West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1902-01-16
OUR NEW YORK LETTER.
The Passing Of the Pageant Settling
Down to Business Again The styles.

ourselves into prolonged fit of indigestion
aud kindred Ills, we arc little bit glad TO
settle back into the routine of daily duties
once more.
Most everyone breads January 1t is a
repair system usually of preceding year i'm.
! providence and December eNtravapance.
but this year, New YORK gives the FIRST fririd
month of the New Yea, the glad hand of
greeting Van Wyck has stepped out and
Mayor Seth Low has gone into office MAY
his tribe increase. Mere there more like
him, aud had they been IN office during the
past four years, 1t would have been better
for the cily-which, despite all its draw
backs of had government, has ptogresSe d to
even greater heights of cmincnce notwith.
standing, was amused at the reply of a
Colorado man, recently, 90 'h, query OF
New York man, as to hoW Dee liked the
place. Thought had struck mining
district" he said donI blame hun.
From the bowels of the earth, 6gurativeiy
we lift hopeful eyes to the grand promise
of rapid transit But the outlet is certainly
shabby one at present Copious rains
recently drenched the earth; then the mer.
eury dropped and froz@ things up tight,
The recent collapse Of the asphalt trust is
another thing for which we are thankful;
aud We are apt to rei,erate the time .honored
assertion, just now, that we are citizens of
no mean county aud should look 10 il that
We are not mean citizens
Another thing apropos of the season.
Shoppers whose treasury has been badly
raided by Santa Claus yet who, IN buying
for Others deferred some ncedful purchases
for themselves aud their families, come in
for series Of bargains at Lord q Taylor's
which mske their very souls glow. The
January s,ock-laking period Of this grand
old house means everything hat is advanja-
gcous and encouraging to ls patrons Aud
This b. lhc slime f1r ladies la distant towns
q county phases as well rs those close by
to artc io Jhc firm. state what they want
ou' 81 Hai they can Afford To pay for il, In
csc, instance they w.l 6ld that they can
make their money 50 just as far as they
want il to--1nd in many eases even further
Every article in stock is put down TO bed
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b"' mere Is one ground OF selection upon
"h'eh al' women may safely meet refer
TO the X q ~ corset 1t is becoming to
a"i 1t was intended 10 be worn by all
women ana all SORTS ana shapes and sizes
OF women TO wear IT, with comfort and salts
iacu"n i' themselves ana pleasure to all
beholders who appreciate, as Joe Gargery
did, "a fine figure Of a woman" Any lady
who has never yet INDUCED in the luxury Of
this charming stay should let one Of her
New Year resolutions be to wear it, and ask
for 40 other II will be a resolve she will
never desire Co break.
Some smart hats are Of heavy white
scratch vooi, inlet With thick white silk em-
bfo.dcries
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and tim. impauine soft. dainty stmos.
pbere pcc cuiia,iy i,s own
Some faucifully shaped muas are made o.,
Persian lamb
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