—that buttons used in’ Furope” until the begin= |

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P.E.1. Collecto Fascinating And Historical

By Mrs. A. G. GREEN Albefton Correspondent Mrs. Gordon Hardy of Alber- single costume and ton is one of several button col- XIV spent $600,000 on jewelled

that Francis I of France had | more than13,000 gold buttons on a that Louis

lectors in this province. Recent-. ones. At one time buttons were ly we talked with her, read some the visible signs of a man's magazine clippings about but- prosperity. Some were of pre- tons and viewed her Collection. cious metals, finely wrought and Until then we had regarded covered’ with jewelsi~ Others buttons as a useful type of fast- were decorated with copies of ening for clothes and had thought famous paintings. Any of these of a button collection as.merely |in existence today are rare and a large variety of ‘these pretty expensive. little discs. What ignorance! We Most early American buttons learned that buttons have a his- were imported from England tory, that they once indicated so- but the American colonies came eial status, that they have been into the picture in 1706 when the

-made of a wide variety,,of ma- manufacturing of buttons began

terials by endless types of crafts-'in New England. Half a cen- men. Collectors have divided tury later brass buttons were be- buttons into seven major divi- ing made in. Philadelphia and sions having 60 sections and 646 | silver ones in Connecticut. Later classes. They find their hobby they were being made of wood, both fascinating and education-. silk, horn, pewter. Today most al for each button tells the his- buttons are of plastic or synthe- tory of the period in which it was. tics.

made. . - It is not known when buttons were first invented. One writer

says that a button found in a

Through the ages almost every material known to.man has, at

| one time or another, been used to fashion buttons. In creating

The collection was started some 18 years ago when her sis- ‘ter, a collector in New York, | gave her several hand painted | (buttons, The most recent -addi- | jtion is a set of historical origi- | ‘nals of the seal of the State of Alaska, Which she received as a | Christmas gift from her broth- er-in-law. | As we vieweds the collection | Mrs. Hardy first drew our at- | tention to the Owl's Head, a | rare antique. Her oldest button | dates back to 1741. Another that | is old and very rare is of wood | with the symbol of the bird on it. | Another very old one is made of buffalo trorn. One. called the “Charter Oak” or ‘‘treaty Oak’? | {commemorates the Dutch - En- | glish treaty. Se | We were fascinated hy the tiny

ianimal buttons, Mrs

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has a dog, a squirrél, a horse and ‘a lamb. There are fruit buttons | |too - an apple, a péar, an oran- | |ge, and a tomato. - Two fish. buf- © ,tons came from Australia. |. | | She has a few ‘“‘under glass” |buttons that are very valuable, also a mother - of - pearl one overlaid with gold, from Pari3. In 1851 Goodyear put out its first hard rubber in the form of buttons bearing the United Sta-

‘;Phee, New Dominion to Donald following: i |MacLeod of Bonshaw will take | Vince Murphy; gent’s first, Ed- ||

T. W. Howard officiating.

lof Mr. and Mrs. Lewis MacDo-

\ James Livingston of Ty-ne ‘son, accompanie

‘bert

‘is visiting with members of his

‘mot Valley.

Hardy 7 told us they are hard to get. Shela

HAPPENINGS

Audrey Jenkins, Women’s Editor, Phone 4-508

Prizes were won by the ladies’ first, Mrvs.

The wedding of Heather Mac-; ance,

place this afternoon at 5:30 p.m.,mund_ Handrahan; consolation in North River Manse. with Rev Mrs. Jack Weatherbie and Tom Murphy. © This is to be a *Six

week tournament with a grand |’

Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Scho- prize for the overall largest field and family of Woyland, score. ie Mass., were recent house guests

Mr. and Mts, Alphonse McIn- nis and,James MeInnis, Gowan Brae, left recently for U. S. A., |

Mrs. William Simmons, Sea where they will visit with rela- View is*visiting friends in Char- tives.+ eo”, lottetown.

nald, Carleton.

by Mrs. Ha- Valley was a recent guest at the rold Muttart, Carleton spent__a home ‘of Mrs, Henry .Callbeck holiday with friends in Halifax, and Mr. and Mrs. Lorne Mac- N. S. : | Caull in Central Bedeque

Mr. and Mrs. Gordon’. Mae | Mary McQuaid, nurse - in - Farlane of Augustine, Cove, res training at Charlottetown Hos- cently visited with relatives and pital spent the weekend. with friends in Fredericton, N B.-* her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Her-'- | McQuaid, Richmond. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Drum- mond, Freetown, spent a brief FE. C. Caseley, Charlottetown | holiday in Saint John, N.. B.

