West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1898-08-04
OUR NEW YORK LETTER.
''Tuixt Gold and Glory. "A DOG.
Day EmissarV -GOod Clothes
and Home Comfort.
pee.al Correspondence Of 1,nE Anons.

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clally, all winter, and was so rx-
hausted when spring came, that
she summoned her forces and went
TO Newport To rccuperatc (?) a
similar round Of gaveties began.
No improvement Doctor sum
moned "Go to the mountains
She sought fairly sequcsteycd
hostelry IN the Adirondacks. Alas
Society had preceded her. Same
thing over again. No improse-
mert. Again the doctor 600
to some quiet farmhouse and rest"
She did 80. and spent few days
battling with mosquitoes aud few
nights FESTIVE prey to certain
ruby colored noctu nal dcstroyers
Of slun Der. In despair she applied
to the man of medicines This
time, she received her money
worth following eco home"
Arrived at her luxurious house
in town. she found at last, her
Nirvans of repose. All her fash
lonable friends we're out of town :;
she had nothing to do but rccreate
IN the right sense Of the word. She
recreated to some purpose, and
was, by Autumn, healthy, happy
girl.
Numberless folks rush away
every Summer, ostensibly Cor a
prolonged pick me.up; but those
who have comfortable homes have
better time here in town with an
occasional trip afeld for a few
days.
My! What an excitement would
be rife over the reports from Klon.
dyke but for the war | wish the
poor, frozen toilers up there had
Whit of this day to hearten them
up oiI' ~ hdS W'HucTeu OH III
advance Of August f; and is humid.
sticky and doggy no end / would
like to be in blizzard for few
moments, to feel my fevered brow
properly cooled off once more!
We women have ever been prone
to wish we could have our own
zonal lissomeness without wearing
corsets in hot weather but we do
not mind wearing the lovely lace
R. & G. Mighty things from
Sun Ill beginnings grow" qloth
Dryden. The very ancient Greeks
and Romans, admiring dainty,
plant forms, confine their curves
within the folds of the stIophlum.
the tenia and folded bosom cloth.
Homer even leads Us to believe tn It
Juno wore II corset when she ar
rAyed herself to cartivate Jupiter.
Be that as it may. the fact that
the celebrated American manu-
facturers above referred to. keep
their mills running at high pres.
sure all the time, and never have
occasion to ''lay Off help because
of duIlness, is eloquent testimony
to the fact that the Junos and
Hebes and Dianas Of to dav hold
the "whalebone man" in high
favor
saw an awfully pretty girl in
church last Sunday, and this IS the
sort of hat she wore A bergere
OF white Italian straw, with gar
land OF full blown pale pink roses
and plenty of foliage about the
crown. Three green.eyed black
poppies stood up trig and tall in
front but m ,jestic rose placed
Immediately in the back, over
topped them all.
There are a great many stores
IN New York City and in other
cities. devoted to the interests OF
the grown-ups. with "dep ,rtments"
containing garments for children
carried as u sort OF side show"
The LilIlputian Bur- of shis city
is an emporium conducted on most
broad and liberal lines for the sole
purpose Of supplying suitable,
fashionable aud snper-excellent
attire for children Of both sexes
from one minute old up TO eigh cen
years. Best u Go. concentrate all
their forces. efforts and their
enormous capital upon meeting he
wardrobe requirements OF the
rising generation. A clear idea
Of he extent and excellence Of their
business may be CLEANED from their
immense catalogue. which Will be