Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 281, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 November 1919 — ARE THE BUTTONS ON TIGHT? [ARTICLE]

ARE THE BUTTONS ON TIGHT?

Much Time Lost and Milady Is Vexed Because of Carelessness of Manufacturers. r *** ■ • You know the little verse about the battle that was lost because of a train of circumstances that had rise in the" fact that a certain horseshoe nail was loose, and you might revise that little verse quite within the bounds of the possible/to tell of other battles that have been lost because of the looseness of buttons or fasteners at critical moments. Now, really, isn't it a vexation to buy an expensive frock or suit only to have a button come off on the first occasion of wearing it? Perhaps the button is lost, and as there are no others like it in the workrooms of the shop where you bought the suit, you have to get dlong the best you can with one button missing or get an entirely new set dY’buttons that perhaps are not half so suitable or attractive. An important fastener on your frock becomes loosened the second time you wear It and the third time it comes off altogether. Then you are not quite sure where the original fastener went and by the time the frock has sagged or pulled down in that particular place and when you do come to put the missing fastener on again you are never able tp restore the original trimness of the frock. In the shops where ready-made suits are sold a great deal of time has to be taken in readjusting buttons and hooks and eyes, and when the clothes have been in stock any length of time it is sometimes necessary to sell them - cheaper because of missing buttons and fasteners or to go to the expense of putting on an entirely new set of buttons. As a result of this a nation-wide campaign has been started on the part of retail men to see that manufacturers spend more time and thought on this really important matter of the loose fastener.