The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-03-07
Of Interest to Women

New York, March Linen lace
dyed to match the material are upon
some of the new linen frOcks and
coats, and such dyed lace In cluny,
filet or antique forms most success
full trimming, some soft lace such as
valenciennes or fine batiste en-
broidery being necessary, however,
near the face and in the inevitable I'M
dersleeves.
Just what is to be done with the
sleeves seems to be the riddle of the
season. One of the best fashion Jour-
mails this month announces stoutly
that sleeves are to be shorter than
ever, scarcely reaching to the elbow;
but another journal of the same class
declares as solemnly and finally that
sleeves are frightening and that the
three quarter length will be the ac-
cented thing for the summer.
Reports from Paris and the Riviera
incline us toward the acceptance of
the latter verdict. There will no
doubt be many elbow sleeves upon
dressy frocks, but the very short
sleeve was SO burlesqued and abused
last season that the pendulum seems
to swing the other way. Many of the
lingerie blouses have long sleeves,
and where the sleeves are short, as
is generally the case in the more elab-
crate models, they come we'll down be-
low the elbow. One thing seems sure.
The new sleeve droops at the shoulder
and very often indeed one finds the
greatest fullness occurring about half
way between shoulder and elbow.
A correspondent writes us from
Monte Carlo that number of fash
ionable Parisians have worn frocks
whose sleeves of sheer, supple ma
terial were merely softly wrinkled or
fulled over the arm, following the
line of the arm and ending at the
elbow, just below the elbow or, in
some cases, reaching almost to the
knuckles. The bodices of which such
sleeves are a part invariably widened
over the shoulder or were so trimmed
over the shoulder that they gave a
long shoulder line and dropped over
the wrinkled sleeve in cap fashion.
This, of course, is extreme, but the
fashion straws which float in the Riv-
viers current are worth nothing.
"A very pretty sleeve of lace or bat
iste embroidery, introduced upon some
of the new imported models, is made
of. three bands of wide and beautiful
insertion Joined together lengthwise,
except in the other arm where the
two edges are not Joined and are fin
ished with frills of narrow valencien-
mes. This sleeve is drawn into band
just below the elbow.
V-shaped trimmings are as popular
as ever for bodices, and there are
many such effects obtained by irap-
cries, which widen at the shoulder to
fall over the sleeve top. Sleeve caps
or over sleeves cut in one with the
bodice or coat are increasingly num-
erous, and trimming about the arm
hole bids fair to be one of the sea-
sons fads. Often a little silk frock
will have bodice which is little
more than a combination pelerine and
belero worn over sheer blouse. Such
an arrangement was feature of
brown and white striped silk frock
stretched among the small cuts, and
a host of variations, more or less
elaborate, upon this idea are promis-
ed for the summer.
The toque of today is tiny thing
narrow, pointed and piquante beyond
expression. Some of these are set
straight on the head, while others are
tilted sideways in the jauntiest fash
ion. These toques are trimmed in
various ways with fruit, flowers and
feathers. A charming creation worn
by one of the smartest actresses, is
in black velvet, in shape that reminds
one of saucer turned upside down
and put fiat on the head. This tiny
toque was almost covered by small
punches of black and white grapes
with the half-faded leaves and ten
drills.
Another toque had the same small,
fiat shape. but was covered by big
lophophore bird-hope that word is
spelled properly-in rich shades of
blues and dark greens. In front over
the forehead, was a round knot, or,
rather, rosette of ribbon in paler
green. Both these hats were built to
set straight on the head. The former
would look we'll with a black gown
and the latter with dark green or
blue costume. Then a smart toque
in the new bright blue, called Rouen
blue, had for its sole trimming one
small white wing, set slantwise across
the front. This hat was made to be
poised at an absurd angle on one side
of the head. Brown is again much
worn, and charming toque appeared
made entirely of hpersants' feathers.
The contrasting hens that made
their appearance very early in even
ing and dinner frocks have grown to
the width of knee flounces on somme
of the best creations Of this class. Per-
feet accord in color prevents any
patchness of effect, while the velvet
is usually out in some decorative de-
sign at the top, which makes the two
fabrics appear as II woven together,
the irregular joining being concealed
by a narrow soutache braid or by
embroidery or stitching.