The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-01-02
NEW SLEEVE CALLS
FOR A PRETTY ARM
Women Take TO Exercise to
Develop Selves for Tight
fitting Garments.
JETS NOW COMING
IN MORE FAVOR
Used Extensively in Ornamenting
Hats Close Skirts Re
quire Best Shoes.

qulre Best Shoes.
ID is reported. with how much truth
] cannot say, that since the skin-tight
sleeve came into being dumb-bells and
Indian clubs have advanced in price. /
With the elbow sleeve of blessed mem /
DRY arms had to bv moderately good
from the elbow down. above that point
they were SO swathed ia batiste and lace
and embroidery that it did not make
much difference how scrawny were
their lines.
But the tight tight sleeve which has
succeeded it does not half reveal, half
conceal but just frankly reveals all
an the bones. all the sharpness Of ell
bow, all the unfortunate lack OF proper
proportion so usual In the limbs Of the
average lazy American woman.
Plainly, something must he done to
change this. and the only possible thing
to do is t. eXercise-henCe the ad-
vance i'm prices of dUmb-beIs and KIN
cred appliances.
Mustn't Be Overdone.
OF course, too much exercise makes /
IAN arm over muscular. and so the en-
orgettc maiden must have a care that
she does not overdO it.
one sees few sleeves these .days that
@ Zee not made of some transparent ma
tcrial a new rad is 20 have them and
the yoke made of tucked chiffon in the
color of the gown, and uuderlaId with
sold or silver tissue. Waists Of COL
ored mousselinc or chiffon lined with
these materials are the newest acComua-
DimentS OF coat and skirt suits
#rE nj hsa rFe.
oInamented with long line of buttons
Of the color of the frOck, a decoration
which is very attractive
The chances are that whatever other
changes are made in the styie OF the
dress the tight sleeve is iu for a long
vogue As yet while shoulders as ven /
IS sleeves are ClOSe-fttiuE. the old way
of sewing the sleeve into the armnole !
without finish at the top has not been
revived IL always makes an UuDscOru-
ing shoulder, and il would take long
time for us To become accustomed TO ii /
again after the amount OF garniture
which mas been our portion.
Fabric Much Worn.
A fabric which is much worn this win
ter rs known as satin crepe de chine. II
comes IN the newer shades, and is i'd
mirably adapted for the cilnging STYLES. |
10 is soft and silky, and is worn by all !
sorts and conditions Of women from the |
debutante 10 the dowager.
lu evening gowns there is 3 preference /
Tor beads Instead of spaugles for decorE- /
tons. A good many full-length tuIle I
sleeves sparkling with beads, are seen
To evening gowns, while the ubiquitous /
SCARF NI0 SASH dTapeTles are often fin 1
iSEed at the end with bead fringe.
The fancy for jet grows and grows. /
Here one sees "a hat with its crown COM
posed almost entirely OF jet cabochons; !
taere she sees a haudeau OF IL ornament
ING the snowy hair Of an elderly woman /
Vi Wherever found il is attractive and be- /
coming.
Harvest for BOotmakers.
40 Of the very smartest gowns seen |
nowadays closely hug the knees. In /
deed some or the prettiest frocks are /
drawn hack at this point by saEhes. And
il Is no longer fashionable to trail ones
lrspeTIes. Instead they are held closely Z
about the ngure even when the Wearer I
is merely walking through her own
lfdW-ng room This fashion means a 4
Harvess for the bootmaker, FOR never 4
were the shoes worn so handsome az Z
now and never were they so much on /
view.
suede shoes are stlU worn. and when I
they cannot bee procured at the shops
iu the desired shade they are made 10
order 20 match the gown Even a mod /
est pair Of shoes costs ST. nowadays ex-
1FaDr1Iuary ones range I'm price from $40 /
Wp. or course, the stockings are nue
enough % go properly with this foot
wear and among the Inconsistencies of
he times are the exceedingly thin
stockings and the .'tTinin' shoes which /
Ffe worn or the street with brOadCIOth /
gowns and luxurious fuTs.
The paUreICJTC has been revived fa
TeEe inc place of the u0t-IOst- bur-g0re-
before pettc0at II extends from the
knee TO the feet and is fluffy with lace
ana altogether attractive. Tt Is worn [
oy the woman who refuses TO have an
additional fold OF goods over the hfns
Hut who yet likes 10 SHOW. a few f~flIfe- /
-L the rect when she holds her trailing
aFapriles or the ground.
Nuts Drum-Shaped.
News comes that the newest nuns arc
drum-shaped. which is cheering fnteU- /
gence 10 all OF MS who have recently in
vested iu grandmother ones with the
Idea that we were doing tho proper thing
and that they would ne smart for rsau,.
"a year 10 come.
TO ls e. poor, old. administrative woman
lF me Dye whose mum consist of one
iHF only NO seIf-resI eCtiUg muf yYuIf |
ilink or being so plain. Instead chin
.hllla and Persian lamb are combfnaa [
aud ermiue and mink and am me n+fe+.
imaginable sorts OF light and dark fms I
Indeed. some muffs are formed of nar- Z
r1W strips Of four or five frJrl r.rf f. |
gethcr. The new mum IS rsIs,fl.,,-
HoHSh 10 cover the arms mp 20 the ell
D no tNuAEr lU -dII dressing has he
come visible TO the naked eve nor "a /
long time certain cautious ladies' cIr,raI
ip the old style hoping. mo- doubt. mas
the pompacOuT would come back tn f+-
own and all would be as before N-Cr,-
even the most conservative have given !
up the high pOmpadOuT over the brow I
and their silhouette like that Of ezarv- /
one else shows a couture drawn hack
and down. There is no height 10 thr|
hair over the brow but IL is pufged ycry
much on the sides At tie extreme bacir
~ the head there is a staHd-out coll /
that II one has a long nose, makes tine
profile view a. regular caricature.
This arrangement IS particularly
Fdapted 90 wear with the huge tur-
bans which have taken the place OF the
picture hat, however. and 10 usually
lends attractiveness to the youthful
face. 'Houthful' was a superfiuous word
here for there are nothing but youth
fll faces nowadays.
Close-Fitting Redingote.
The clOse-ntting, -baIted redlueots IS
seen again and I'm walking length But
toned at the side, from shoulder TO
hem, and with long tight sleeves. il rs
of q