West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1898-02-10
Our NEW YORK LETTER.
A Session Of Shirers.,storms and
Surerisgs m id-uinter Fashions
pecial correspon'f-rce OF The Arzus

special Correspondence OF the Argus
Ii is safe To conclnie that The
ground hog saw his brisily propur.
tions duly Swallowed. and we have
sbivery time ahcal. have liz q
IN New York FOR some time. but
this Is the coldest snip we have lad
here during my time? | thought
70 was icy up on. Washington
Heights and i'm midtown; but the
Other day, business took me. down
10 the battery; and the afore-cfted
places were Summer lands by com
parison. Oh. but the salt wind
swept vicionsly off the BAY in blasts
which chilled people TO the marrow
Should ever need TO .chan %, my
business habitat during the winter
season, deliver me from an Office on
Bowling Grcea-picturesque. his
torical, 'poetical and practical ms
it is!
Our streets are Tor rather were}
well banked up with snow. No loss
without some gain; and the i'll
winds which have blown snow,
storm and, disaster upon this city,
alse provided many a poor fellow
with work at fifteen cents an hour.
1t isn't much; but it's better than
nothing, and will keep the wolf
from scratching all the paint from
the door
The big stores of this town have
reduced window dressing to fine
art. The majority Of them have an
accomplished man in their employ,
whose sole business it is to create
different attractive dispositions OF
wares from day to day. The other
day | saw tho corner tower window
Of certain establishment entirely
filled with corsets. Now, / dote
upon corsets. / do not think q
woman can well have too many;
but as in the matter of perfumes,
she should select one brand and
adhere to it. ALI corsets may look
alike, whereas, they are radically
different. have prediction for
the K. & g., because it is the only
one ] have ever found that ia en-
tirely satisfactory in every way; and
when WON IN is satisfied upon
every point, she will not .concede
he main point OF her argument.
There is light quality of velvet
on the market. which costs only
forty or fifty cents a yard, and
makes up very pret,ily into dresses,
wais's and even tea gowns. It
wears very well, and IS adaptive
aud more becoming to the 6gure
than the heavier varieties.
No dressier afternoon toilet can
he conceived for usual purposes
than well cut skirt of broadcloth
trimmed with braid; and waist of
bright plaid silk. There should be
coiors among the rlaids correspond.
ing to the hues Of tie hair. and eyes
to complete the harmony of TIE
ensemble.
Henrietta cloths are always liked
they are soft and ad ,pted TO arts
tic effects. They are prettily
trimmed this seasOu with fine lace
and bands of velvet, arc especially
snited to semi'festive home occa-'
sions. Little girls frocks are FREE
quently made OF Henrietta in some
dainty color, and are much tucked
aud trimmed.
Cbeviots, homespuns and other
specimens of rough surfaced goods
arc trimmed with sontache braid in
manifold patterns. Sometimes this
form Of trimming appears to equal
advantage on smooth surfaced
goods. Most women, however, pre-
fer running, graceful braid models
IN soutache. Beneath the trimming
may be introduced a color in con-
trast to that of the material, which
gives prominence and pretty effect.
For bicycling and all other out.
door boyish sports, Best & Co.
show a golf SUIT of chesiot with
jaunty cap to match. Thus suit has
two pairs OF trousers, the sporting
Knockers being full; the school ones
ne't. conventional and close fitting.
Roman stripes oTe favored IN
silks.
The latest Norfolk j,cket for
boys has yoke back and front, and
shows box plain at the centre Of
the back, and one at each side Of
the front