, 1874-08-24

| along tho GaHtcr11 ana paft Or tto southern
coast. for t1lsta''eo OF about DO miles, and IL
It ia very generally bo1fovod--and tic tradition
Ia a probable ono-lliat 'ace-nakirE was intro
tiucol iUto Dovonshiro By tho rofugooa from
Tlandets. in tho year 16G7-the nanlns Of ,,aonao
rim, supporting this idea. - '
Il, tho carly part Of tic prosont century tho
laeo-manlfactories III l1oniton and tho no'ghbor-
ing Villages employed somo $500 women and
boon lucrative o1nployniont: bit tho introluc-
sion of tho hobbil~,et n,acAlcry, over fifty years
ago, caf,aod depression il, tho trade, owlug
to tho fact atprey|ous to this tho whole Of tue
itilecd, Waa nato oil the pillow. 80
1Ioniton 1nce o~os its present popularity to
tho fai,tlable efforts Of Qneon Victoria, ,fho
COMMUNICATING tho miserable condition Of thoao
bringing their &ork into notice. sho according
Ii ordered her own weddihg-dreBB to bo nada OF
| tl,ta nalorial and 1t ia needless to did that
| 'IIonton at ostco bccamo tho rage. and haa con-
ttnucd to hold tho popular favor aud command
report Of tile great exhibition of 1861 e8t,-
lnntcd tito number Of pcfaons employed it, this
Notwithstanding tho Valley Of nonito,t-at
about 5000, though this was not considered as
ontre1y reliable. Tho naturo Of this .alticle--
which enables tho part1ea employed in producing
it 10 carry on tho operation apart from cncti
other, mid without Interfering with their do
mystic arrangolnonla-r rendered 1t exceedingly
difficult to state tho oxaot number omployol..
This beautiful fabric furnishes q household
work which Is fund ln tla cottagoof tho poor
rather tEan Ia 1nrgo factosicH, rs ia the caso
usually with The production oi similar art1clos.
Iii n'allv Of tllose tt1o villages Of Deyonyhtrn
tbs irnyclof secs both TIM Young nnilen and
agod nlatron, will, Eor pillow On har lap, seated
! III rustic doorway, archcd oror. pcrhnps, with
tho clemaifs or josBalnno vino, busily plying her
bobbin, which brings slow but sure relnuners-
tion. co"por, inn few lincts, describes thia pic
turo, as It may bo econ my day:
Yun eotagor who wcnycs Mt her own door,
Pillow ant b1bU4ns all her ltlc store,
Content though ucan, and cheerful II not gay,
HhAnltng ler threads nhont tho llycloug lay,
Just earns il scanty l'tancc, and nt nIgut
Lies down SECURE, her heart and jooitct ljght,
Honiton laco il n,ado BY first fastening n
''prlcking TINT 10, q, perforated Eattorn Of
il known rs tile pillow; pins arc next inserted
In the rerforat'ous Of tho pattor1l. Thcn como
tho litto bobbins or sDindlcs. termed "Bticks,"
upon which il wound tho fine thread for making
over each other among. tho pins. III various
directions. 80 Us to form tito desired pattern.
Tho .greRt industrial exhibitions Of London
aud pariH hayo brought about some important
i1n9Movcmcnts both III tho mako and design OF
tho nonton lace. Among other changes, thoy
aro Introducing dchigns Of natural tiowora, III
place Of tho Erotca0tte forms and figu1ea Which
MI lacomakerB ircli1o to aud to those who ar0
successful in carrying out this idea ars awarded
premiums.
There has always been much difficulty OK
perienced III prnyi3lng mud iecping ,gnoa do
Eigna. Tho rnttera, from, frequent handling, is
gradually dragged out Of shapo; and, unless
tho worker possosaes-w which they rarely do--a
knowledge OF drawing, anl proper appreciation
OF form. this il NOT easily remeJied. Consn-
1uently, patterns have to be redrawu, from
time to timo. by some competent designer; anl
this can only DO DONG at large manufnctores. IN
tho expense attending it ig too great Tor tho
slender purse Of private lace-mattor.
Another obstaclo presents itself In this
t,attor, from tho fac. TINT successful tlosig,ing
Gun only be accomplished in conjunction With
tho actual manufacture Whilo ai,y artist
would probably bo entirely inpracticablo. III: Tho
Designer must haro n knowledge of the capabiii~
tics Of tho inatorlal ALSO questions OF cost nav
not bo lost s'ght Of i'll preparing .theao deHgnB.
Then, too old lace:nakors nra very Jealous Of
my interference with tho original patterns; many
OF which hayo been handed down through sew
eral generations, unit! tl,elo las grown to bo
feeling will these casscs that any alte" a,iou il
not desirable.
these old patterus, often flrninhoa with no
apparent roierence to tho object designated.
The "turkoy-tail" is a. well-knowu border
sprig, which depends on the imagination to dis
cover a resemblance 70 the spread plumage Of
various fruits mud 1owers aro supposed to bo
represent od,-ns tho apple, pear, violet rose.
while. nywhcols, llios. oYoa. and natnos Of
celebrity swell tho lst-aa AIarchioncAs Of Sligo
edge, Marotioness Ut Uouro elgo, etc.
Honiton lGce, al now known, il divided into
two kinds-"' polnt" ~ aud "Appllqno." The
term ''poiut was originally applied to laco that
ras mado with tho needle now IT IL given to
that lacc the separate twigs or borders Of Which
aro connected by threads called ''sporns." Tic
" Applique " is distinguished from tho "point"
In that thesa spriga Or borders arc fastened on
mnchine- made net,. the sprigs being mace On the
These pillows. Or cushions, arc circular in
form, and made Of ca,jvas, stuffed with chopped
atraw. They cost, in tho lace tIistvicts-wlcro
ehelf Manufacture atrorls senarato lrauch OF
industry,--tbrce English sllt!Igs eaoh.
~ theao sa1no districts lace schools aro estab-
l,ahed, "hero children aro early Instructed in
! ttla useful art, wllic! is not ony patronlzed by
woman md gsr!s, but by mon nnd boys as wollt
WHO ply tho hobbins during thcir loistlro hours.
i.argn deaiors seud out collectors, who 20 about
from house to hollBe b1iylng up these bits Of
work, small hnrigy of which aro made in oudeAa
aalantltiea aud solt by the dozen, wtcn tHoy aro
seWcd together to obtain the required lengths.
Gopholasou:H in lace can readily dotect the HOd
DoVonsfro BY noting tho want OF regularity IN
the not. grounding III compared with tile not
nnao by machinery.
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