West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1898-03-03
OUR NEW YORK LETTEa.
A Dream OF Spring A Stricken Bean.
ty--A Silent President

For days aud DAYS il rained and
blew necessarily. This New York
is ~ great place for weather. Yea
terdny, out came the sun IN rush
Of radiance, and last evening. in
the fresh. Spring like cleaning. a
dainty, slender moon outlined it's
silvcry self against fleece fretted
back ground of "true blue" sky.
And as this lovely moon lay fiat
upon it's crescent shaped spine with
both horns pointing upward for al
the world like rollickIng young
ster kicking up a merry pair of
heels. infer that we haye some
sunshine and moonsbine before us.
A thrill of pity convulses the
world'-especially the womanly part
at tin behalf of the stricken
Czarina Of Russia. Her lot was
not an enviable one despite her
crown and throne and royal robes,
before the terrible, blighting dis
ease which laid low so many of the
powerful house of Hapsburg in DAYS
gone by, fell upon her. A tickle
husband, an heirless throne, an
empty heart and n disfiguring af-
Fiction are hers how many thou
sands OF women in the lowliest
walks IT life are n thousand times
happier and better of to. day than
she.
How very queer it is that Presi-
dent Mckinley has issued no proc
lamatlon Of public sorrow and ut
tered no word of personal sympathy
in behalf Of the Names victims.
Such an omission makes one feel
positively bilious. And when one
gets bilious, one is not bit pleas
ant. Everybody needs some pre-
ventive, at this season Of the year,
against biliousness and "that tired
feeling. Which reminds me, have
often told you, about A. j. Dit
mans Trigestia tablets for stomach
disturbances and also about his
clean, nice sea salt. Well, | want
to tell you how progressive hygien
lists are using the latter, nowadays,
when in need of mild heroics.
They put the sea salt in jar. with
just enough water on it to produce
sluice. They rub this over the
body. then take dip into pleas
antly warm water, and rub them
selves briskly with bath towel.
Makes one feel mighty nice and
clean and strong, too. Mr.. Dit
man still dwells. during business
hours, at 2 Barclay street, and is
always glad to hear from the read
ers of this paper.
In the fashionable world, this is
going o be a great season for trim.
mings. Silk gimps, p ssementer
les spangled and beaded no eLd,
ribbons, laces and galloons galore,
were never before in such wide
spread popularity. Embroideries
are small and dainty of design.
Russian, fancy mohair aud militia
ry braids hold their own for Spring
gowns.
Skirts are narrowing, the latest
drawing he line ut two md one
hoiA I"iuSs OIeSFeS are GeHSOnhOlV
small, with comfortable fullness at
the top. Waists fit smoothly in
back, but droop, bulge. bag, pouch
what you within front. 1t is
said that some form of hustle will
be used; the new skirts seeming to
require some distensive agency.
a pei feet epidemic of tucking
has broken out in women's dress (;
and the craze is ten times intcnsi-
fed in the realm of children $ at
tire. Best & Go show be-tucked
garments for babes in arms for
wee boys not yet escaped from
girl clothes ;" for dainty little
misses, and for important mmdens
verging toward and overlooking in
to. the "teens." / never saw the
like. But send four cents In stamps
for their big catalogue it tolls
more about the Lillputian Bazaar
than could write in month, even
II | appropriated several issues of
this good paper.
/ EVELYN CABLE.