Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1851-01-31


e word point, in the ordinary language Of needl
Il work. signifies simply stich but in the term
t nolosy Of lace making, the word is sometime
used to designate the pattern of the lace, an
sometimes the ground of the lace itself. Ilenc
the terms PSim de BrurelkS. 10 nj de Maline,
point de ValencieancS, &c. In England W
distinguish by the name of Point, a pecuarl,
rich and curiously wrought lace, formerly yer
fashionable, but now scarcely ever worn eX
cept in Court costume. In this sort of lace tn
pattern is, we believe, worked with the needle
after the ground has been made with the bob
bins. In each town there prevails certail
modes of working, and certain patterns whic!
have been transmitted from mother to daughte
successfully for generations. Many OF The
lace workers live AID lie in the same house,
in which they were born; and most of then
understand and practice only the stitches whcI
their mothers and grandmothers worked before
them. The consequence has been, that cet-
tain points have become unchangeably fixed in
particular towns or districts. Fashion has as
signed to each its particular place and purpose;
tor example the p0im de MaiineS (Mechlin
lace) is used chiefly for trimming nghl-Iresses
pillow cases, covcrlets, &c.; the point de VAL
enc'eheeS (Nalenciennes iace) is employed for
ordinary wear or negge but the more rich
and costly poim de Brurelies Brussels lace) is
reserved for bridal and bail dresses, and for the
robes of queens and courtly ladies'.
As tho Iia,ron, sor,s or looo r-o,, .,o
rowes nd ,inos, ,o ,ho hroaas, J 'nr r;ahs.
.ro ;nnumorahIo % ,ho J;,,;.ia, etaIao
the laca vor,ors l. imf,,i,o H. ,ho ,a'r, =
Raloium thore are a. nanr d;f1aron, ti,L, ,,r
l,ce yorloro nc ,horo ara y,nin,io, ra';Iasa W
in Na,u,e II is M, ,horoforo s,,ro-i.i,t, H.,
in tho sovor,I dona,,ran,, ~ III. ,st .''
dus,rv ,hato ,ro os nan, ,ocbn;ool '., " ','
nl,r,co. as uo,,,d "'rit I;a." ,t'' ""'
In their orcin ,hoso ernrosHinms D'u'or" IN
Flemish. bn Frepcb bo;n, ,l,o I.,a,,',,.a ,,
snnke, in Rolr;n,n ,ho,, hs,a hao,6
into French and The desian,,ioN" anr,;od ~
somn of tho nrinrinaI cIss.;6ca,ionsP ~ ,ho
wnrk-,ynmen 'rhnpo v.bn ,naI,a on,, ,ho ,'o
rronrd ,ro c.IIoL D,o.boIe,,.os srha
or n,,,orn uLicL odnrna MI. ,.ra,,J " Ma,i,,
yui.hod hv tho General tern, :. ,ho EInu,or, -
tbouoh If yyonId be ditiicnl, ~ ,-,as a..
ors npa ;r,onGoJ ~, Lo US - Wv, 10y
ara hoscno IF ,la.a l,,d na,,o, " ,''I ."'a.
tho ornanoor,e W. a1u.ols ra,.'o, ia "'
.nd ,f,or",,r,rJs ,,,orl.aJ ;,,,. "I ,ia 'e Pi'
in o,ber nlaces rho GronnJ md ,Io s.ouau
worked conioin,lv The Dl,tie,,sas aro ,h,so
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