There is nothing really new or distinctly modern about the present-day interest in accessories. The small etcetera of dress under normal conditions always play tremendously important part in fashions for men and women.
Judging from the costume of pri-initive people of the present day we: may infer that accessories were worn before actual clothing. And all through the history of costume wwe find great attention devoted to the seemingly non-essential small things or dress.
The reason why we are likely to ook upon the present-day importance cof accessories as something strigfr: gly new is because interest in these things was reduced to a mi taum during war days and the d directly following the war. The one-piece dress that called for no accessories in the way of belts, col-Tars, cuffs or vestees was universal worn, Gloves were only wem as, a matter of protection against the cold. Muffs went out of fashion and Separate fur collars went the same. way.
Another thing that makes the subject of accessories especially important at the present time is the fact that women have been roused never before to an appreciation of the importance of choosing these snail things with extreme care, Our Taste Better Women have made great progress in good taste in dress. and they have "learned that the expression of good taste depends to a very considerable extent in the assembling of the various small things that go to make the whole, With good taste and a fairly wide selection of gloves, scarfs, hand bags, umbrellas, costume jewelry, shoes, stockings, ete,, it is possible always to get the right "garnishes" for your costume, but the task greatly simplified if you select some of these things in prearranged se This season there are many of these to be had, often at a very reasonable price.
Many Smart Sets For wear with the spring suit there are scarf, hand-bag alliances of silk or wallon material. And some well-dressed women are ma ing' the rule either to match the scarf and hand-bag or else to choose a handbag of leather to match the shoes.
Tt is usually best not to mix one's leathers, unless by way of trimming. That is' if you wear reptile skin shoes the only sort of leather bag You should carry would be one of reptile skim, in alligator handbag really demands alligator or alligator-trimmed shoes, and with a black Tenther bag one should choose black lenthee shoes.
To follow this still further it is well not to introduce another sort of leather by way of the umbrella handle, belt or sports jewellery.
One of the new accessory sets to wear with the dark toned spring suit consists of brown leather bag, shoes and braided leather bracelet to match the strap on the. bag.
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