New Britain herald., 1930-03-13
Dame Fashion Has Up Her Sleeve
 Variety of Lengths and Designs

New York. March 1S--In design ing sleeves for spring, couturie"e have permitted themselves a fascl1- ating elasticity in both length an design.
 In the dress group, lengths stretch from the little cap formed by the popular capelet to the dropping wrstlet of the mousQuctaire which gives becoming importance to the hands.
 Tho strictly sports frocks show a comfortable five inch sct-in sleeve or none at all.
 Tho more normal frocks offe. sleeves of three quarter length, others of -cighths length, and still others dropping well over the wrist.
 Some Gowns sIecycd While many of the evening gowns are sleeveless, therc aTe many quaint and youthful dresses presenting tho tiny puff sleeves of I yesteryear, and others merely suggesting q sleeve by a flouncc3 band around tho arm q little be- lew the shoulder.
 Coats and suits endorse sleeves of thrce-quartcr length; of seven eighth length and of full length. Paquin's sleeves arc cut in wida ard flowing silhouettcs or dcepv cuffed raglan style. Chanel en- pIoys tho elbow flare. Goupy is becoming white puff banded at th" wrist Tho Goupy sleeve illus 1 trated today belongs 10 q swal.k tweed ensemble and offers de- i liehtfully feminine detail in tue georgettc puff at the wrist trimmed with rows of hcmstitching which give it a, dainty handmade touch. Lingerie Touch Important In fact, the lingerie touch 's everywhere prevalent in the spring | styles, especially on the sports froclls, which arc thus relieved | This distinctly feminine detail Is | Illustrated in q sports frocl ot printed foulard, the severity of which is relieved by q charming collar and little half cuffs of | fagotted georgcttc.
 | Coat sleeves for spring arc riv- cting attention through their nov city manipulations. Cape themes offer q great variety of opportu- nity for novelty effects, cspe cially | in the smart tweed coats. That il- lustrated here presents a striking example. It is tweed symphony l in tones of yellow, stimulating a | long pointed cape in the bart which is stitched to the coat. giV- | ing the cape effect without de- tracting from the slim silhouettl. Commencing below the should 2T at the back of the sleeve q shap piece still further enhances the cape effect without being an actu- q! cape. The throw scarf adds st.l another note Of chic to an eN- trcmcly novel treatment of the cape theme.
 Cape Sleeves in Favor
 Cape sleeves arc prime favor ties, Frequently they find cXprcs. sion in such novel ways as the sleeves of the coat illustrated Again they are just little caps, anC still again finI merely 2 sUgScs ion in the backs of evening frochs
 Many of the delightful naN lacc gowns sponsor jacket boleroE with long sleeves. The short bolcros with their quaint short puff sleeves suggest the directoiro trend, but the most effective sleeve for the gown of model lace is the illustrated mousquctaire. In this in stance, the gown is of pale gold chiffon combined with model la"e of the same shade.
 The mousquetaire influence :s also felt in some Of the modish daytime frocks, especially in the flat silk crepes. tasseled at the cl- bow and finished with a deep flar- ing cuff with lingerie detail, whicl is most becoming to the hand.
 From the great array of slcel : stylings for spring and the yarie- y Of lengths permissible, feminine imagination is allowed a broad field in which to achieve satisfac- tion. So long as it accords with the type of frock and the occasion for which it is to be worn. Mila jy may adopt any one of a dozen sleeve influences with no offcnsc to