Paris, Mar. 1, Finger-nails should be not just plain red, but arranged in many colours, if you wish to rank fashionable among the women of Ps The bright xed vogue hai gone, speaking in terms of finger-t now the woman of with her nails poli gold or yellow, according to her shim.
If she wishes to be more advanced in a manicure sense she may paint her nails in an assembly of colours, red, white and blue, for example, if she desires to be patriotic and dis play the French national colours.
According to the latesy dictates of fashion, gloves should" match the colour of the finger tips, which explains why a prominent French countess appeared at a ftnetion recently with golden finger-nails and a pair of gold coloured glo Everyone believed the gloves to he be of ordinary material, but after the affair, organized in aid of cha ¢ countess put her gloves up fcr auction and it was then revealed that they were woven of fine mesh gold.
Glove manufacturers have since been inundated with orders for innable women fabricated. from fine gold threds, silver thrends and similar material. The cheapest these gloves cost G. $250, while tremendous prices are reported to have been paid for gloves manufactured from finely woven platinum threads. "The cost it is explained, oes not rise solely from the price jof materials, bot equally from the cost of the Labour involved since the work is highly specialised and re-
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