Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 96, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 April 1919 — Demand for Beads [ARTICLE]

Demand for Beads

Decoration Effectively Used on Articles of Apparel. Tiny Circles and Squares Add to Attractiveness of Gowns, Hats, Slippers and Bags. Of course everyone has noticed by this time that beads are just as much the vogue this spring as ever. Beads there are on hats, blouses, gowns and evening slippers, besides “purse bags" are still much beaded, and we wear beads around our necks, notes a correspondent. Two patterns of beads much used on georgette blouses and frocks that are very easy to copy are the round and square designs. The round designs ate merely circles of beads of some effective contrasting color, such as white beads on a coral fabric, or black beads on yellow, that are sewed on tunics in circles about as large as a saucer. Sometimes a bit of embroidery—wool or silk —is applied as a motif inside a circle. The square pattern Is developed extensively by the use of the shiny cylindrical .beads about half an inch long. These are applied In a very simple, large plaid to" whole dresses or tunics or blouses. Sometimes just a tworow border crosses in a plaid at the corner of a drapery or a collar. Coarse wooden beads in natural wood color, or very bright colors, are among the novelty beads trimming some of the very daintiest frocks. ©n millinery, the wooden bead, often represents the center of a flower on a black maline hat of the midsummer lingerie type. A very simple yet striking way to bead a bag is to use round beads about the size of a pea, and sew them on moire silk in spaces about two inches apart all over the bag. Yellow beads on dull blue moir are an effective color combination.

Among the good color schemes to employ with fabrics and bead trimmings are cut steel or silver beads on Copenhagen blue, white beads on rose, red beads on white, crystal beads on pale green, bright blt(fc beads on gray or yellow, white beads on very palest yellow for a very dainty effect and black beads on the henna color. Worn around the neck, beads not only will accent or modify a neck line, but when properly chosen, set off the complexion. Beads are an Inexpensive but clever way to add an expensive looking hand touch to many ready-made wearables, and it does not take a great deal of time to do it, if only striking colors and designs are chosen; so, all in all, let milady pay attention to beads, this spring.