The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-10-14

Large buttons are going to be very popu-
lar this season. The larger they are with
out appearing clumsy the more fashionable.
the designs are very elaborate. Ladies
will wear them on dresses, sacques and
listers In many cases they are only for
ornament and in few are really for use.
Last season bone. ivory and cloth covered
buttons we're in use, but now they have
gone entirely out of fashion, and the large
steel, bronzed and carved buttons have
taken their place. This fashion has come
from Paris and the butte s are coming over
here as fast as the manufacturers can make
them and the steamers bring them over.
Ladies who have spent the summer in
Europe are also returning with these but
tons. Many of them are 50 beautiful that
it is not 10 be wondered that many ladies
make collections OF buttons.
A prominent society lady who returned
last week on the ECruria had with her some
very beautiful buttons. They were as large
as a silver dollar and were made of pearl.
Each button presented an elaborate floral
splay and no two were alike. The flowers
were worked on the pearl with fine gold
wire which was inlaid. The effect was
beautiful. The buttons were made by a
Partisan jeweIer and each one cost 81 SO
She'brougnt two dozen with her costing $3.50
They will be seen on Fifth avenue very soon
Fancy inlaid buttons similar To these, but Of
course, not of gold, are worth ST dozen
They are very p 1puiar.
The fashionable styles in these large but
tons are so many that one wonders who pur-
chases them all very handsome button is
made of pearl 1t is about an inch in diane
ter On the pearl background Is laid horse
shoe made Of fine steel points. These points
glitter in the light like silver and the effect is
very pretty.
Another styles Of oxidized silver. This
button is n very large one and Is made in
many designs. 1t all of open work SINH
lar to fret work and almost any pattern one
wants can be found For the lady fond OF
horses there are horses racing, horses trot-
ting, saddle horses and horses engaged in
many ways. The lady who is fond of aquat-
les can have yachts sailing, yachts racing
or at anchor, row boats and racing shells
Every kind of sport is represented in these
buttons-base ball, cricket polo, athletics,
tennis. Then some are represented with
pretty landscapes, and some have engrav-
ings of places Of interest, for instance the
Brooklyn bridge, Notre Dame cathedral,
Paris; st. Paul's, London: The Tower of
London, Houses Of Parliament and other
famous places. These buttons are worth $12
a dozen.
"Pm lust in love with this button" said
Young lady recently ''To look at it is lust
as good to me as to read love story" The
button is made OF oxidized silver and is con-
vex. The center of it is very prettily en-
graved. 1t represents a lake scene. Trees
bordered the lake and on the other side stood
small house. A man in small boat
was also represented rowing across the
lake. ~ can imagine such a pretty story
connected with this scene," said the young
lady. This whole love story. A young
girl is imprisoned in that house by an irate
father. She is in love with poor young
swain with whom her father has forbidden
her to have anything to do. The young
man has found out where his love is i'm
prisoned and is now rowing across the lake
to rescue her | can almost see her watching
him through the windows as he rows on.
would like to find companion buttons, one
representing the meeting of the lovers and
tue other their escape from the angry
father. Another might represent the re-
Cancellation and forgiveness