Mesh Evening Bag Returns

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 557, 9 January 1929, Page 4

Mesh Evening Bag Returns

Modernistic Designs in Metal Added as a Modish Touch

At tractive Jewellery Novelties

Mesh bags for evening are again in vogue and have the endorsement of, among others, the famous French couturier Chanel. They are made in both medium and large sizes of the finest quality mesh, Both silver and gold plate frames are used, and some enameled. In place of the oldfashioned ornate style or the very slender ones with a wealth of engraving, the new frames are made in modernistic shapes. Th.e clasps are in pyramid form or in squares in tiered effects. Various combinations of triangles, squares and rectangles are used as ornamentation. The handles are of cobra chain of flat rectangular shapes. When a clasp forming a solid motif is employed it has a tab for pulling the bag open made of metal in the same design as the clasp. When colour is desired the ba<-s with enameled frames will serve for they include the newest colours and will go well with any of the new evening gowns and wraps. The enamel used is guaranteed not to crack or break under any condition. Several of the models have frames depicting oriental scenes and others have simple striped designs on a solid colour. The clasps and chains in these are slightly modernistic, but not so extreme as in the others, where solid metal is used throughout. Some of the colours are Chinese red, orien-

tal blue, green in dark and light shades, coral, orchid and navy blue and black shot with silver. Medium and large sized powder and cigarette cases are being designed to go with these new mesh bags, and may be purchased separately if desired. These bags are cleaned by | washing with plain soap and water, i From Paris comes more jewellery, meant this time to go with the new’ tweed costumes and ensembles. It is made of a silver metal in french gray and set with occasional stones, like lapis lazuli. Conventional leaf pat--1 terns are used, as w r ell as different versions of the square, triangle and rectangle shapes of this season; or, ' again, ovals and squares or triangles and discs. The necklaces favour the choker lengths, with some type oi brooch clasp. Ear-rings are smaller and so artistically made that they ' ma y be worn with a black velvet dini ner gown. Bracelets, on the other j hand, can only be w r orn with an inI formal costume, such as a tweed. 1 Some of the designs also are so ; unobtrusive they may be worn by ■ either young or old without fear of t appearing extreme. i What is known as Congo jewellery j* s gaining in popularity with the younger set, having a new 7 gold finish | that is quite gay and attractive. The necklaces are in choker and medium ! j lengths and have large pendants of j ! either jade or Cornelia.