West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-01-10
OUR NEW YORK LgrTr,,.
The New Century; New Resolutions
New FASHIONS,


-------
Wen. the las, happy surprise
has been duly sprung, the last Christ
mas tree has been stripped of It's
gew-gaws, the echo Of the last bell
note and whistle has died away
and erst@hile merry-makers have
settled down to sober business again
They need tos One is tempted into
all sorts of December ex;ravagancics
which it takes no end of January
hustling 10 pay for.
But surely, once year, we may
yield to the swee, temptation of 10
days prodigal gift-giying. even
though there will come a ,o.morrow
of reckoning.
And to face that aftermath of
financing is awful Resolution No.
is, that mis- will be the lasl Christ.
mas of such recklessness CTo be
broken next fall, about the time the
stores began to load up with pretty
things for the holidays
Another resolution: AS we lam
guish under an accumulation of bile
and misery, that we will never again
sully our record by such wholesale
gormandising But alas when the
hand of fate next passes the confec-
tons and comfts our way, we sue
cumb to the temptation--as usual
The best thing we can do, there
fore, is to carry few of Murray's
Charcoal Tablets IN our bonboner-
ieres, and take two or three of them
immediately after eating too hearth
~. They prevent fermention, and
sweeten the breath and stomach.
besides clearing the complexion.
believe all druggists keep them.
Mr.. o. ]. Ditman, of Barclay
street, New York, has the main de-
POI of supply. They only cost {
cents a box, and each box contains
about SIS worth of solid comfort.
Smallpox is giving the whole
country scare. Doctors here are
coming money in the vaccination
branch of their business. Sore arms
are plentiful, and also sore - oh. |
forgot to mention that a good many
folks go a.limping, these days
Things are humming prosperously
IN Wall Street, and perhaps good
times are coming. The New Year
has not brought us Rapid Transit.
though, and | fear me it will yet be
many moons ere we can chase from
one end of town to the other on
tracks creased with real speed.
am glad Governor Roosevelt
has pardoned Mrs. Annie Walden
She deserved her freedom. If only
some one OF influence could take uo
the case of poor Burton C. Webster
and secure his release it would be
well. To my mind, he is MARTYR
to one burst of frenzied zeal in a
most undeserving cause.
Hats are Gas fiat as fritter,p
and as for one loop or quill standing
upright, may, Nay, Pauline"
Everything must droop and sprawl
to be in style. Hat brims are eth
er delectably eccentric, and make
even a plain face appear piquant,
or they are as prim as an old-time
school marin standing with arms
akimbo, "forninst" her quaking lit.
tic "schoIards.
Evening gowns are marked with
much decency and moderation
Trains are reasonably long, and
bodices are modestly cut. One
beautiful specimen, shown by Lord
and Taylor, is of gold net mounted
upon white satin and trimmed with
black and gold embroderies.
Around the hem of the skirt arc
white chiffon plaitings surmounted
by a fall Of rich ecru lace. All
these materials unite in the corsage,
which pouches slightly at the belt,
back and front.
A stunning gown combines dark
blue cloth, white satin, white lace
and gold braid.
Ladies who find the contil satin
corset too heavy, have permanently
adopted the dainty lace corset Of r.
and G. make, which supports them
perfectly, and imparts the utmost
grace and style to the figure.
a craze for red costumes prevails.
One Of broadcloth has Persian lace
bolero, and revers Of black paune
dotted with white.
EVELYN CABLE.
| -
In this issue will be found an ar