The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1878-02-01
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SIK-BUTTON HOSIERY.


About two months ago. says the New
York Times. the iHdIes of thIer conf ig nous
counties va penuSy ylydnia we've succrssivelv
visited hy slight. graceful aud uuassu- n
IN ynnng Woman, - ho announced that =. g
WAS the agent "f a .'N uuau's Dress Re
form Benevolent Association" aud tr.,t
she desired tu call their attention TO a new
invention "f immense hye eieulc value. The
new invention cnUSis ed nf the application
oi iheslX button groove principle to n, S cay.
While tEe substitution of buttons foi.
hgilu,eS or running rigging sinsck the "a
dies "i the thee counties an admirable
lnvpntiru, the amazing chcaiIiess With
which the agent of tie alleged associatiul
Offered 10 sell the improved gainiru-s c.,-
atcd Immense Enthusiasm. She said that
Tie only object oi the association 9as -
do good, and hat she WAS therefore pIc-
pared to sell the best quality oT SIX button
cd gu'tis at one half Uf THEN original cost.
La confirmation of this statement. She sub
mtited llthogTahhic c. pies of letters from
Mr. Hayes, Mr. TIlueu, Peter Cooper,
Stanley Matthew's, aud other eminent
statesmen, all uf whom asserted that they
iClt That the introduction of SIX bultoued
h"sieiy was the greatest boon which could
he conferred upon the Women Of America.
and simultaneously oIdcIed SIX dozen paiis
oi assorted sizes 10 be >euJ tn heir respect
I'VE addresses. Ia addition Ia ihest. lett,-rs
ment in question, which Appeared la Ice of
the very best quality. Tie opportunity
Was one Which no prudent lady could per
mt 10 pass unImpIuved, aud nearly every
one 10 whom the agent applied ordered at
leaS ball dozen pans, II Ue pald for upuu
delivery.
There was, however, one little preiimiu-
a'y winch lhe agent insisted was ndi>peu-
sable. u sl!e wa~ TO execute her uI,leIS 10
the siltIsfaci I,i pf her ru>t,,tn,.rS If the
Jutiui'> were to hv uf any uSe they must l,e
- pl ccd IN relation - the button hole hat
the garments would he neither too IIL Int
u.'r to- house. Hence, hvn The agent pro-
dnCed IA ttPo-pCa>uIe AMI "a note book. her
view ot the matter waS al once conceded 10
be cplIeCt aud the agent ; mote book was
furnished with required data. Thus. that
dna>suining agent went from house to
hou>e ,hroua huuI almost the Who'll o. three
countIe>. Cheering the female population
win The hope ot mHaculbu>iy cheap aud
ne"uiIiui hosiery, and tinng her Dult -buuk
wIh statistics. UululIuuafel, that oibeI-
wise H>lute agcG drank too much whisky
1t the last town which she visited, and be
! u2 aIies'rd inr diS"ceIly conduct, con-
tossed hat Size WAS not d woman
When The ladIeS Who had ordered 8 K
ou'tuu hosiery learned the truth A. ta the
assuming Hgcnl and the fate which had be-
'aiicu hlm they dent'lICrd tue wretch - ith
-'eaJ ViSpI, and were unanimously Df the
piInIun That Il CpIiibluat ION ga WIjC hatses
'nd ,e,.-hot piucriS cauld alone d. lust ice
% LIIn. iIIs untbuT~t # Iudi.uatI,n sue
''-e'ied the t,ruble though, what has tire
ieluuIouS agent Grne wllh his collec ION If
satisfies? Naturally, ;hiS tEOnghI led
iIrccily to hssJruCs and for The next
week the sale of sal volatile iu cent? Al
PeHnSA iNania iucI Ic.s,ud t. au uuIlt cetie..t-
ed extent.