Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1889-08-16

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Of what these two leaders OF the Parisian
world introduced as the fashion OF their
day 100 years ago. These Recamier gowns
are copied from old portraits and prints.
are adorned. In the rare cases where these
are procurable, by historic sets Of old sill
yer buttons painted by Vatican and Bou-
cher aud raked from London and Paris
brica- brac shops or preserved as heir
looms In families. have seen within the
fortnight exquisite miniature shepherd
esses and Cupids. the original paintings
| OF masters who excelled In the hne ana
the dainty IN art. These buttons once
adorned the cuffs and fronts OF brocaded
gowns and coats long fallen into shreds,
aud after lying In innocuous desuetude for
| generations are now become the pride OIL
| the new-old toilets which were picturesque
| IN town In winter and rapidly approach
| the daringly bizarre as Summer toilets
| bourgeon with the singing OF the birds and
the dropping OF the bars Of dress conven-
| tionality oil the INNER lawns.
For those who cannot compass the gold
aud silver and silver gilt antiques the
mordern make OF buttons q Ia Dircct0ire
| fosters the button craze. Artistic buttons
are now being manufactured, imported
aud initiated by American workmen, and
what used to he an important branch Of
| delicate art workmanship promises to be
revived. buttons may never again be set
upon the dress MS thickly as In Edward
| rs days, when even the servants went
| from top TO toe be-buttoned;
Now tho horse clawcfs, clothed In pride,
| Thcy husk them IN bu tons as II were bride.
But fIhely cut steel buttons have come
back to us as big, as intricate In pattern
and AS highly polished as those which
were the badge OF the young Tory dandies
who promenaded up and down the Broad
Way In Revolutionary days; such buttons
ms were satirized in n i777 caricature show
Ing dude flashing his brilliant ornaments
| IN the eyes OF dazzled damsel. 1t Is the
matroniy richness OF velvet and dark silk
which calls nowadays for steel buttons,
! but II Jnly emancipates the bachelor as 1t
| does the maid, the embroidered waistcoats,
short breeches, dress coats lined with
bright silks. lace-edeed cuffs. lace ties and
+. broad silk sashes with which one or two
' gilded youth have already relieved the
monotony Of male attire may be followed
( up by buttons which fash back the sun.
| Buttons have already become an import
ant feature Of the masculine tennis and
| yachting costumes.
Some Of the ornamented buttons which
have been brought into use by thefashion
| OF redingotes and redingote casques are
simply painted with number OF the most
brilliant colors placed In such harmonious
| juxtaposition as to produce rich and re-
fined effect. Many Of these are only eiab-
orations of the fashions Of the button rage
| which lasted from 1875 or thereabouts to
| 1880, when there were buttons on n
| lady's shoulders aud buttons on her
sleeves and buttons up and down and
crosswise on her bodice and buttons on
her back and buttons lodged on her skirts
| wherever there was room for button 20
| cling. But the characteristic button of
the season ranges from the size Of copper