The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1918-05-30

In the new c0stumery because OF the
lack Of materials, put their genius to
work In devising a vast variety of
complex and stimulating minor Details
In summing up the situation of to-
day, one feels sorry for the woman
who would try to keep up with the
shifting kaleidoscope Of sleeve that the
designers have turned upon us.
However, a comforting solution of
this startling situation Is that every
sleeve seems to be In fashion, and II
a woman becomes paralyzed from even
regarding the over-production of new
spring sleeves, she can merely go on
with the sleeve she has and feel that
she Is In part Of the picture, If not In
the forepart of 1t.
Long Sleeves Fashionable.
And to show you how capricious
fashion is this year, the longer the
sleeve the more fashionable 1t is that
Is, IL 1t starts out to be long in an
evening gown 1t may continue to the
knees; giving the effect of extreme
novelty.
These long evening sleeves are of
tulle, and sometimes of fine vermicelli
lace caught In some manner against
the arm, so that they will not fall away
from the hand as 1t moves. This Is.
pure medlevallsm.
There are sleeves taken from the
Italian renaissance. These are cut to
immense bell-shaped openings at three
ha
selves in q careless manner, and lined
with Roman striped silk or with crepe
de chine In blazing color.
There are pointed, bell-shaped
sleeves which hang loose from a wide
arinhole, gaily faced at the lower edge,
but held taut by tight-folded wrist
let that spreads over the hand, after
the manner made fashionable by the
early queens of France.
There Is skin-tight sleeve of the
directoire, which also flares over the
hand and sometimes has an ornate
thumb-hole through which that finger
Is thrust.
There are sleeves for the street that
are formed of wrinkled cloth, that
reach from the knuckles of the hand
to flare like gauntlet we'll above the
elbow, leaving just enough space be-
tween the edge and the shoulder to
show the cap sleeve of another color
and fabric.
Capes Are Numerous.
There are as many capes as sleeves
this season. Even If you are indif-
ferent to new clothes you cannot es-
cape these two features. There is no
reason for your wanting to avoid them,
for they cut many Gordian knot. The
| cape covers much; the new sleeves re-
deem much.
The top coat Is only admissible to-
day when 1t Is a double first cousin to
the cape. If 1t ripples from the Shout
der; IL Its sleeves seem to be part Of
that ripple. and If Its fastening down
the front is negligible, then the top
coat is admitted into the society of the
best clothes. Otherwise, it must be
barred.
The cape rules the hour. 1t gives
every woman with an attenuated cos
tune, made according to the request
of the government, chance to take
to herself the grace Of a butterfly. She
| DISCUSSES the lack of material In her
| frock by ripping out her cape and
looking like some winged summer crea-
+! ture that has right to the beauty
and Joy of life.
No woman should try to escape the
| cape. If she Is stout she must ar
range her garment in some way that
will allow her to get this background
of color and grace.
There are severe capes and gay
capes. ornate capes and simple ones.
1t Is not necessary to make one choice.
Copyright. 1918. by the Mcclure Newspa-
per Syndicate.)