Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-03
AGAIN IN FASHION.
Shirt Waists and Jackets Will Have
Full Length Sleeves This Spring.
BY A. r. ASHMORE.

BY A. r. ASHMORE.
When fad or fashion has had such wide
popularity as to be carried out in every de-
partment of the wardrobe, its death must be
long and lingering one, for it Is a difficult
task to alter each gown to accord with the
new mode. Almost invariably the changes
in a fashion are first noticed In the sleeves
and If for any reason there is no marked
revolution In them then a frock will gener-
ally look fairly smart throughout another
three or four months. AS yet there is no
especially conspicuous change in the sleeves
for they are much like those worn last
year, but on close inspection there is visible
a decided tendency toward longer model
than was fashionable last spring.
Now there is distinct style of sleeve ap-
proprlate for every dress for the morning;
for example. ful-length sleeves are return
ing to favor, for afternoon three-quarter or
full length for a simple suit, elbow length
for reception dress. and then in the even
ing the sleeves remain very short
In tailor costumes full-lengSh sleeves have
come into considerable favor during the last
few months but three-quarter variety is
also stylish, while only the most elaborate
cloth or mohair coats are made with really
short sleeves. On an afternoon or reception
robe the sleeves are finished off just above
the elbow. while on coat Of any sort the
elbow sleeve just covers the turn in the
arm. Some very elaborate afternoon
dresses have sleeves not much longer than
those the evening frocks, but as a rule
they are somewhat different in style and
worn dropping at the shoulders so that the
two models do not interfere with each other.
Theater dresses frequently have half
length sleeves but, as on the handsomer re-
ception gowns, the varieties are generally
put in differently from those in the low-cut
evening garments, so the effect Is not all the
same.
about the new sleeves. Being of about me-
dunn size, they are generally most becom-
ing and the trimming may be put on in such
a way as to- give width across the shoulders
or not as desired. Coat sleeves are quite
plain finished at the wrist with a turned
back cuff of cloth velvet. On many of
the new cloth Jackets there is narrow in
side band on cuff of stiff white pique, with
the white also at the collar. A touch of
white is always attractive in the spring and
may be removed later on II desired. There
should be at least two sets of white pro-
vided, and they be made to either button or
be basted in.
The little white elbow puff of white chiffon
and lace Is still seen on elaborate waists and
for the spring is particularly pretty on all
dark gowns. Now. however, a cum rather
than a pun is made use of, and the former
comprises almost the entire sleeve and has
only cape or pelerine of the material fall
ing over it from the waist itself. If a
dropping shoulder line is becoming this style
of sleeve is rather smart but 1t will never
find sufficient favor to be generally adopted
In wraps and old separate coats and
cloaks the sleeve question has been pretty
well decided and long sleeves have won out.
On a very elaborate evening wrap the sleeve
may be elbow or three-quarter length. but
on practically all other styles of coats long
sleeves are once again en- regie and the
sleeves may be most elaborate or severely !!
plain, but there Is noticeable in all outdoor
wraps sleeves a distinct tendency toward
simplicity.
Elaborate shirt waists and separate bod
ices have most of them elbow sleeves. but
the real shirt waists that are truly simple |
have or should have, full-length sleeves.