The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-12-30

with the finest pencil. Each figure ana mower
and leaf is surrounded with 'point clalr'
and the reseau is Of old Mechlln or AIencon
point gaze. have seen the laces OF queen
Victoria, many Of the Empress Josephine ;,
and those of Nine. Fraloff, but this dress Is
something more marvellous than any of them.
THE EMPRESS JOsEPHINEs LACEs'
Nine. Carter showed the representative OF
the Sun small piece Of old cream -colored
lace. The workmanship was very elaborate,
the reseau and flowers both very thick. 1t
looked like silk. but Nine. Carter said that 1t
was unbleached flax.
s.This" said she. sis real old raised point
de Venise of the fourteenth century. This
little piece was cut from one OF the dresses OF
the Empress Josephine. The entire dress
and several pieces of raised Venetian point
were purchased in Paris by distinguished
retired American actress, who IS IN reduced
circumstances have charge of her laces,
and she gave me permission to copy this
point if 1 could. How do you think have
succeeded?
She took from one Of the girls parchment
pattern. and held it up for examination.
There were the duplicates of the designs, to a
line, copied in smooth, glossy flax from the
old piece of Josephine's dress.
madame, how many pupils can you re-
ceive in this school?"
Gas many as will come" was the answer
"Nothing for the first six months, if they
are young girls and poor. l will. OF course
keep their work After six months will pay
them three dollars week, and raise their
wages as they advance. II wealthy ladies or
their children wish to take lessons will form
pay class for them. I now now employ
another teacher besides myself. | can get
lust as many from Europe as WISH"
Scan you make anything from your school
and the pursuit Of your art in this country"
"Can II" replied Nine. c., little indig-
nantly. "Don't l make my own and my
children's support now in this way? will
make this school pay me handsomely, can
wait and bide MY time. It must come. l am
not ambitious to make an American fortune
in day. have been laying the foundation
and plan of this school, and collecting my
pattern books and materials for years. 1t
will be great lace mandatory and lace
school Of design before die, and there is no
telling what it may be hereafter.
NIMBLE FINGERS AT THE WORK.
While Nine. Carter had been talking the
young girls had been busy with their bobbins
and needles. The work progresses much
faster than might have been supposed. The
bobbins fairly fly through the weavers fin
gers. The needle brings out the web, the
reseau the flower and wheel work almost as
rapidly. The position of the worker is erect.
All of Nine Carters pupils looked well. they
were neatly dressed, and their hair and hands
looked nice and we'll cared for. Their man.
ners were gentle they had modest, down.
cast eyes, and though not SO glib as some OF
our shop girls, they answered intellgently
and politely all questions addressed to them.
When the hour for closing the school came,
they rose quietly, each put her cushion or
parchment on the tabla, and babe her teacher
good evening.
"They seem t. re so pleasant and respect
full" said the representative of the .Sgn
EYES," said Madame Carter. 'This kind
of work is refining. A girl becomes more re-
fined and lady like as she p,lrsues it. You
know that for ages in Europe lace-making was
called nuns work. It requires women OF
great perseverance, patience and capability for
seif-sacrifice to make fine lace artist. 1t is
work for ladies and for women OF the NEST e
fined and retiring natures. This school, l
hope, will cultivate and develop such DISPOSE
tons among American women.