Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 235, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 October 1918 — SHIELD FOR CHIFFON SLEEVES [ARTICLE]

SHIELD FOR CHIFFON SLEEVES

Protection Need Not Be Disfiguring or Conspicuous If Made From Fine Material. Have .you ever had any difficulty with your sheer chiffon and georgette sleeves drawing and wearing into holes across the upper forearms? Or perhaps you have been afraid to risk the danger of their doing this very thing, and for that reason have denied yourself the pleasure and satisfaction of putting transparent sleeves in your silk and serge frocks. In either event, you will be glad to know of a simple little device which is.a sure proof against this particular form of annoyance and waste. The beauty of a transparent sleeve Is the lovely soft line it gives the Shoulder of a blouse, and so its whole object would be entirely refuted were any bulky sort of lining made for it. But, as in most cases, it absolutely refuses to stand the strain of wear unaided; something must be done to reenforce it. This can be done very easily, and almost Invisibly, by cut-

ting a shield-like shape from some soft and pliable material such as inde-_. structible chiffon or china silk, and fastening It into the armhole under the sleeve and across the upper part of the arm. Then the transparent material of the sleeve is tacked lightly to the lower edges of this piece, thus removing all strain from the shoulder to the middle of the forearm. As this is the very area in which the greatest strain is applied, the use of this little device will ensure just about twice as long a period of wear for the sleeves thus safeguarded. And the shield protection need not be at all disfiguring or conspicuous if it is made from fine enough material of just the right shade, and set in carefully without drawing or pulling.