Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 123, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 June 1918 — SLEEVES WE WEAR [ARTICLE]

SLEEVES WE WEAR

Mandarin Style Is Preferred by American Women. , X Ends Between Wrist and ElbowMany Exaggerations and Attractive Color Combinations. The short sleeves are not taken up in America as much as in France, but the wide mandarin sleeve which ends between wrist and elbow is shown in many exaggerations and attractive color combinations. The clever woman sees to it that there is a tight cuff attached to this mandarin sleeve, to keep it down and hanging in a good line. The tight cuff, which extends over the hand, also obviates the necessity of long gloves. A French dressmaker designed a new trick to keep the loose short sleeve in place, and one may say that it 'is cordially received with “bare” arms. This sleeve, ripping away from the shoulder and not reaching the elbow, has an armlet of contrasting silk or satin attached to it by two rows of French knots in colored silk. The prmlet is attached on the under side of the sleeve, and either clasps the arm as tightly as a bracelet above the elbow, or, better still; drops loosely over the elbow. Whenever the arm is lifted this band keeps the short loose sleeve in its proper place. Since short sleeves became the fashion for afternoon gowns, women have struggled with their exasperating method of slipping up land over the shoulder whenever the arm is lifted on a level with the shoulder. This trick can be taken into the heart of the sewing room and used for various kinds of sleeves that have a trick of not remaining downward. Doucet has a new sleeve which is very interesting. It is suggested by the opening up of those Mesopotamian region Ijy the British army. It is only for gowns worn in the evening, formal.; or Informal. The sleeve Is short, like a six-inch cap that fits the arm, and is finished with a band of some glittering ornamentation. At the back of this band start two strips of this same ornamentation, which extend in a loose curve to the wrist, where they are caught by a tight bracelet of the same material. For instance, on short sleeves of black tulle, in a black and jet gown, there are two loosely flowing bands of jet from the back of the short sleeve, and these are caught into a jet'bracelet. A woman whef is in search of novelty will find this a clever <trick to Intro-, duce in a gown she is rearranging to meet the modern demands.