The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-06-17

over while singis leaf was being made BY sma-
cated girls at the rate Of lhf dollar and much less
per day
The object Of this series Of letters clothing not
20 much to detail ell the wonders displayed ut the Champ
de Mars 70 give information the state Of each par
teular industry carried on the localities most
famous for the produce. wi therefore. proceed to
state that there are several distinct kinds.
Among those done by hand Ne have Alencon. gu-
purss cluny Chansy, Mireoourt and Puy. The latter
are made In Auvsrsna Talls, blonde, valsncisnnss,
Lama made BY hand and BY machinery. Lace L.
usually made in country places villages and remote
parts Of the provinces By peasant women. who work on
pillows which they call sometimes drums, squares
Their yarn DO silk cotton thread 10 wound around
spools Of boxwood design 10 drawn piece Of
paper covered each outline with pins which
these yarns arc twisted The rapidly with which they
work wonderful and TO observer they appear to play
a. tossing the light spools from side to side like 90 many
There arc two hundred thousand women employed In
this industry In France many earn bat one franc TWEEN
ty-nve confines per day. The cleveress In the line
gain than three francs fy confines for ton
hours work. They are never exclusive lace maksrs;
s1atsd hours, whom the sun u coolest.
French laces are sold all over the world, and the
X"ncon i considered the most psrsct aUs sh il
10 the most expensive OF all at least
Chantiliy, Bayeux and Caen are famous for largo
Lille and Arras produce the finest ground work
Bailleul ID the principal centre FOR all lace known
under the name Of Vaenciennes.
In the mountainous Vosges our newest styles are
mostly executed. Auvergue 10 reputed for guipure.
Tulo u another source OF great wealth to certain
districts In France. SILK net both worked and PLAIN 10
made at Lyons; cotton nets como from St. Quentin
Other open nets made Of goats hair, which yarn Is
woven at Bradford north Of Engand and sont TO Lille
for manufacture Mem employed in this department
for the working Of tulle machinery alone. It all very
complicated and extremely expensive. Embroidery Is
made all over France, but gold cloth brading and
church ornaments chiefly worked at Paris and LyonA
Curtains and white tulle coverets embroidered at
Tarare.
There are more than one hundred thousand women
employed at embroidery in France, nearly all IN their
homea Lyons 10 the great market for braiding and
gimp but the different cords, bobbns and twists are
made in the north OF France. Gimp Is also made Of
straw gold silver and jet As many thirty thousand
workmen employed in this industry, and all foreign
man ufacturers buy their newest models in Paris
Some Of the most lovely pieces Of lace exhibited at
the Exposition shawl and robe Of Venice point,
Spanish mantilla OF Chantily, and Cluny guipure
Counterpart.
Brussels has sent in some very lovely founces.
Worked tulles almost paintings cobwebs If such
things were possible
Some OF the German embroidery done by machinery
Is very good.
very magnificent tule robe has been exhibited by
Portugal 1t 10 worked with floss aud silver.
The Italian Blind and Dumb Asylum have . remark
by the blind among other things carpet and
quantities Of Roman Catholic ornaments for the decora-
tion OF affairs.
Turkey exhibits some very curiously work cd pillow
and towels belts and sandals the latter covered
with gold thread