Morning journal and courier., 1886-03-09
LOVE AND BUTToNs.
The Delightful Romance of Matilda
 y. Ridley and Howard V. Brul-

From the Philadelphia Recordl The maidens who are members of the New Century Guild are in the full enjoyment of &
 little romance, which has sprung from the advertisement which the guild recently in- serted in the papers to inform the great army of ''bacheIors and other unfortunates'' that buttons would be strongly sewed on, and She various garments of tho masculine portion of the community repaired and kept in good order for 8 very trihing fee. The charge for
 membership in the guild being so low and the attractions of the home-like establish 1 ment so numerous, gl eat many women and ! girls have taken advantage of the opportunity to enjoy the pleasure and instruction to be found there, and among the number is Miss Matilda J. Ridley, of Salem, N. J. About two weeks ago, as she was leaving to go home, shortly after 9 o'clock, she met on the step 8 young man carrying small parcel He was good-looking and we'll dressed; and, touching his hat asked with blush if it was the place where he could have some buttons sewed on vest. Miss Ridley replied that he had come to the right address, and that she would be delighted to serve him, vest but tons being her particular branch of the business
 So they went into the reception room, and Miss Ridley quickly procured work basket and, seated before the cheery open fireplace, they chatted as she dexterously sewed on seven buttons and repaired little break in the binding. Once the matron looked in, l but, judging them to be old friends, did not intrude. 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 five cents, if you please" was Miss Ridley's smiling reply.
 Three ten-cent pieces were produced, but the young lady had no change.
 ''Wait moment and I will get it for you, D she said, starting toward the door. ffOh, please don't bother; let have this for the change" remarked the young man, 1 picking up the spool of cotton which had been used in sewing on the buttons. Miss Ridley laughingly agreed, and he went away.
 The very next evening the same young man returned with another vest, on which there was not the vestige of a button and in
 quired for the young lady who had so skill
 After moments inquiry in the library,
 where a group of girls were reading, the
 matron reappeared with Miss Ridley, and the
 young man modestly requested her to again
 undertake the rebuttoning of his vest. She
 did so, and used the same spool of cotton
 which had done duty before, the young man
 producing it from the left 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 it for him the next
 evening?
 Certainly, with pleasure"
 From that time on it was as good as set
 tied, for the young man fell deeper and
 deeper in love. Miss Ridley reciprocated his
 affection, and three days ago he told her his
 position and prospects, proposed and was
 accepted. She wrote to her parents, telling
 them that she would bring her fance 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 v. Brullee, and he is an sx-
 pert shorthand writer, we'll known in the
 law courts of this city and Pittsburg,
 where he lived until last March. The young
 lady who related this little romance to the
 writer last evening added: f'They'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 Pm to be bridesmaid, and, altogether,
 ain't it just perfectly delightfula''