DIAMOND-STREWN ROSES MADE BY AN EXPERT

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 56, 22 March 1937, Page 15

DIAMOND-STREWN ROSES MADE BY AN EXPERT

Eumours that the cehtre of fashion is changing never seriously impair tke position of Paris in the mihds • df ' the \yomen of th© world, who afe>. ftfte# all, the ' final arbiters, , statea a London writer. Edicts which go forth from the mysterious portals of the faoibus salons of that perennially fashionablb city are regaTded with awa tO the uttermost ends of the Oarth and read with interest by those who can, and those who canfiot, ' prOfit directly thereby. . 4 • It is said that Cartier is making diamond neckldCCS of large solitairea held together ;by . narfOUr square diamond links, and tho Setting is invisible and ftlmOst non-exisfent. Almost a "solid" diamopd neCMace. Other famous houses are fitting the stonea into mos'aic held- frdtil behihd by invisible gold wires. . r ..... r " J,eWelled flbwer ^ elips, orchids in natural dOlOuring glhd : sizd, gardenias" and roses,- ar© ptreWn with a rain of diamonds. One writer comments that diamonds are now strung like Stars in thS firinament. There are' also- mosaics Of peffectlyymatched gems.- * ■ ' Iii the flower clipS clever and mieroscopic hlnges causo the leaves and petals to tfemble as the wearer inbvesMixed bouquets -of jewels are .appearifig in great quantities for brooches. From '.New Hork come sprays of lilao in diamonds, and banana leaves in diamonds for clips. Diamonds are also set on pink ©namoi in the form oi a seashelL Topaz, amethysts, gametS, tourcnalines, and aqu&marines are being employed in the mixed pieces and used with diamonds and pearls. . Topaz is used for a clip shaped like a pansy. Ox-blood coral, emeralds, and diamonds are unusual in a bracelet designed for wearing with black. A 'strand 6f pearls and two of rubles cnay" be twisted' together in ,rope f ormation, for .wearing with black. Beturning to" clothes, dinner suits are strictly* tailored, but bats are frivolous. A high-crowned chechia is

one form of head-gear, A black set bonnet slippiiig off the back of the head and a diamond patterned veil over/ the face iii Lanvin'g idea bf a dinnfer hatA second string to this designer's bow is a net toque with a lace veil falling over the shoulders. Lame for evening wear seems in evitable sooner or later. Schiapaxelli ' is making history with blue velvet. dresses made with a jorkin Of lamd threaded with bluO, aird bordefhd with braid ii the same shade. Hand-crocheted gold is the exolS choice bf "Worth for a ainner iaeket."