PAINTING BUTTONS
The great vogue for coloured buttons has produced a glut, among which, however, it is by no means as easy to find son ething suitable as might be expected, states a London writer. A black dress, for Instance, may demand red buttons and half the time only a blank red variety is available, which has a too-spotty effect. If plain buttons in any shade are chosen, it is often easy to modify them by a little well-directed paint. Upon a plain dark blue button little spots of yellow and green lacquer may be set with a completely flower-like effect. Or, upon a staring red button a black crisscross may be painted which makes it suitable for a tailored blouse. Some people go as far as emulating the plaids of their dresses upon their buttons. It is usually best to keep the design simple and only suggest such a complicated mixture as may be found In some of the plaids. But a blue and green plaid with a yellow stripe may well be picked up by buttons with a blue- and green background and a hint of yellow on the top. Buttons have to be conspicuous now, but they should not stand out in too great relief.
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Timaru Herald, Volume CXLIII, Issue 20731, 19 May 1937, Page 12
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208PAINTING BUTTONS Timaru Herald, Volume CXLIII, Issue 20731, 19 May 1937, Page 12
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