DANCE FROCK

NZ Truth, Issue 1192, 4 October 1928, Page 19

DANCE FROCK

Dainty Trifles .For Evening Wear

Dance' nights call for dance nov- '•-*• elties, and the most intriguing y trifles at the moment are fluffy JJ: scraps of si Ik and feathers, mis- /., called bags. :.: A FOUNDATION of sUk is covered^- ** with curled ostrich feathers- iii»-J---many, shades, and the dainty, object/is :. fitted with a. ribbon strap to fit ov&iheX : fingers. These containers are ' just v; large enough to hold! a srnail handker-...' chief, powder puff, lipstick — not forget-- J ting, <of course, the latchkey. ■.>.;>'.-' A cigarette-holder very seldom seen^/ / and only to be used, mark you, on gala^T occasions, is made of fine silver wiringy / with a small gold clasp that moves up>'.* and down to allow for a grasp on thee cigarette. .. .7 . yy." J, At the opposite end is a deep ring -••-, for holding so that the fingers cannot ■', : be stained by nicotine. •'_ y - 'f Long cigarette-holders' have,vdied a ;.'-. natural death, ;but the; smartest new ;; ones are cut from ivory and jade coy- •■■■ ered. with a mass" of tiiiy ca_"vings. ■ Their make up m intricacy of ; design "/. for what they lack -in length. Detachable diamante straps are s ; paj*t o^,yie Jatest^-evening shoes. yTh.ey clip; pri ..gmg__ off anfJ-/ transfer X\ drab footvyear to gaiety, and can % be used on silver and gold brocade. '.'■"•' dance slippers and on black and colored satin pumps. '•';.

Glittering heels a»df /buckles have long beeii, m use as transferable" ornaments, -md very" useful "these have been to/the girl , with not, too many pairs/of shoes to come and go on. The gradual return to the Spanish, note/in ear-rinigs iis the result of the _ longer shingle,- and the smartest shops _ are showing .hem m green and pink jade a'lid °_emi-pr ecious stones. These are exclusively for everiihg wear,' and have to match the Test of the jewellery worn, and also tone m - with the cblor and style of the frock. Short skirts forbid long ear-rings. ;/