The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-05-05
FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE.

by whom tOry are uauc-wnere tnty
Come From-Wny they are not rianuNac-
sured In this COuntry-Prices or the Differ
ent Kinds of Laces-Enect or the Treaty OF
Peace on the Trade, tSe sc.
As laess and smbroideries form very considerable
tsm in import trade and they are every in
oreasing In propose to devote portion
Of our space to them in enlghten readers
apon their relative value order Of precedence Very
~ OF them are of the amount OF money invested
IN this delicate fabric in New York alone the
with which the costest specimens disposed Of Lace
ut twenty dollars yard-and that but tenth yard
ready purchasers do capes two hundred
dollars piece and jets at hundred. In fact nothing
be too expensive Tor the New York market for,
general rule fashionable ladies', acting, doubt
not enlightened spirit OF economy object
taions and only satisfied with the genuine article
Every year the demand for this increases there
not corresponding increase in the supply 1t follows as
matter OF course, that there anctuation or ra
ther down ward tendency prices Indeed these
high that all the inferior kinds are beyond
the reach of the middle classes, and therefore a
profuse splsy OF the exquisite fabrics OF France
and Belgum is pretty correct index of the position
and wealth of But hgn the price OF aces
have been and are, they have not yet STAINED theu
maximum for Is confidently expected that this year
they viii reach fabulous height and the signing of the
treaty OF peace Paris ia to DO the signs for rse
This information received from member of the trade
who is thoroughly conve SAINT with all its details.
"Hov Is THAI exclaimed IN ACCOMPLISHMENT. 'wha
effect peace have upon the price Of aces excsp. to
Lowe, them!i'
at sfects hem in this way" the reply. 'Foy
che lsst eighteen months the Russian market has
slosed against European goods and these, of course
etud-d Aces. Nov The Russian ladies' perfect pas
sion for the edre eegsucies OF dess they are not
be deferred BY expense The costly and rtcherct
ths s-'icls, The ain n to Cad p1r.h,ser in
g. Petersburg. glt as saa before the market has
been eosee for the ia5. eighteen hs snd the Pas
SLAMS DO not TN estsnd tae manufacture Of lace,
aiies Of ST. Petersoucg have 5sel .bls 20 obtain
supply O. The coveted cie Keep pace with their
Eorpesn sisters. You can, therefore, imagine h IN
eagerly hey wi' axe advantage the opportunity AZ
iorded by the peace indemnify themselves FIR their in
voluntary n1my. every yard lace sold ST. Pc.
tessourg raises RE price In the enotest marKet"
Il Ihes this the surplus will diverted from
rs legitimate pup and instead Of serving mode
rate and steady price, will merely increase the Russian
sappy"
But here is surplus; such thing is unknown
h the lace trace causcarcey se.s sufic.n.y any
time, anc thsiefre Russian drain viii sensiby
tho market, f. while it dinnishes the supply il will
Aosment the price -
"rhen why manufacture lace in this country p
we exclaimed; 'thas the only way we can become in
dspen5elt Of these EuropesD auctuaions.n
Because labor is too dear here; American girls woali
not work r i've dollars nth, and until they do
sAn never hope 70 compete with Europeans in this
ActpIe They could undersel IN our own market
and hope" aided informant earnestly, that it
WIN be lopg before dispute the p ly with tnem'
In this hope we beatty concurred. Bo. though lacs
net msnuac pred il The Uned States, great deal is
made up hers-thst is toe leaves and sp,'gs import
ed finished, but separate and then lined together
TO fern the design. Lis Is principally the with
Hcni'op.
Belgium supplies US with more acss than ali the other
countries Of Europe together, and CT tae rsres
hind, the finest quality, and the artistic de-
sign. Brusse point, point de- Venice antique p~iat
dAiercon, poin, de gsze Brussels point d'apphque,
guipure. Vaencer mary others, tbs product
Of Belgian indus ~ AID ingenuity In tact, lace is in
digerous In Belgium and has been for generations.
While other have deserted the land that gave them
birth, and like ranspanted flowers, fourished bster
SregD SOIL lacemakng rems;nec the national art, the
distinguishing Characteristic the industrial speciality of
Belgium. Kohl the Prussian traveller, accounts for
BY the fact that a,em king feminine
eupa ion, and less inclined 10
than men, the in which they yelled
likely &c remsin stationary. Ia parts of Bal
GUM the flowers made separately, and then worked
into the gr, upd while othes carry pattern and
the design together There is arbitrary rule 10 this
respect nceee, every lsce district has popularity
of It's own, which distinguishes the made there from
every other. The division OF labor carried such
extent that II is almost i'm possible to form ect
OF the tie required for any given quantity; bu.
there is ooubt that this system expsdites the work
and renders it perfect Indeed must If there
ANY ru in the old proyerb for person. being
ays engaged the thing fail TO be
proficient. The droheleuse continues to work the
ground ard The piaeuse at The flowers and when they
have finished the gTifuese works into the o:1er
and the tak Is com pete. SoI1e work the figure
the ground corjoin and others form th:ir patterns by
piercing holes cut ing out pieces OF the ground The
at called fan.ues and the former faise.se' ds
poiat raiguE. The thread required for lace making
Is in Belgium, and the finest kind l. made
IN cellars and bept there lest Its exposure to the atn1os
pheIe would axe II liable break This thread sells
tor SEQ flames pound ard II has been known IN some
tnsances TO reach high 10 900 francs. What
der It. then that S. 300 the lace
trimmings for one 5000
In connection With lsces dependent them may
say for lis existence is branch OF female industry which
it would be objectionable to iorget-that is, 1ing.
Washrg lAces il q work OF ordinary trouble and diff
~, snd ia different from washing toe
of the artist is from that Of the house painter Ths
highest avat rial talent only is engaged in it, and II
Anost aspues TO the dignity Of art After washing
the lace Ia spread dry cushioned table, and
iaoe Pima peculiar kind acapted for the purpose-are
tbr0us each Of the holes BY this the lace
kept stretched its fullest extent and all possibility Of
shrinking avoided. When the Lace il very 6ne the
pattern very intricate entire day win be spent
yard and in view Of th two dollars two dollars and
ha yard-the usual prce-cannot be deemed e&oroi'
tant.
lime was vben Mechln was Queen OF lace" but that
trre past Point de Yenise antique occupies the
Brst place. OLD lace light Open raj ID 10
parts lake embossed work, and fully worthy its
fame. We have pecinen Of it in establish
ment in Broadway, worth $3.50, the only specimen,
beheve, in the United States iooRs ike an 10 uiy
and nansp,r ts back in imagination TO the pic
turesque Flemish cities in the ocen times when the wives
and osughte OF the sturdy bu-ghers Wei wit, QUEENS