Art Sullivan and Bob Fergu- | son have returned to their home : in Montague after attending the John Clark, Richmond {s spend- Macdonald-Brier Curling Cham-

family at Kelvin Grove and Wil-

‘ing a holiday in Moncton, N. B. pionship games at Halifax, N.S.

Peggy O'Keefe, St: Dunstan's’ Mrs. H. M. Smith,” Montague®

University spent the at her home in Bear River. N.S: where she Macdonald Brier. Donald ‘Bridges and David ; Curley, Richmond, recently mo-|~ Others attending the curting tored to Moncton, N. B. to visit | championship games in Halifax David’s brother, Peter Curley from Montague included Kenny ‘who is with’ the RCMP detach- | MacDonald, Homer Moar, Jac-

ment there. n |kié Murphy and Kenny Mac- i Kenzie. Ida Skerry, employed in Ha-

lifax. N. S. motored to P. FE. 1. to Mr. and Mrs, Carl Stewart

spend the weekend with her pa- have returned to their home in

rents, Mr. , and Mrs. Harold’ Montague after attending the Skerry, Grand ‘River. |Macdonald-Brier.. Curling. Cham- ; ss 7 ‘pionships which-took place in

The first in a series of card Halifax last week. They were

parites to be held weekly by St. |accompanied by their son and Martin's Church group (South daughter-in-law, Dr. Harold and Shore) took place on Monday, ‘Mrs. Stewart and son, Paul of March 14, with a good attend- Kensington.

Former Islander And Wife bserve 50th Anniversary

Mr. and Mrs. Alex Nicholson | International Airport, given by marked their 50 wedding anni- \their son Gerald, versary~ at their home, 107: Ink- ig ee euag te ition at the home of their niece, tives and friends honored them | (Mrs.) Lorraine Robson. Guests a dinner at the Horizon Room included Mrs. Nicholson's broth-

ere = er, Elwood Newson, and-his wife Violet.

Mrs. Nicholson, .the former

at

Parlour Social

‘ Mr. and Mrs, R&ndolph Steven- |

weekend was a recent visitor to Halifax, — atiended the

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SAGE MARILYN RIC

- ENGAGED

Mrs. Pearl Rice wishes to an- ‘nounce the engagement of her only daughter, Leading Wren Marilyn Eleanor of HMCS_ Stadacona, Halifax, to Leading Seaman William ‘Al- lan MacLachlan, HMCS Terra Nova, younger son of Mr. and Mrs. Hugh M. MacUachlan of Halifax. The marriage is to take place at St. Michael's Chapel, HMCS Sherwater Sher- water. N.S. on March 26, 1966.

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6 The Guardian, Charlotte

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| this household.

| speak of the days when we were

me ested’ she said

“ \to the farming. And we are of-

. lan adult when visiting is: happy

town, Fri., March 18, 1966.

ELLEN’S DIARY Avonlea Children Enjoy Yarns Of Bygone Days

Scenes of farm days gone by, the gréat - grandfather, we fre- our granddaughter brought with|membered in his aged years. her this evening when she came Same sharp blue by from the house across the pixyish grin, minus the white lane; to provide the best of con- whiskers, of course. Gosh, Mrs.” versation pieces for herself and he grinned in some surprise at “Our children the question. “I didn't know I don’t seem to listén when we (had a great - grandmother! Oh, I suppose I did know” he cor- rected himself ‘but I just never inquired about her, not even as to her name. I guess.- it’s years and years since.she died you

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young” a farmwife observed re- cently. ‘‘They just aren't inter- Alderlea

