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Show Before the Age of Buttons. Persons who read much of historic romanco cannot fnll to recognlzo the request, "Truss my points," which has been used by every writer of English from the tlmo of Chaucer. Perhaps everyone who read the phrnso dirt not know that It meant. In common parlanco, "laco up fny clothes," but that Is what It did mean and tho reason It ceased to bo used lu actual conversation resulted from tlio Invention of tho button nnd the passing away of tho custom of. fasten lug tho clothes by lacing. |