THE NEW SLEEVES.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 146, 14 March 1908, Page 10

THE NEW SLEEVES.

"Wear your sleeves as you will," said a siriart dressmaker recently, "but remember they make all the difference to tho appear:anco of your gown." Th'fa u qiiito true;.says a writer iri the "Argus." It is scarcely possible to over-estimate the impoi'tanco of the sleeves of a'dress; for, somehow, tlicy can give it just tho stamp of goo'd stylo at orice. s'or tall; slender women the short sleevo is quito right; for it makes them look broader and shorter; whilo on thb shoi : t, pluirip woman this'is an undesired effect. However, -for outdoor wear tho olbow sleeve lias gorio, arid tho,newest afternoon gown has a sleeve, that fits cjosely to the slioiildcr,. outlining tho arm; .'and terminating in a point at'.the wrist.._ , -This is the newest stylo for thick materials.. It is rather a; trying mode, . for few people-havo arms in proportion to their size;- '-.Those who aro uiider the greatest dis-

advantage'' in this , rbs'p'ect a:ro men, "who very ofton- 'havb y'a.rmSj. which' are most difficult,'to' cover;:satisfactorily. Tbo nhort girl often has a ruindcd ■elbow-.and wrist;-', thoughiibutdobr,. games havo dono-much tb spoil their shape, for muscle can ; sbaroolv'bo-reg:ir,d«id,..as pretty,.. Slfeeyes' should ; bo-long;,for piitdbor gowns; ?rid' tho shbtildei 1 seam sshoiijd .also bo extended . far dbwn, pri.'tho shoulder.;: For blouses ~tho sbvoro v 1 bishop .slceyo -is still correbt; for fshirts"'.- tho elbow, .i.puS arid; . long.ylabe, cuffs arb seen lin and lace blouses.Although- tho kinorrib -proper is but; tho efe feet is: still, aimed bt;-:and thb -braces.; arid straps .-which' are,, sb; popular aro nothing- but adaptations of tho. samp.thing.......Ball 'drosses hardly havo any .sleovo.y.at .all. , Swathings of lace arid cliiffoil form a background' to the arrii; and ,this falls t-b'tho ,olbow, y,'but an. actual sleovb is fir ytoo, heavy for" thb light, filmy- ovening gowns of tlio hour.