The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-03-11
All Lengths
Featured in
Ne7e Styles
By HENRI BENDEL,
Written for NEA Service

NEW YORK. March lin de-
signing sleeves for spring. coutur-
iers have permitted themselves a
fascinating elasticity in both length
and design.
In the dress group, lengths
stretch from the little cap formed
by the popular capelet to the
dropping wristlet of the mousque-
taire which gives becoming impor-
lance to the hands.
The strictly sports frockS show
comfortable fiye-inch setin sleeve or
none at all
The more formal frocks offer
sleeves of three-quarter length:
others of seven-eighths length, and
still others dropping well over the
wrist.
Some Gowns Sleeved
While many of the evening
gowns are sleeveless, there are many
quaint and youthful dresses pre-
Senting the tiny puff sleeves of a
yeStelyear, and others merely sug-
costing sleeve by a flounced band
around the arm a little below the
shoulder.
Coats and suits indorse sleeves
Of three-quarter length; of SeVen-
eighth length and of full length.
Paquin's sleeves are cut in wide
and flowing Silhouettes or deeply
cuffed raglan style. Chanel en-
ploys the the elbow flare, Goupy is
partial to the bell sleeve with a be-
coming white puff banded at the
wrist.
The lingerie touch is everywhere,
prevalent in the spring styles,
especially on the sports frocks,
which thus are relieved from their
former note of severity.
This distinctly feminine detail Is
illustrated in a sports frock of
printed foulard, the severity of
which is relieved by a charming
collar and little half cuffs Of
fagotted georgette.
Coat Sleeves Are Novel
Coat sleeves for spring are
riveting attention through their
novelty manipulations. Cape themes
offer great variety of opportunity
for novelty effects, especially in the
smart tweed coats.
One of tweed symphony in tones
of yellow, Stimulating a long pointed
cape in the back which is stitched
to the coat, gives the cape effect
without detracting from the slim
silhouette. Commencing below the
shoulder at the back of the sleeve
a shaped piece still further en-
hances the cape effect without be-
ing an actual cape.
The throw scarf adds still another
note of chic to an extremely novel
treatment of the cape theme.
Many of the delightful new lace
gowns sponsor jacket boleroS with
long sleeves. The short boleros with
their quaint short puff sleeves Sug-
geSt the directoire trend but the
most effective sleeve for the gown Of
model lace is the illustrated NOUS
quetaire. In this instance, the gown
Is Of pale gold chiffon combined
with model lace of the same shade.
MOusquetaire Effect Felt
The mousquetaire influence is
also felt in some OF the modish
daytime frockS, especially in the
fiat silk crepeS, tasseled at the ell
bow and finished with deep far
ing cuff with lingerie detail, which
is most becoming to the hand.
From the great array of sleeve
stylings for spring and the variety
of lengths permissible, feminine
imagination is allowed a broad
field in which to achieve satiSfac-
ton.
So long as it accords with the
type of frock and the occasion for
which it is to be worn, milady may
adopt any one of a dozen sleeve in
fiuences with no offense to good
taste.