The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-12-16
THE WINTER SLEEVE is SHORT
AND FASHION HAS WON OVER
COMMON SENSE.

was much talk concerning the lengthening
Of sleeves. Short sleeves had triumphed
during the summer. but. said the prophets.
IL was absurd to suppose that the mode
would hold over into the winter. Common
sense would demand he long sleeve for
cold weather, and the great
would listen to the demand.
All Of which was optimistic and encourage
ing, but had nothing whatever to do with
fact. The short sleeve was a foolish thing
for winter weather? Very well, the winter
fashions would be foolish.
a rev Of the famous autocrats OF dress
made an Intellectual effort to lcugthen the
sleeve and succeeded in bringing IL down
60 three-quarter length in MANI instances:
but the really long sleeve 10 relegated to the
realm Of ssvere tailor modes and practical
separate coats, while dressy GOATS have
sleeves ending half way between elbow and
wrist, and the sleeves OF dressy bodioes and
blouses run the scale between three-quarter
length and short pun.
Luckily a sleeve covering the elbow
though extending but little below 10 the
general favorite. and the narrowing exhibi-
ton Of sharp and Redeemed elbows. which
was 90 distressing during the summer. 10
less in evidence. For evening frooks, OF
course, the sleeve may be as short and a.
ephemeral as the wearer chooses to have
Il, but the evening frock Is usually asso-
ciated with the long glove. and. provided
the glove stays In place, the elbow is hidden.
Just a word about the glove In this day Of
short sleeves.
IL Ia an expensive luxury, and many Q
woman In signing over the inrosds made
upon her dress allowance by her Efforts TO be
wall glovsd. Naturally. where money IL a
conaideration there In an effort to out glove
.xnens-u down A far "A possible, and In this
effort women often buy gloves too short 70
look we'll.
n ia we'll enough 10 content oneself with
atxslvs button glove IL one has had the fore
thouoht IN provide oneself with nleeves
wb,ch viu meet a glove OF that length; but
whsn aleeves endine at the elbow or above
are a1pected 10 oonsort with gloves barely
t,rning the elbow ~ drawn I'D smoothly. the
results ara bound to be the reverse of salts
factory
Elastic o,ovs bracelets are slppBed for
holdino re- glova ~, an nlaoe. and. In their
tnnon.Dic,o,,. sorros these are practical.
h,, no hr.cels, vsu hod a glove smoothly.
and onlv NV h,rving a glove Of ample length
and allowing Il TO wrinkle carelessly, yet
cov.r ,ha arm 10 the aleove. can a correct
s6sct he obtained. II one cannot AFFORD 70
h,,v long gloves one must wear sleeves end
ing we'll below the elbow.
ro-.unat.,v tbsra ara nIantv NJ prettv
.I..va medals of this tvpe. For that matter
thsra ara nlentv NJ sleeyes OF all types.
gsneraI adherence To the 0ieot lines pre-
all. and q na,or;tv ~ ths sleeves ara Of
varv moderate s;ze. hut the French design
are 40 not hesitate IN depart from these
.ansrsl ,,lss wbsn the character Of a frock
-sugoests the advisabilitv OF a large puff or
eow;ng soIds and tbe nopularitv OF the long
.ho,,ldsr and sIeeve can effects has altered
tbs Iine. ~ MANY modish sleeves.
hi. Iast tandancv IA perhapa the most
-.d;c.I and atr;king of the aeason's sleeve
dorartnrez and in Paris more than on this
- - ,ha xatar the idea has been en-
Enthusiastically reoeived. Loose. short outer
.ISav.- sDnarantlv cut IN one with bolero
90 1910. and an msds that there IA no ap-
Darsnt armhole seam TO break the long
shos,idar line annear upon a large number
~ the Iatast Parisian models and In some
go. .h,. looaa .laeve has an arm hole
-,,r;r. dowr IN tina virdle and irving
i,rsa .rrg.stinu mandarin coats and other
o-.n..i .a,rar,s
M,,oh .s;I 4. naaded for tba proner cutting
.nJ .rt;at;o drapin1 If thsaa picfureAnlo
&c.,. h~. when c,sverIv handled thew
- .n,.nt,v s,coassfnI
-. radicsl hut folIovin the same idea
.ra modala which ara out to preserye the
"nbroSsr linz On the shoulder hut ara
&C., into . rao,,latior armhole beneath
.hs am Sketches iIlustratina both the
.-tr.ro. and conssrvative d~evelopmsnts
- .b;. 49, arc nresented here and several
~ tha TrocLs pict,Ired upon the opposite
nar. .rnhasizs the same noint
Fram,sntIy one inds a conventional
.,asve with bodice draperv falling over
Tho .I.avs IN give the effect OF an outer
49,. or can and there ara MANY models
- wh;oh a oan N the bodioe material but
on, ssnaratsIv from the rest Of the bodies
SaIIs nvar an undenlseve of lace. chiffon
or not
Tha arant or ssmi-transparent
u,dar .,asva ia the invariable -aocompani-
- =, ~, ~ Iong ahonIder modsls and
H. -. a. which hormonv ~ Ina cali.
IL. ,,nsr n,T than Ia seen mon the con-
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