Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-02-19

might be able TO get an approxi-
mate date. the cut of the bodice might
at least show the right decade. but
from the sleeve the expert in such mat
tiers feels that the most precise dating
can be made,
What sleeve details. then. stamp the
new Spring frocSs with the date 1928
What devices III their trimming or
their outline make it quite clear tnat
they could not have belonged to the
year 1927? d.
The raglan sleeve is CHARACTERISTIC OF
the new thingS--a raglan different than
ANYTHING that has borne the name III
previous seasons Old-tlrle raglan
Sleeves were rather baCgy. loose ahalrS'
made with low-hung arnlhole, ou'
these raglan sleeves are quite tsnl-
fitting. with the line under the arm
cutie close The idea has been EN-.
ployed by Ieloug and Germalne OF
Paris-and others,
Where the sleeve does not extend
downward in perfectly straight line
1: invariably tends 70 widen below the
eIhow-ScY.etinles 10 be drawn III again
il a tight narrow cuff at the wrist,
giving The effect OF a bishop sleeve.
sometimes 70 remain with more or
less open outline, Sometimes the sleeve
itself remains open and there IS all
crdersleeve Of some other material
Some Of the new sleeves. open below
the elbow. are widened by the aoaltion
q. a frIll or rutie which produces a
rut;ering sleeve silhouette OF an az
t-active sort.
louise Boularger's newest and most
original sleeve is fairly close-httlng
above the elbow-at the elbow frlll
sbou; three inches wide. and below
that another bell-shape sleeve section
extending from the elbow 10 the wrist.
One Of the most popular sleeves at
the Southern resorts thus far IS no
sleeve at all. for the sleeveless frock
has been welcomed back with enthuSl-
ssn. The one or two piece daytime
frock really needs no sleeve when worn
outdoors with jacket o. some sort
Sports clothes for sports wear Is one
Of the fashion notices Of Spring. one
u ,nders how much il reflects the actual
point Of view Of the woman who merely
wears the clothes and how much Is
lust 6resS,nakers' talk. have heard
that smart women on the Riviera t1lS
Winter have gone back TO sports Things
for luncheon. and even tea. SUI the
tendency is ali in the direction OF
more elaborate clothes for more elao-
crate occasions. Longer skirts are
won bv the really smart women
sports clothes are the only ones that
are still made with YER short SKIRTS
Arc no enc has any .3ea OF being
rnau1,ish or bovish any more. Short
hair NAV persist as r~tter Of con-
venience. or, rather. because OF the in
convenience Of letting 1t grow again,
b.. the coiffures Of most women are
ANYTHING but coyisfl.
Many Of the new sports frocks are
Of the two-piece variety. with pleateo
skirts and jumpers made with white
Peter Pan collars and worn with neck
ties. Separate white sports oiouses,
too are usually finished with Peter Pan
collars. and these are usually worn
With a tie of some sort. Many women
are choosing ribbon for this purpose:
buving four or five inch ribbon and
turning the sides hack and lacking
them together for TIE center part OF
the tie
Sometimes the jumpers have sleeves
sometimes they haven't.
Il is an established fact that women.
no matter what suggestions .asnlon
NAV make to them. viii persist IN
wearing comfortable clothes for sports
II We ike slecvelessness for tennis, for
tennis well have sieevelessness, II. on
the other hand. We like arm covering
sleeves for tennis-then well have
sleeves that sheath our arms from
shoulder 10 wrist. The fact seems 10
be, that for sports We think the less
sleeves the better.
Taeeta period frocEs Of quaint de-
sign are frequently chosen for the
young girl. One Of these that was
much admired showed group OF tai
feta silk flowers on the shoulder from
which hung cord of the Silk-per-
haps a yard IN length-on the edge of
which was a I:ttIes taaeta silk pouch
.us' big enough 70 carry powder pun
So. you see. many Of these evening
fyocks have no sleeves al all. but yet
hare some bit of decoration at the
shoulder that makes thsrn the more
attractive.
Sleeves on the new evening frocks
range from nothing az al 10 really long
sleeves that reach the wrists.
The hong sort are usually transparent.
Cre e the charms OF such q sleeve is
that Il ve3.g yet reveals. any collection
OF bracelets the wearer may boast.
There Is the c-aDery CT wing sleeve
fastened at the wr!s;. toe. Hardly
Steve. More a floating scar, caught
fcy moment on the yeareg's wrist.
The cutie sieevelesS trock. TOO. APP
pears for evening. The shoulder strap,
.1 the sieeTetess frock is very often
carefully shaped, narrower al the TOP
c. tbs shoulder than who're It joins
the frock
The period frock with bouGant skirt
a,6 snug bodice. gives, naturally. OPP
po-tunsty fer all sorts Of picturesque
sleeves BITS Of silver Or gold lace. little
butterfly wings Of the lace. are often
the charming excuse for sleeves III this
type Ct 4rock
Scne women regard the skirt that is
Ing i7ere and short there With sus-
p.c.on They !ce! that i is the beg!n-
ing 0: ne enc Of if.e short skirt And
most women. J a.1 convinced look bet
teY II short skirts tllan long 0res.
Certainly older woman Jock much
oder II sk.r.E tt.at are really long, and
= Is NJ, surprising u find that the
younger women * present arr MUCH
r.ore enthusiastic anoUt wearing even
:1g fTockS w.ln sklrta tflat touch Their
sEkieE thar ere tne!r mothers.
E.. preGe3t oc4b. Il a4y one is Guf-
4cl.rtiy !farr@d n 'hc mysteries ii
4afas9n o"Ff3pp.nent 70 preo!c, with
Certainty II: IT 2:c ~ ne skirt length.
The crfasnla kerz undoubtedly launch
81 fn*Se LrfHeY3 he!Y.!EcG feeling that
t1s* YoJic leac the way. Il t:3e way
va ctS!fec II z .onger skis, They
knew a. least .i!a. there VS. RI chance
for direct launching q long skirts
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BIT fashions d. not AWAY follow ire
fapTteEt Inc 70 their 6e@t3natlon ard
terceacseS 81 DD[ay when loe.kfG 8Is3n
tclo:fpn nlay &ppeag nlefe freaks and
ar1ffS .! fashion
t.4e Sagrl SIR var 81 crsIfGe great
CT. nl>ge fh*n sn~gs Yil!nl WonGen
g TIE twentieth ceslfEry had actually
Gflt2gg1t. &E.Yt&~t that Is hk!rts 81 the
sssf %orn Tor centuries u aGfne OBJ
keflefs :, beenec l,le.i'ao.e that the
.e1 tJp@ - gar1}fnt !oI woman Hollic
o. II ~ tTo1&e! agrt
Thus Fesagg4ec kB.~l.a ElDpuer when
f:4s ceYlsec ins cyea& FetpiAn costume