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Show I Gaudy Sleeves I in New Styles J i One of tho first notes from tho Paris H VpenlDg says: "No great clinngo Is a shown, except that sleeves nro moro t 'gorgeous than ever and moro varied." I 1 Welt, that la Just as wo would have lfl It, asserts a fashion writer In tho New Hi fork Times. Wo havo grown accustomed to petting pet-ting and pampering our sleeves as ' though they wcro tho favorlto twins I j, of tho family. Wo know now that tin- f Jobs wo pay special attention to that "' portion of our costumo we aro lost as far as stylo Is concerned. And wo linvo realized tho fact that beautiful I sleeves can ntako a gown ns no other detail can. A trlflo of experimentation will show that tho design of one's slcoves can bo carried into tho lino of tho gown In such a way that tho sleeves becomo and remain tho actual center of at-.traction at-.traction and stylo. And now that wo hnvo the sanction of I'nrls for going ahead with our sleeve achievements, wo should manngo to do some extraordinarily ex-traordinarily lovely things during tho coming season. Wo have spent a season sea-son In experimentation, as It were, and now, after our months of education, wc are launched upon n career of actual ac-tual artistic accomplishment. Tho stylo declaration that thcro Is so trimming can bo accepted and believed be-lieved until wo consider tho Blcovos of the day. For nil the decoration that onco was spread over a far broader In Sleeve of Lace Cut In Circular Piece I (Top), Having Turned-Back Cuff of I Whlta Moire. Below: White Puffed ; ;f! Chiffon, Fur Cuff and Cuff of Plait- jH ed Organdie, Black Velvet Wrist- ' 1 band. v surface has now been concentrated E within the urea ot the alcove. Wo find H thero not a mere suggestion of trim- jj'i 'tnlng, but an actual mass of It Tho Hi (act Is that often tho stccvo Is nothing J but trimming, and so greedy is It ot Ml' the place It has come to hold that It i p succeed In preventing decoration In k'I li any other place. Wo find embroidered ml i . sleeves, brocaded sleeves, lattlco- W I worked sleeves, puffed sleeves, plain WO I sleeves. In fact, thcro Is no end to tho !& ft aurprlses thnt nro sprung upon us at III every turn ot fashion's way. Wm I Now thcro are certain questions yjf ; about Blceves which might as well bo 5?i : settled at once. First, sleeves will be :jttW long. They will still be full, though EjBv not lutto so extraordinarily so as they Wfflu. nuvo been. Somo of them will bo fit- mm I tC(' 0VtM1 from the elbow to tho wrist. lli In evenlug dresses thero will still bo wLWr onl' "UBgestlons of sleeves or Indlcn- Kit' Hons that sleeves might he there In that particular space If the thing had so happened. For coats and capes there will be those voluminous crosses between sleeves and capes which mako the wraps look as spacious and comfortable com-fortable as can be. Soma of the Newer Sleeves. A study of some of tho newer sleeves is n good approach to tho fall costumes, for, as has been said, they will set the pace. And, If one's foundation foun-dation fashion knowlcdgo hns much to do with sleeves, then tho pntli to general gen-eral Binartness of attire will be a simple sim-ple ono Indeed. Among thrco Interesting types of sleeves ono Is made of strips of beautifully beau-tifully brocaded ribbon. The design Is Egyptian, nnd the colors ure all those gorgeous dull ones that designate tlmt period. Tho color of tho gown Is a dull bluo nnd the material Is one of thoso soft and pliable silk crepes so fash-lonablo fash-lonablo Just now. Then tho ribbon with Its dark yellow, green, red nnd golden tones Is applied In long bands on the sleeves ending nt the elbow, and the sleeve Is fneed with n dull red silk to match that coloring In tho woven ribbon. There nro any number of ways of I using ribbons in these newer nnd moro i elaborate sleeves. They fairly blossom i forth In this particular, for all tho In- I tensely colored ribbons nnd all thoso with mctul threads and brilliant dc- I signs can, In some way, be worked Into In-to tho design of a gown so that this nort of trimming will took like soino t Intricately executed placement of cm- i broidery. Ono designer has used ninny rows of I that narrow-patterned grosgrnln ribbon 1 to form a band on tho end of a full i and transparent sleeve. Another one I has mndo n cap over the top of the i arm, or, rather, the shoulder, nnd has used for this n two-Inch woven ribbon placed In a series of strips. Still an-1 other sleeve of ribbon this for a moro dressy sort of frock has strips of plcot-edgcd ribbon In n narrow width, extending from tho elbow away into tho world in careless lengths. Ingenuity Ingenu-ity goes a long way In tho using of ribbon for the beautifying of alcoves. Ruffles of Soft Chiffon. Another sleovo is tnada of n scries of ruffles of soft chiffon. It Is n youthful youth-ful sleeve nnd ono that, doubtless, will find great favor among the younger girls still wanting to look their fluffiest fluf-fiest selves. At any rate, It Is a sleeve thnt any mother will love to design for her daughter's party frock. It carries with It so much of charm and grace. And it is evident that, with a sleeve of this fluffy character, not a great deal In tho way of other trimming Is needed. need-ed. There might be a few ruffles to match on the skirt, but a more attractive attrac-tive idea would bo to keep the frock very straight and plain and full, with tho low hanging bertha, and the glr-dlo glr-dlo of brightly colored ribbon roses. Then let tho ruffles on the sleeves In their graduated widths count for everything nil by themselves. They will bo much moro effective thnt way and will have u chnnce, without inter-ruption inter-ruption of design, to display the really lovely lines which they establish for tho whole costume. An Interesting sleeve finish is suggested sug-gested for a dinner dress. The dress Itself is ono of those draped affairs with the lines of the fabric mado gracefully to follow those of tho figure Itself. Then a shaped piece of Bllvcr and gold brocade Is arranged for a low-cut collar and over tho urin Is hung a strip of, the samo trimming to mnko the armholo decoration. Dy this little trick, that 'sometimes ugly lino of the sleeveless jrown Is done nwny with altogether nndvtho arm Is still left to shlno In uninterrupted splendor. |