West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1898-02-17
ou2 NEW YORK LETTER.
Collisions en- Land and ws,er The
school Children aud the Mayer
Disagree

Special corrc.pnndeneo of the Argus.
Anyoac who has cvsr ueen abror 4
would have thoayht we wore English,
you know" cncld he have Viewed
or rather failed To- view New York any
moruing during the past week. We
nave had IN overdose NJ atmospheric
pea soup" ferry-boats ran against
each other amid-stream; al" trains
coliided In mid-air. aud cable cars
''blnndered up agin one another" --as
heard an old darsey say ouce-riSht
down on terra s6rma- Well. IL was
practically terra incognito. also; for
the gripmen could not see many feet
ahead of their noses.
Mayor Van wyck has reused the ire
OF the school children OF this town
who. according TO my way of thinking
ought To have voice in N ma tier
which 30 vitality Affects them. both In
the present aud in the future. This
to-be four years monarch who, 10 all
intents aud purposes, has never
brought mp n family of his own. has
declared that too much money Ii spent
upon public schools. How the boys
aud girls arc scoring him, both pub
liciy aud xprivatelyi think he dc.
serves It. too Already the juve nile
population sastly overhows the schol-
cstic provision for them. There Is
plenty of money spent for banquets
and other public pleasure routs; why
not spend enough to ensure good gov
ernmsnt for the future by educa ting
thoroughly those who are To be the
men aud women of the future?
But "dat's great moral question. :"
1 must talk of the frivolities OF life as
we'll as its facts; so can get the attcu.
ton OF my dear lady readers as well as
that of the "men folks" And, no mat
ter in what remote region of the hem
isphere her destiny may bc cast; NO
matter how far from the maddeoing
crowd Of life and gayety; no matter
IL her best sunday Ego To Ineetiu' 4"
gown be OF the plainest material. and
her daily hit OF hcadgear be ring.
ham sun bonnet; the womanly woman
wants To know just what 10 what, even
little hneries IL is so natural TO her TO
love AMI to covet.
must say that, despite extravagnnt
appearances, IL il possibly to dress
smartly on less money than IL evsr
was before One can buy dainty me-
lace To trim IL with for few cents a
piece; and dainty pattern TO cnt by
for fifteen cents; and the fingers which
can hold needle at all can soon learn
to nipulnte IL skillfully Lord N
Taylor arc sending out samples OF new
Spring dress goods by the thousand +.
and anyone who writes for them, >ytll
receive her share. Women nil over the
United Sta ties, as well as those here IA
the city, are served, and served per.
foctly, too, by this sterling old firm,
as their mothers and Rrandmothers
were, before them.
Every well-dressed woman Possesses
at least one rich black gown for even
ing wear. frequently, IT In OF black
velvet, cut in princssse shape with a
long train, and all a-Rlitter with lists
or jew .lled pIsseinenterie Black br. =
caded silk frequently presents the bro.
cade designs in some beautiful color,
Hand-cmbroidered skirts ure very
fashionable; and very exclusive young
ladies ars fond of white broadcluih
skirts To wear with their fancy silg,
satin or velvet waists.
Silk-and-wool mixtures make very
smart gowns. They cost triAe more
by the yard than all-wool weaves; Dat