Show iE x tE F r K Y Y k X Y i l X-H X 7 c X 7 Y-if Y F k X E X X E k Y X X ti Buttons Now Novi Obsolete Once Did Real Service Buttons placed on the underside of ot otmen's mens men's coat sleeves su says s 's a correspondent correspond correspond- ent of the Cleveland Plain D Dealer aler were there to fasten the long lace cuffs while the wearers rode horse horseback horseback back or had occasion to reach across across across' the table for another helping of ot journey jour ney cakes better known as johnny cal cakes es For similar reasons namely to fasten up the lace buttons were pa placed along the sides of knee breeches to facilitate ease In horseback horseback horse horse- back hack riding Buttons placed in the general vicinity of ot the small of ot the lime back on coats were there to ta fasten the mile cout coat tails while horseback riding Throughout Connecticut there are ure still stilt to be b some of these old Colonial coats and knee breeches with ith the tile taco lace and tall coat buttons still sUll Intact I have haye seen coat tails made malIe with button button button but but- ton holes boles beautifully sewn This bears out the tall coat-tall button theory and I have also seen beautiful lace cuffs culls with adequate buttonholes worked In I ha have ha e not seen knee c breeches lace with buttonholes worked In but It Is quite logical to believe bellee that hat s such sch ch lace I exists or existed i |