West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1882-06-09

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Fr ne '1r own Correspondent
COSTUMES
Like two-cdged sword in lhr hand, o.
tue tresswsk"r c"me iuckirgs which no
longer confined TO innocent white dresses.
appear 10 woods, silks, and ali that is akin
thereto. lmagiue now Tor moment the
torcefuloess Of this new element in the
making Of costume, aod you Will sec
what a weapon is punched againet goods
OF oyery description. Worn places can
be- passed off as new, because covered up
| 10y tucks: plain eXpansc, often as much
10 be dreaded rs an awkward pause, can
be furrowed over by tucks either narrow
or wide, run lengtbwiso, crcss wise. or any
| other wise, and from a small cluster uD TO
a regiment. Every day now, too, Gives
| proof that braid and cord are coming 10
the front as trimmings. The former put
| on in rows and finished ususlly by a
oullct.shaped crochet or metal button :;
| the latter IN feEciful traceres, twiriibgs
are connected 10y "frogs" which have
loapcu INTO = sudd5n life OF course the
material must be plain 10 show off the
trimmings, and tuckings likewise are
manifestly Inappropriate To aught but.
solid surfaces. OnI who wants 10 know
about
SEMI DRRss OUTFITS
can do no better than follow the crowd 10
Talmage's on a Sunday. For as we all
| know, brother L. breaches not to the
mighty but to crowd Of the semi poor.
! People who II they have nice things work
in some way for them. Perhaps this was
the reason mat Ta'megs so furiously de-
nonnced the bayi K Of lottery tickets,
| oince i, is not The rich who usu lly iuycS
IN this way, but the poor wac want to get
rich. As "a prof Of the efficacy of his elo-
! qUence, we find JoElc of the people whom
he breaches against doing better bust
ness than ever; now especially that Gen
| erals BeaureGard and Early supinicnd al
! the details OF the monthly and semi-auuual
drawings of the Louisiana State Lottery
| Company, to insure perfect fairness
They say, moreover that the BLACK
Crook" never found such audiences as
after Talmaga warned his congregation
not TO 60 there Our special business,
| however, is not with the sheep Of his
flock, but with their clothing, so l return
10 those servjceablc outfits needed by
every one. First comes flannel, which in
view Of the popular demand. has been
| dyed not only in standard brown, blue,
green, etc, but in "groenery," "yallery,"
and the new terra Gotta, which threatens
US as a popular rage. l is "a very brown
ism red, or a very reddish brown color,
rrd Is seen IN libooLa hats, fraihcra,
| gloves, aLG know LOT what. There are
| several shades running from pale o darg
! Chcviot cloth il likywis" In great demand
for stylish, inexpensive costumes, ana
| here you can choose among checks, show
| ing iudistinct co mIngliugs Of me recent
| browns, reds, yeilows, greens, etc, or
stripes in similar Combinations. II you
gre stout, choose the latter, or, il thin, Sc
ect among the former. hu' foi either, ven
need - good complexion. Uucelt M
shades are always an astruus TO uncertain
complexious, and unies5 your face SHOWS
the red and white, (uaturliJ rely on some
! decided color for your costume.
sTEUcS b. HATS.
J Anybody might he struck By bats, for,
they are striking enough. II seems as if
milliners could not pile on ostrich feath-
ers sufficient to satisfy their hearts and
the result is-feathers. Plumes overflow
ping plumea, till they form sma, mount
| alma or trailino, ,,iu,,,,. tt.,. d.
either side Of the hat till they we'll nigh
touch the shoulders. Then how piouant
hree noddpg ostrich jips peering impu
| IDENTITY above the brow on one side, and
| adding significance 10 each look of 20.
quetry. a climax IT effectiveness is reach
cd by contrasts of color, es when red
feathers adorn a black hat black feathers
are put GU red hats, etc, although red
| hats trimmed layishly with red ostrich
plumage are very stylish. Not only gpn.
uine red, but the garnet, terra Gotta and
other varieties. These red hats aud hats
with red or any other colored feathers are
worn independently Of the costume, which
| often is in violent contrast.
FAUa.
There arc fans OF feathers and fesfhery
fans. Provided you have feathers. Fash
ion opens her portals and you enter, even
though you may have secretly in the
kitchen or poultry yard, dospOiled your
own chickens or gninea hens of their
coalings. Arrange them ia some pretty
way aid behold you have q fan. Mary
Andersons foyoritc stage tan was @ get of
! white ostrich plumCs confined wiibout
regularity and tied with ribuon. Sone-
times we zee painted feathers, but here
hey lie dat and arc uniform in color.
. Painting indeed is greatly liked birds
I figures, or landscapes on black. white or
/ pale satin or MORE surfaces. Vcrv laros
rams hay. followed very large white tics.
NOBODY Knows where, and medium sizcs
. prevail. Irov C.prgt,
Twenty Years s-ret,t S,.ggcr