The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-02-22
THE sUBJECT on LAcEs.

and here lhe Madame became elo-
quent, as lace aud fine furs appeared
to be her specially. She showed me
POint-lace shawls at from So 600 10
$1,000, Guipure 500 to 5000 per yard !;
explained to me with the greatest
clearness the difference between Point
d'Aleneon, Guipure, Thread, Lisle,
Honiton, Brussels, Pillow, Bone,
Tambour, Chantilly and Valeneiennes
laees, and although | may not remem-
Der all she said, | desire my lady
readers to understand that from this
moment | am to be regarded as a con-
aoisseur 10 lace.
What a temptation to indulge in a
little moral philosophy upon the sub
jeet of laces. Imagine the hundreds
and thousands OF poor girls toiliug
with weary fingers and strained eyes
IN darkened rooms. with few RAYS of
light thrown through a bulls eve of
glass upon the delicate work, for a
pittance the scanty amount OF which
casts our own scamstresses quite be
yond the pale Of sympathy; and all
that the aTis' oeTatic daughters of
fashion may be able to emulate each
other In the eOStliness of their adorn-
ments-and lace is no outgrowth of
modern civilization, but has doubtless
been regarded as an evidence Of
wealth and refinement far back into
antiquity.
The most costly lace In the world is
the point de NenIse antique" speci
mems of which exist as heirlooms
among the wealthy and noble fami-
lies Of Europe, but chiefly among the
ROmish priests.
The finest lace known is the point
de gaze The most valuable modern
lace il he point d'Alencon, the
thread Of which ii is composed cost
ing from $500 to 5000 per pound. In
France 3G0 900 females are engaged In
the manufacture. and the locality fire.
quently gives name to the lace. "Gui-
pure" is made at Lisle and Arras,
silk blond at Caen, where also piece
goods and cheap shawls are largely
manufactured. Brussels point was
made in the time of Charles L.
with little bone bobbins, and ollled
bone lace Pillow lace is so called
from the fact Of being made over pins
stuck into little pillows or cushions
upon which the pattern is drawn
Over 200 600 women and girls are en-
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England, and twenty millions of capt.
tai. The celebrated Honiton lace is
made at Devon, and was brought into
fashion by Queen Victoria upon her
wedding In. 1912.
In 1851, $1,000 persons we're en-
ployed in Devon upon this article OF
finery. Honiton lace dresses, costinq
from 81 600 to $4,000, are made
there. British point is made in Lon.
don; tambour at Islington. In Ire
land, Limerick laces are the mos
valued. The laces of Chentilly art
always black. Brussels, Mechlin anC
the much admired Valenciennes arr
made in Belgium. Switzerland alst
produces fine lace As would natur
ally be inferred. human ingenuity ha
been taxed to facilitate and cheaper
the nanufacture of an article so yer.
generally used as lace; and there il
NOTHING IN mechanic art that present.
so curious and complicate appearance
as Fisher spotting bobbinet frames
Tine idea was first obtained from tn,
machin. make fishing nets, ant
the Introduction Of machinery int,
the manu acture of laces has reduce,
the price, pecially of the bobbinets
from dolisrs to pennies. The art O
washing lAces is only known to Tia