ACCENTS

NZ Truth, Issue 1189, 13 September 1928, Page 3

ACCENTS

ACCESSORIES^are as important to the mode as accents are to speeoh. '" And the latest accessories, like modern conversation, are often startling. There is a tendency towards the bizarre m modern life that' good taste forbids to appear m ordinary clothing, but it finds an outlet m the innumerable small gadgets that, belong -to the cleverly conceived toilette. Paris, m a burst of patriotism, has decreed the wearing of . red, white, and blue, and übbs these brilliant shades for bead chains and. for ragged flowers meant to curl jauntily on one's, coat lapel. • . . "■'.'■:•■■ ; ■ ■■ '■■ .• . . •;■•''■' 'Dark skins take on more beauty when a foil of oream-dyed mother-of-pearl jewellery is placed against them. This mother'- ' of-pearl fad is taking the smart set of Europe by storm, and the shell is being cut into all sorts of original shapes.' Ostrich feathers wilt and uncurl be-, fore the onslaught of a bewitching new 1 fan which is beipg produoed m blaok, and In all colors. It is formed of stiffened, silk gauze cut to represent feathers. ■ . ' . A belt and bag to match are as much a part of the smart Parisienne's ensemble as her rouge and lipstick. They make a very attractive finish :to a frock. -■■ '• '■'•'.•■.