Anne took the dress and looked at it in reverent silence.  Oh, how pretty it was—a lovely soft brown Gloria with all the gloss of silk; a skirt with dainty frills and shirrings; a waist elaborately pintucked in the most fashionable way, with a little ruffle of filmy lace of the neck.  But the sleeves—they were the crowning glory!  Long elbow cuffs, and above them two beautiful puffs divided by rows of shirring and bows of brown-silk ribbon.

'That’s a Christmas present for you, Anne,' said Matthew shyly.  'Why—why—Anne, don’t you like it?  Well now—well now.'

For Anne’s eyes had suddenly filled with tears.

'Like it!  Oh, Matthew!' Anne laid the dress over a chair and clasped her hands.  'Matthew, it’s perfectly exquisite.  Oh, I can never thank you enough.  Look at those sleeves!  Oh, it seems to me this must be a happy dream.'"

-Anne of Green Gables, ChapterXXV - “Matthew Insists on Puffed Sleeves”