The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-06-07
Sleeve Style Is
Matter of Choice

In the new costumery because OF the
lack OF materials, put their genius to
work in deyising 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 Ms.
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 Oyer-prOduction Of new
spring sleeves, she can merely go oE
with the sleeve she has and feel that
she is in part Of the picture, If not In
the forepart of H.
Long Sleeves Fashionable.
And TO show you how caprlcious
fashion is this year, the longer the
sleeve the more fashionable 1t is; that
IS, If il starts out 10 be long In an
evening gown it 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 medievalism.
There are sleeves taken from the
italian renaissance. These are cut to
immense bell-shaped openings at three
quarter length, rolled back on them
selves In a careless manner, and lined
with Roman striped silk or with crepe
de chine in a blazing color.
There are pointed bell-shaped
sleeves which hang loose from a wide
armhole, gaiIy faced at the lower edge,
hut held taut by a tight-folded wrist
let that spreads over the hand, after
the manner made fashionable by the
early queens of FrancS-
There Is a skin-tight sleeve or 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 fare like a gauntlet well 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 it is a double first cousin to
the cape. If it ripples from the shOul-
DER if 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 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)