The children at

djmuch enjoy yarns which relate | know, and, well, she didn't mean

I should have ¥

reports were read from the con- veners and units. It was an- nounced that the annual meeting |to learn something he had not will be held on April 3rd at 2:30 hitherto known of those now p. m. somewhat primitive times. And; A nominating committee was is pleased indeed, if the tale elected to bring in a slate of of- happens to include some name ficers for the coming year, with or names of his - forbears. | Mrs. M. ¥. McQuaid as chairman There aré naturaly the excep- assisted by Mrs. Angus MatCor-

jto bygone days of Island life and anything to me.

living,’ especially» as it applies

jten surprised to note that many

tions. 3 “| mack:and Mrs. Lennie Hennes- “Your great + grandmot'wr sey.

was..." we offered, back in the; Films were shown by Mrs.

years, mentioning her maiden Camilla Paouet, a Red. Cross

name to a lad, in whom we, al- nurse. and the meeting adjourn- ways much intefested in tracing ed with blessing by Mgsr.. Sul- genealogies, ‘mostly to ourself) livan. could see a marked likeness to

-—— RED POINT WI

Mrs. Major Younz was hostess to 13 members of the Red Point WI for the March meeting re- {cently, when roll call was ans- | wered with a child's pair of mit- tens.

It was decided to send a do- nation tothe UNESCO Gift Cou- pon Plan to help out Institutes in other parts of the world. A letter with regard to National Education Week was read and questions answered, and a dis- cussion was held regarding the

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Seven members and one -visi- tor assembled at the home of Mrs. Gerald Roach recently for the March meeting of Newtown Cross WI.- ‘The president was in

a Winnipeg |the chair and after routine open- and a donation is to be given to teacher. There followed a recep- jing, roll call was answered by the Easter seals campaign.

lan Irish joke.

A financial statement was gi- ven by the treasurer anda dis- jcussion followed the correspon- jdence on the ‘following items: that a means of better garbage | disposal for the school be brought

"WOMEN’S ORGANIZATIONS

| Auction Of Remnants Held At WI Meeting —

formation of a sewing class for

jyoung children if a suitable tea-

jcher would be available.

Red Cross knitting and sewing was handed in to-the secretary, Mrs. Elwood Ching; -also auc- tion articles to Mrs. R. Garrett. Remnants were given out members to be made up

‘different articles.

The next meeting will be held at the home of Mrs. Alexander {Robertson on April 5, with Mrs | R. J. Kitson and Mrs. Arthur Bruce in charge of refreshments and program, A social hour was. lenjoyed following the serving lof refreshments.

¢

into

‘letter from Mrs. Frank Ross, con- vener of education and citizen- ship was discussed and filled in. The treasurer's statement was

given by Mrs. Arthur Wilkie

Mrs. G. G. Bennett invited the members to meet at her home | in April, when the assistant hos-

tess will be Mrs. W. R: Oulton HOUSEHOLD HINTS

At the close. of the meeting re-| - freshments were served by Mrs| To add lustre to a linoleum

Silas Rayner and Mrs: J. W. floor, add half a cup of sour

eyes, same.

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perhaps, but after all. ft’s like the Queens in histoty Like Victoria, for example, it all hap- pened so very long ago.”

In the album on the parlor ta- ble, we have pictures of lost’ ge. nerations of the name. These are interesting too, in the varied expressions. and in the now quaint dress worn. . And here this evening was a collection of snap-shots. the one girl hac been pleased to gether up from this and the house across the lane, of scenes of our farming in years gone. Many of ther were taken with the little old kodak we count high among our treasures, in that it'was a Christ- mas gift in our girlhood from James. There was a picture of a remembered team at the “‘one- bottom"’ plowing, and another of a three-horse hitch in that marvellous implement of its day: the new gang-plow. Three horses too are drawing the bind. er, and there are orderly. ranks of stooks in that taken in the cozy field across the creek by the roadside, a pasture now, for some years. Old-time, and lat- er threshings are there, one with a stack of wheat straw in the’ barnyard. First bales of -straw in a pyramid. had a little miss standing smilingly atop the height. : :

Livestock moved through the pictures: a little company of jcattle - “Let me see that again’ ‘James said, “Yes, those were the fattening ones that snrinc Now” he nodded, ‘‘not bad ones reither.”’ "leased to have hed it so. Remembered horses, mares on pasture, foals by their sides, came to light again to have him revive case histories. 2nd_re- call interesting incidentals to bring forth many a chuckle and~ laugh. Old friends of dogs, we met. Lads with pets of calves or lambkins, obviously happy te be getting the wee animals’ likenesses “‘took”’. “It’s a pity, Ellen, we haven't a snap of the old mare. of all’’ James said once ‘looking up. ‘‘She- was--a brown mare - and a good one. Raised fine: foals too. One of them was that horse I drove -yes, in the buggy, when it was new, remember?”

