The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-06-23


he modern make OF buttons q Ia WTec-
ioirc fosters the button craze. Artistic
buttons are now being manufactured.
imported and initiated By American
wora men. and what used 10 De an I'M
portant branch of delicate art Work
-nauship promises to be revived But
tons NAV never again be set upon che
iress as thickly as IN Edward !. 5 days.
v hen even the servants went from top
20 toe. be-buttoned:
Now tho house-cilwe clothed ln pri'e,
rhey busk them Zoo buttons. os DO were
bride.
But finely cut steel buttons have come
back To us as biz as intricate in pattern /
aud a. highly polished as those when +
were the badge OF the young Tory /
dandies who promenaded up and down
the Broadway in Revolutionary days, .
.uch buttons as were satlriZad in 100 /
caricature. showing a dude flashing hi' +
brilliant ornaments in the eyes oi /
dazzied damsel. IL Is maironly rch- +
ness of velvet aud dark silk which c1.is
for steel buttons. but Do July /
the bachelor a- 10 does inc
maid. the embroidered waistc0ats. snort
brooches. dress coats lined with bright
silks. lace.elged cuffs. lace ties. and
broad silk sashes. with when one or
two gllded youths have already fc-
ieved the monotony OF male attire may
be followed up by buttons, which illsn
back the sun. Buttons have already
become an important feature Ot thc
masculine tennis and yachting costume.
To collect button sets is becoming
the fashion. Young women whose
beauty. cash. or American enc So
them into the London sNlm. have been
writing home wonderful stories within
the last two months of valuable old sets
of Florentiue mosaic buttons. and but
tons With crests and monosram- Do is
mousse work and brilliant paste buttons
which 20 back o. Cromwell. ani pearl
and topaz buttons of PERIOD oven
earlier. These are old family buttons.
prizel as highly as jewels. and Kept ODD
cases of velvet and satin. a young
woman who is travelling with Mrs.
Frank Leslie Is authority for che -ta.'-
ment that that lady rs picking up
abroad "a button set which shall rival
her diamonds. Fine eid Louis Nv.
buttons in silver, painted after. the
designs of Frlgonard. are the obj 'ct of
Mrs Leslie s desire. am object NOT easily
attained. The beautiful Miss Dnam-
bprlain. whom the international g0stirs
married off-hand before her engage
ment was announced family. viii have
an exquisite set of Dauphile buttons in
haste in her rousseau. A pretty Amer
! lean girl. who has seen them. writes
that they are very valuable. being un-
doubleday genuine aud cNQuriie.f
mounted in silver.
Not many American women have
succumbed as yet tO ire "buti0n set
mania. Mrs. A. NJ. Palmer. the wife
of the theatrical manager. h's voin
with Directory evening dfe-s ins
spring set of really beautiful flower
/ buttons IN incru,tedIvoN Mr.tieNe-
/ land appears occasionally in louis
XIV. coat of dark brocade. nih Sis
! large. exquisiteiy carved cameo hn'-
tons. which were glit to her on nrr
/ last birthday. 3 me of Che most Afiia-
J tie buttons seen ln New York have been
worn by the Princes. larthe iu-a.u-
chief. whose imposing family nime
and nign-bred ST. Petersburg mluief-
/ have enabled her es-ays ON sOclai lIic lH
Russia 10 draw much cash Hnl1 Ihe eN
chequer. The Princess Eng il.i hDii
] has lamiiy buttons which rival those .h
pearl, and diamonds possessed nf .ne
] Counties of Leicester. One b.luiI ll
set which she wears with evening dues
occasionally consists of ten gNoi- %.
coral buttons SIT in gold. aai lu.t .ei
which has appeared GOA % Directory rDa-
ingote of gray silk. vilh black rerer.
Is made up of buttons three Ncut. lN
diameter. II Old Russian "pDn
work. the beauty and value OBJ WINCH
are famous.
For young ladies who are the arti-'-
of their own pretty toilets iue p.in
white porcelain buttons possess r,c
.i-tible charm. Suppo-. tho ffi' gown
I'd be buttoned IS soft luiA ai.t
figured with the budding tW.g-. lNt
grasses aud flowers winch japanese
artists render SOD perfectly, ca supp9.
again it is one Oi tne new wash 1888.
with IA geometrcal dDs gn. Buy r.i
celain buttons and Uul the ground al
them 20 correspond with the -,uu lhrs
are going on. Then py "a spray OBJ tNl
flower or wh0ri Of tine scroll lur tn'
pattern. and YOU maicAaa -mirtlY u- u
i silk and buttons bad been made t0 order
al great cost from your own draw iuS7
OrIf You a.e quite advanced 500
NAV lake 70 silk or thin wool fabric oil
subdued rather than pronounced p-t
tern. aud give DC character uY painting
porcelain buttons iar lt-you can bay
them at lgy shop which seis artist
materials LIN different uut nlrnD.iII DID,.
patterns. On one shoulder gallant ~
knee-breCcnes aud ruillt may bend boz
fore fair lady. "a bile ON the other Odd
of water slips past AN old ruin. Iue pic
tured face II Josephine Or Marie Ani0l
nette may look out from one pocket
while your monogram hollis the pos. %
honor on the other side. OII butte ne
bizarre. mi-mated. are quite lne ltsIl.n
tue more motley lhe meruer. UroNuc'
they are of the same SIZE and shape. ar.
DO not wrdngle in c9l0rs.
| A passing fancy with quite yoln
girls IS for each To- paint for ner teuri
gown set OF buttons adorned VIII
flowers standing ion the letters oi he
name. Mary. for example. ia7ten- Dob
jacket hich goes over her accordion
. plated skirt with the mafisoll. ln
. darling Of fashion. the alys-Gm, th
rose aud the zrrow. Alice does Do,
5 pick up the racquet until sine ha- mod
. herself pretty with tho anemOue. ih
% laurel. the ivy, caady tuft aud ey-r.a,.
ing flowers.
That was a wonderfully prottEbreal
fast. and suggestive Of summer aoI
! ! fashions which was given 10 Me- VI
liam Todd iiclmuth before the City ,
Paris sailed Tor Europe on beer la-' v0s
age. Everybody knows that yellow
the color OF cOl0rs 90 the present h0u
T. In the middle Of the table was Pc.
huge greenish bowl filled with g0idc
marigOlds. From the bowl eNtenie
70 each plate u broad yellow ribbon. .
the end OF which was fastened By
= cresent-shaped silver pin "a cluster ,
yellow rosebuds. The soup plates WEI
figured with grecnish yellow ss
moses. the dinner plates were mafke
. with yellow bands, the salad bow az
plates were dep yellow strewn wli