Rensselaer Republican, Volume 27, Number 22, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 January 1896 — Which Shall It Be ? [ARTICLE]

Which Shall It Be ?

The Countess de Castellano, who was Miss Anna Gould, had a house party recently, and the ladies’ big sleeves were being jibed at by the men. The countess then announced that on the following evening they would have a dance, and that half of the ladies would wear 'big sleeves and the others no sleeves. The ladies drew lots to decide which they should wear. The following evening the sleeveless ladies first entered the drawing-roonf. As they cauie In, with lace and chiffon around the low necks of their bodices, showing the pretty shoulder lines and the curves of the bust, a murmur of admiration greeted them, and they felt comforted. But when the full sleeves appeared the waists looked so small and the heads so well poised between the big, wingiike sleeves, that the men were divided. The result was that no decision was arrived at.