Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-03-04
LOVE AND BUTTONS.
The Delightful Romance of Matilda j..
Ridley and Howard V. Brullee.
Fran the PAiladelDhia Record.

From the PAiLadslDhtG Record.
The maidens who are members Of the New
Century Guild are In the full enjoyment OF a
little romance, which has sprung from the
advertisement which the guild recently in
serted in the papers to inform the great army
OF bachelors and other unfortunates" that
buttons would be strongly sewed on and the
various garments Of tine masculine portion OF
the c. immunity repaired and kept in good or
der for very trihing fee. The charge Tor
membership IN the guild being so low auu the
attractions of the homellke establishment
so numerous, a great many women ana
girls have taken advantage OF lhe
instruction to be found there, and among the
number is Mits Matilda j. Ridley, Of Salem,
n. J. About two weeks ago, as she was lVaV-
ing to go home, shortly after O'Clock, she met
on the step young man carrying parcel.
He was good looking and well dressed, ana,
touching his hat, asked with blush If 1t was
the place where he could have some buttons
sewed GU a vest Miss Ridley replied that he
had come to the right address, and that she
would be delighted 10 serve him. vest buttons
being her particular branch of the business.
30 they went into the reception room, ana
Miss Ridley quickly procured work basket,
and, seated before the CHEEKY open hrep ace,
they ehatted as she dextrously sewed on seven
buttons, and repaired little break IN the
binding. Once the NATION looked in. but,
judging them to be old friends, did not in
trude. When the vest was quite itself again,
and had been once more tied up in its brown
paper wrapper, the young man arose to go,
and inquired the cost OF the repairs.
"Twenty-1ve cents, II you please" was
Miss hidley's smiling reply.
Three l0-ceDt PIECES were produced, but the
young lady nae no CHI nge.
WI ait pomant and I'll get 1t FOR you, she
said, starting t0w"r I'd the door.
"Oh, please don't bother; let me have this
for the chasge." remarked the young man,
picking up the DOL Of cotton, which had
Deem used IN BeWi the buttons.
away.
The very next evening the same young man
returned with another vest on which there
was not the vestige of q button. aud inquired
I for the young lady who had so skill full served
hlm on the previous night. After moments
inquiry IN the library, VIII re a group 81 girls
were reading, the matron rea peared with
Miss Ridley, and the young man mOdestiy re-
quested her to again undertake the re0ntton-
ing of his vest. she did 30 and used the same
spool of co ton which had done duty before,
the young man producing it from the lett
breast pocket of his coat.
When he went away he said that he had
still another vest to be furnished with new
buttons, would she do 1t for him the next even
ing?
"Certainly. with PLEASURE"
From that time ON it was as good as settled,
Tor the young man fell deeper and deeper In
love Miss Ridley recIprocated his affection,
ana three day g ago he told her Of his position
and prospects,. proposed and was accepted.
oho WTOte 10 ner parents, Telling tnem tudt
she would bring her iance to Salem to spend
Sunday, and the happy pair yesterday took
one OF the early evening trains for that place.
The young mans name is Howard Venning
Brullee, and he is an expert shorthand writer
well known in the law courts of this CITY and
Pittsburg, where he lived until last March.
The Young lady who related this little ro-
nance to the writer last evening added:
"Ihey' re going to be married at Easter, and
are going to keep house In the cutest little
sugar plum-box you ever saw, out in West
Philadelphia, and I'm to be a bridesmaid,
ful2''