Show LIVES BY PAINTING BUTTONS A touch of luxury wh ch a young woman finds it prof table to supply there is always a demand for hand painted buttons for women s gowns and one young woman in new york is making a comfortable living by painting buttons of all shapes and sizes just now she is rushed with orders she has many private custom ers and when she has no demand from these she keeps busy anyway no matter how many painted buttons she has she finds no trouble in dis posing of them take all she brings to them but do not pay nearly as well as her own customers however the prices she receives even from dress makers would keep her comfortably and supply all her wants there Is such demand for her work the young woman has been painting buttons for several years she does her work at home she paints only flowers on the buttons but where they are wanted for a gown of a particular color she makes her work cor respond with the color of the gown |