And what,a nice evening we spent thus, renewing pleasant memories, as by way of old snap- shots, folks went happily ‘back through the years.

Until tomorrow - - - Diary - -

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1 at the home of \ried. in Winnipeg, March 7, 1946, |

;meeting of Souris CWL held re- |

¢ Amy M. Newson, -of Kingston, | Held By WI moved to Winnipeg in 1911. with |t9 the attention of the trustees; Skerry. jmilk to the water used in rins- | 163-10 Ss y iher family. Mr: Nicholson left that the Institute News be pur- | . SOURIS CWL ‘ing. ! The Clinton Women’s Institute Wood Islands for Winnipeg the | ee aaebace ea” that od President, Mrs. Fred Perry, ra ne a recently held a very enjoyable following year. They were ma cher he said tee sikaet se: ‘chaired. the regular monthly | oO IN E Cc E Int T S LE ;

James E. Mac-

Mr. and Mrs. c number in

Kay with a large

iat St. John’s Presbyterian (now |

| United) Church, which they still ‘ attend.

plies purchased. The secretary | cently at St. Mary’”s Parish |

Church Hall. The meeting open- | ed with prayer by Msgr. J. A.

\offered to- write to Simpson - |Sears for remnants.

‘then on they reflect not only

“but the very structure of society

“of aristocracy. . buttons by the lower social clas-

‘were being used

clothing for men;-We are told

Danish peat bog during an ar- the. i chaelogical excavation dates eee tase ae tad e a aice. Foon : eee Iron Age, | sculpture, metal. working, - gold- - ©. 10:20 A. There does | smithing, pottery, ceramic, glass not appear to be any evidence pjowing, die cutting, wood car- were commonly ving, hair—work, stamping _and meen Ske. | Mrs. Hardy,-who 1s_quietly_en-

ning of the lith century. From

veryday lif t | rxyaay ie continent fir buttons arranged on three

panels of black material. The

itself. ; : King Louis 1X-of France made largest panel measures 5 ft. by 3 ornamented buttons the mark {t- Two smaller ones are each

'36 inches by 21 inches. She es- 'timates the number of buttons jat approximately 3,000 and laugh- ‘ingly recalls that at one time she considered 500 a large collec- tion. The largest button is, two and three-quarters inches in dia- meter and the smallest is one - --eighth..of-an inch.

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Use of metal

ses was not permitted. By the 16th century. buttons lavishly on

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tes emblem. Mrs. Hardy has} one of them. The collection. con- tains a number from Waterbury where many of the first Ameri- can buttons were rhade. ‘They j-are—marked——\‘Waterbury. But... ton Co.” + —“There-are-many_others—ofin- + terest - one from Egypt, an Old Patriarch one, good enamel ones, dull and shiny jet (dull jet ones were first used by Queen Victoria when she was in mour- ning for her husband), an Old Car one, a Madame _ Chrysan- theme one, a Greek one made of nietal with two duelists on it, one from Germany, one from China small cut steel ones, military, air force and police buttons, foot- ball buttons and, in memory of ~the~-horse-- and--buggy...days,.._@ number of pretty bridle buttons. Have you ever wondered why | there are sleeve buttons on men's coats? The story is that Frederick the Great noticed that ,his men of the Prussian Army had a very bad habit of wiping their noses on their coat sleeves so he ordered that a row of but-

attendance. < ® { : . lan Henderson Was chairman | wr, Nicholson worked for | Geraldine Roach proved to be sullivan.

