The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-06-27
MANY SLEEVES.
Fashionable Ladies May Have Three
Pairs for Each Gown.
London Letter.

London Letter.
1 am told that the latest idea for new
sleeves is to have two or three pairs that
may be slipped over the arm and tied to
the shoulder by means of dainty bows of
ribbon, the gap around the armhole being
covered by a dropping puff that falls over
the top Of the sleeve all around. The idea
in having these relays of sleeves is not
based, as might at first appear, on motives
Of economy. Such an enormous amount of
elaborate and beautiful work is expended
upon the sl1in-tight sleeves that people are
wearing at present that every pair of them
may be regarded almost as a precious
jewel For instance, q friend of mine has
just brought from Paris superb gown of
white satin, made with severe simplicity,
but exquisite taste. The bodice is cut very
low and trimmed with feStoonS of perfect
lace. From the shoulders fall small puffs
of satin heavily embroidered with tur-
quoises, diamonds, jet and gold. With this
dress is provided three pairs of sleeves. One
pair of golden tissue, closely sewn with
turGuoises and pearls, the long, pointed
cuffs falling over the hand, while CORE
spending pointed piece at the top of the
arm folds over the shoulder and hooks with
a jeweled clasp over the puff The second
pair is of fine black net, incrusted with
These sleeves faSten under the jeWeled
shoulder putfs with little golden cords and
tassels, that hang down over the arms like
a fringe in a most fascinating manner. The
third pair of sleeves are of cream-white
guipure, the pattern of the lace being close
ly followed by an embroidery of turquoises
and jet. These sleeves fasten under the
shoulder puffs with dainty bows of tur-
quoise blue ribbon, and the effect is
charming.
The idea of separate adaptable sleeves
is not by any means new one, for it has
been revived. / believe, from the styles of
ladies of the Renaissance period in Italy,
when the sleeve was a separate article of
apparel not necessarily matching the dress
and not sewed to the bodice, but tied on,
and could be changed at pleasure. This
sleeve is to be seen in portraits of noble
Venetian women at the end of the sixteenth
century. The popularity of it is that,
though of the coat variety its beauty did
net consist in its display of the arm, but in
the preciousneSs of its material. The ex-
IRENE tightneSS of some sleeves in this sea-
sons gowns makes them wear out with
startling rapidity and perhaps it is owing
10 the enormous quantity of work in the
dresses that seams have a disagreeable
fashion Of slipping their mornings. and we
all know what happens when a few stitches
go in one of these. In fact. dresses this
summer are. / think. suffering from over
elaboration. What with frilled and fiounced
skirts and pulled and plated, tucked and
tortured hodices there is no doubt that we
are fast arriving at that period when some
queen of fashion Will suddenly take it into
her head TO discard all the fantasies and
furbeloWs that she has been wearing for
the past two months and suddenly appear
shorn of all unnecessary adornments and
as quaint and prim in her garb as a Quak-
ereSS,