, he pleaded for about six weeks?
 They just wouldn't, Monica said firmly, finally got what she want eQ. l IlG IeoulI Wdo dll CNCAliS necklace. a twisted cluster of dull gold and sparkling crystal, fast ened at each end to a halter of green velvet, wish bow behind. The velvet, she points out, elim- mates bulk across the back, isn't scratchy, and can be changed to different color for another frock.
 Loveliest evening necklace is one designed to cover up - or more probably, accent-the amaz- ing decolletage of lavender, black-sprigged sheath gown of satin waistcoat material. i It's a bib of gilt metal mesh, like chain mail, strung on pur- pie velvet cord, and studded with pearls and pale and deep amethyst beads.
 Another half fabric necklace combines Christmas red ribbon with half dozen filigree roSettes of bright gold, dangling with small tear-drop crystals, the TO- settes set with ruby stones. And as silly touch, to keep it from looking impoSingly like the crown jewels, there are tiny red velvet bows between each gold piece.