for the evening and the following | many years as a mechanic, most |® Worthy auctioneer when an 4 substantial bank balance program took place: recitation of the time operating his o wn | auction sale of remnants was was reported by the treasurer, by Linda Sharpe, Norboro; con- | garage. Since the war, and un- held. Refreshments were serv-| Mrs. Clarence MacDonald, and test, Places on P. E. I.; mono- |¢j] his retirement, he operated ied by the hostess assisted by | ‘logue, “Louis ~0*Connor~Clinton+a—weatherstrip- insulation...busi-.| Miss Roach, and a card game | a contest which consisted of /ness, Three of his brothers and followed with a prize, donated’ ‘Hot Flashes’ wrapping and unwrapping @ box | sisters still reside on the Island: | by the hostess, being won by Mrs

with each couple using only one | Ajlan, of Wood Islands, (Mrs.) | Monty Kelly. :

-of their-hands;_A_musical num- |May Murchison, of Glen Wil- The next meeting will be held pee ber by Isobel and Errol Cainp- jiam, and (Mrs.) Nan Gillis, of |@t-the-home of Mrs.Kelly when. You can get help with bell and Avis Bernard, New Lon- | Melville. Mr. and Mrs. Nichol- | response to roll call will be ‘‘a Lydia E. Pinkham don; reading, “A mixed up re- /son fim pleasure in keeping in question or hint on houseclean- Av ALL pave counrens

ing’’. Mrs. Francis McKenna

1 tact with the Island cies. rey will be in charge of the pro- |

through their numerous relati-

cipe’’ by Mrs. Harold Heaney; accordion selections by Mrs. |

Harry Locke, Springbook; trio | ves, here and have enjoyed se- 8ramme.— -oo-, Holly Joh and Robin Camp- | veral trips back during the past ; °

Be ee Sa A duet elie viet g.the past = ALBERTON Wt = $-H. BENNETT CARR } OPEN ALL DAY SATURDAY are. Campbel--ent!—Hally!'A ; i bial oe Hodgson was hos- Sun Life of Canada ° : tear elentmooclgue,| wien Wa yas "Tcl T [pnts Gemersh maine of AL ees Seow Mrs. Catherine Cotton, New| was older.” That was back in lg W. Matth: : . cae

codon: « reading; Mra-—Tot tthe “days” of the~-twist-~1 _H.Y . Matthews presided. oo ; Charlottetown, P.E.I. t Campbell, Graham's Road; & he'll be a dancing aairacine | Cor ipecnnerne including~~“a"+}---—-Phone. 488172 4:5435.__? —~Great-George Ste Dial_4-3355 square dance by the Clinton when he grows up or maybe | Westionnaire connected with '@ tesscccecesesococoooed Re a School children. | he'll study math or science,

An auction sale fellowed | his favorite school subjects. when a feat sum was realized | He hasn't decided yet.

with Ian. Henderson as _auction- eer. Refreshments were served | by the ladies and the remaind- | er of the evening was spent in dancing to music furnished by |

But for now, he goes to the station about an hour before show time, puts on his heavy TV makeup and chats with

each uniform. Thus Frederick solved a problefn and left a tra- dition.

Popular TV Go-Go Dancer Enjoys Science And Math |

| By MARILYN ARGUE

OTTAWA .(CP)—One of the most entertainiig go-go danc- ers in Ottawa is a boy—a | quiet 15-year-old who wants to. buy a horse with his tele- vision earnings.

Sandy-haired Rick Lefebvre will be one of the smallest cowbeys- if he- gets the pinto he wants.. The blué - eyed, | Grade 10 student is only five- foot-one and weighs a_ little more than 100 pounds. { ‘ ‘He appears regularly with | ' two girl dancers on Saturday Date. a teen-age dance party broadcast weekly hy CJOH- TV Ottawa. He. used to’ be | Just_one of the frugging, jerk- . ing throng that goes to the studio every Saturday to hear their favorite musical groups and wave to Mom. |

Star status for Rick came hy popular demand. The show received -so.much fan. mail and. so many telephone calls asking “Who's that kid with all the rhythm?" that it was decided to make him a Iead <| dancer. | ~The boy's success_is_a fam- ily affair. His aunt, who wanted to he a‘ dancing -in-

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He's never studied dancing aud “leads to improvise his routiues as he goes along, be- gause’ he never knows what songs will be- used —on-the show

Rick's jother makes some braid-trimmed _ shirts he wears while performing. The .rest of his clothes “he VICKS oul in Ottawa stores—

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