The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1896-02-29
A BUTTON.

button, button, WHO'S got tHe Jul
ton?p cried Charlotte Evans as she went
through the, rooms with garment in
her hand which was in sad need OF a
button.
One member of the family hunted in
one place. and second in another, but
no one seemed to find one suited to the
occasion. After a hunt for quarter OF
an hour or so, button was found that
belonged to the set already on the gar
ment. Charlotte was late at breakfast
and late at school, and in very i'll humor
in consequence, and all because OF that
missing button.
But was it the buttons fault? Doyou
think buttons like to be off in out-of-
the-way places when they are wanted!
/ don't, for / look upon them as quite
accommodating helpers. l am sure they
would far rather be ready for the mo-
ment Of emergency.
Now. girls, it will save you much an
noyance in many ways if you will have a
button bag, or box, in which you can
keep an assortment of buttons most
needed. Then if one is missing. instead
of spending valuable time hunting for
another competent to fill the vacant
place. you will be able to put your hand
on the proper one for the position with
out chatting and hasty speech.
A "button" might seem quite an in
significant subject to head an article
with, but the want of button made
such an unhappy day for one young girl
that the keeping of buttons near at hand
may keep others from like sorrow.
A few days since the overlooking of a
friends button box really afforded quite
pleasant entertainment for time.
The buttons of one pattern that had
been already used, were strung on a
string and tied together SO they could
be used on some other garment when
needed, without the trouble Of hunting
through the box to find those that be-
longed to the same family, and the mis-
cellaneous buttons we're in such num-
bers as to nearly fill large box.
In paper mills there are women en-
| ployed whose business it is to cut oil
every button that is left on the rags
that come to be ground up into paper
A button left on would be disastrous to
the grinding machine.
1t is remarkable how many buttons
are put into the bag which might be
used to good advantage in the house
hold. Never give garments to the pool
without the needed buttons on them
Experience has shown that buttons
are scarcely ever put on after they are
handed over, and there are wide-mouth
ed, gaping places left, or else the gar
ments are held together by pins.
On the bureau stands Miss Polly Pi
per, who is one of the most necessar,
personages in the household. She is {
spinster of uncertain age. She is made
of clay pipe. and has muslin cap t.
hide her unfortunate, ill-shaped head
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it is said that very clever personages art
quite apt to have large noses. She il
dressed in a gay China silk, and carriel
bag of shoe buttons on one arm. and |
needle book on the other, with fame
leaves, in which large needles are put t.
be ready for use when needed. Mis-
Piper stands on pedestal, large spoo
of black linen thread, but her dress i
long enough to cover that entirely. He
cheeks are rather rosy, to be sure, bu
the paint box is responsible for that. NJ
one in that household goes about inquir
ing for shoe button, for Polly Pipe
stands ready to furnish supply at al
hours of the day or night.
Yes. girls. it is oftentimes just sucl
little vexations as the loss of buttol
and fruitless hunt for another tina
spoils some of the days that otherwis
would be pleasant ones for ourselve
and others.-S. T. p. IN The Evangelist