Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 198, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 August 1915 — GROWING CRAZE FOR BUTTONS [ARTICLE]

GROWING CRAZE FOR BUTTONS

New Specialty Devised for Increased Demand in Trimming Wash Dresses, Blouses and Waists. To comply with the increasing craze for buttons a welcome new specialty has been devised for the trimming of wabhing dresses, blouses, etc. For the present these new buttons are only made in white of a gimp texture recalling crochet work, which they supersede by the mere fact of having a mold round or oval, made of a cunning composition warranted to be rain and damp proof. The tiny ball shape appears to be the favorite. It is literally lavished on every accessory of dress, "Whether placed in separate sets or vertical rows, in circles or in clamps. As an example, a daisy fringe of these wee berries tremble along the edge of the wide brim of a child’s shady hat, while a boss of them fiUs the hearts of a few blossoms softly nestled amid tulle draperies round the low crown. No great effort of imagination is needed to employ these new buttons effectively and no specially deft fingers are required to arrange them in pretty ways. The makers of these white washable buttons will at least have no cause of complaining of the success of their invention. • Colored buttons are now clamored for. ■