West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1898-02-03
aouR NEW YORK LETTER,


the shesvcns are contributing thc
former. at the present writing
murder and suicide unite in,sup
pltihg the litter and plenty OF il.
SThe horrible happenings of the
past -week arc enough to turn us
for the time being. from our most
entertaining fricnds-the new ps :
pcrs. For love. for hate and for
M '1ncss, men take fhe lives sun
posed to be best and dearest TO
them; for--hcaven knows whv-
men and women seek suruease of
life by kuife aud pistol and roi-
son those in high places dash
themselves into eternity from high
places Whv' Who can tell?
To-day, beau iful Nell, Cool
win retrospects in anything but n
happy frame of mind, though she
has her freedom, her divorce. and
40 week alimony granted her b
tho courts to.dny dear old pre
mirr Gladstone lies ill-and here.
at least, in tender sympathy for u
man SO good, SO grand---mny we
find legitimate aud ssholesome
outlet for our emotions.
Yesterday, to-day aud forever,
marrying. giving in marriage did
go on, Is going on--will go on ns
long as time cndures. Coming
along Twenty ninth street this
morning, "a portion OF il where
stately brownstone and solid looi :
ing brick mansions .renr th,ir
heads) | noticed o shower OF rice
on the pavement and oycrhowing
the curt.
Apropos OF the fact that those
who have marriages on hand will
most likely proceed 10 marry now,
1t might not be inapropos to rath
er 'deplore this identical rice cns-
tom. Heaven knows that the folks
who get the marri 'ges mp and those
who enter into marriage. as we'll as
those Who ''asslst',, or Support
at the nupiials, have about all thew
can comfortably attend to without
running risk OF painful accid ents
sometimes resulting from this vcry
custom. ] reld not long ago, OF u
young man being blinded for life
by getting grain Of rice with such
force in hiseye as to shock, inf me
and paralyzv the optic nerve, with
the dread consqnenccs just cited.
1t seems silly Observance.
But there Perhaps I am bill
ious or dyspcpticj so shall do as
am going to advise ali my read
ers to do-scnd to Mr.. Ditmtn at
Barclay street, for a q SIX OF his
Trigcs,ia tablets. II one be afIiict.
ed by internal Disturbances, these
splendid little tablets soon change
the sombre front of the universal !;
have tried them, and know where.
Of / speak. ,e.
/ am sorry that tho Russian
blouse isso oyerwetnlngly populur.
Popularity in anv sense is bound
to degenerate into pcrniciou sness
unless regulated by rlgii clmmon-
sense. / refer in the present.in-
stance TO the ftct that woman of
All shapes persist In wearing Rus
sian blonses which are, so mani
testify a product Tor the slender,
graceful lady thn: one would think
the least accomplished dresser
would, II fburdened by much avoir-
1upois or lack OF inches, be too
clever TO appear IN one. Perhaps
Grs. Dumpy- dowlY may deceive
herself and those who love her bcst
thinking she looks lawfully nice"
in Russian blouse but she
should rec u the words Of the late
lamcDtcd khraham "Y ~ can fool
some OF the people all OF the II ne.
and all Of tho people same OF The
time; but you caa't fool all oi The
people all Of the umc."
When Niladi gots hrrsclf up in
modish attire for evening. she car.
rics a small Empire fan Of satin
heavily studded with jewels. One
very dainty affair s,w recently nt
= "smart' function WAS OF mink
5ilk spangled win slsrr
Now and then Miss FlT cen IL 4f-
loved to appear ut some qru
evening affair. aud she wears some
thing very soft aud, unless of silk.
very flmy. Beat & 90. are show
ing some festive frocks which have
the sight, prettiy araped sleeves.
she dainty lace yokes. frilIed epau
1 lcttes and horizontal tnoks snch as
1 diaffuOuiah the 0owus - st..-