The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-02-25
What's in Fashion?
Four Sleeve Lengths Smart
Directed BIZ AMOS PARRISH

NEW YORK, Feb. 25.-Do YOU
IN like short sleeves or do
you hate 'em? Whichever way it is.
you can wear what you like and
be fashionable this spring.
Because spring fashion isn't sat-
istled with one sleeve length for
daytime. She picks out four and
declares them all equally smart.
And these four fashionable sleeve
lengths for daytime costumes are
% wrist length, CD three-quarter
lengths, CD Observation-Disclosures
length and Cd cap sleeves.
Notice that the word Sleeveless"
isn't among them. Sleeveless dresses
This spring are in fashion-when
they're dresses for active sports
wear, for evening wear, or for after
noon with matching jacket.
Wrist Is Usual Length
Wrist length, of course, is the
usual length for sleeves. And there
are lots of different kinds of wrist
length sleeves.
Plain straight ones, sleeves with
narrow cuffs, with wide cuffs, with
gauntlet cuffs. sleeves close fitting
at the wrist, but with puff or
fullness above and wide, flowing
sleeves.
We've had this length sketched
at the top Of the column of illus
tratlons-a sleeve decorated with
one of the fashionable gauntlet
cuffs OF a lingerie material.
Next in the illustrations is the
three-QuaTter sleeve. You'll find
this not only on spring dresses, but
on spring coats and suits as well.
Wide and Loose
Usually this three-quarter sleeve
is quite wide and loose. Often you'll
find it in a jacket that's worn over
a dress with wrist-length sleeves
the sleeve of the dress showing be-
meath the sleeve of the jacket.
And when suit has three-quar-
ter sleeves, the blouse usually is
long Sleeved. If it isn't, longer
gloves are worn-long enough to
cover the bare part of the arm.
The third fashionable sleeve
length for spring daytime is the
one that extends to just above the
elbow. The arm is half covered
when you wear this sleeve, and it's
a nice length for an afternoon
dress.
And the shortest sleeve Of all is
the cap sleeve that covers just about
one quarter of the arm.
It's length you'll find often in
jacket d1esses-the costume Of dress
with matching jacket. And usually
the jacket will have a wrist-length
sleeve.
Although it's so short, it's fash
ionable, too, to wear in the street
without coat-provided you wear
gloves with it.
Usually it's finished in some in
teresting way-with narrow ruffle
or pleating, with an edging of some
sort, or even with a tiny cuff.
Of course it takes a little more
thinking about your costume when
sleeves are so varied. Because,
naturally, all these lengths aren't
becoming to everybody.
Watch EN- if You're Stout
A good idea is to look long in
the mirror when you try on a dress
with just-above- the elbow or three
quarter sleeves, to see whether or
not they cut your figure at the
wrong point. Because if they'e be-
coming they're not fashionable for
you.
Watch these three-quarter sleeves,
too, if you'e inclined to be stout.
Since they're usually wide and loose,
they make you look wider through
the body when the arm is down.
And-if the elbows aren't pretty,
it's smarter to cover them up with
sleeve, then to wear the short sleeves
that reveal them.
(Copyright. 1881. by Amos PARRISH
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coats that look like dresses.