The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1889-09-07
LACE MAKING IN IRELAND.
BEAUTIFUL HANDlWoRk OF ERlN,s
MAIDS AND MATRoNs.

'.""''A "akihS IL HandkerChiei That
Would Bring Five Dollars ->ta,is les ot
Women Workers in the Industry
In llmerlck alone of all the Irish cities
has there ever been anything like an at.
tempt at manufacture of lace and here
lac" making has been durln. cer;;m
periods extraordinarily su,,,--ili t.
WAS introduced III lSa9 hv n uG,n ua,u.
Walkrr about twenty lace makers h.N
InG been lmlmrtrd from Nottingham
l'v lSlu nearly 2.OOO women and mi
were employed in various branch -.
the work ais tamlmururS ru..,iprs d.,;
rrs, members. washers Gnisl,.rs. mllsl
rms'r"l'lrrers and lace open workers
lie groundwork of all this lace. is made
10y machinery The quality has always
been superb, far eXcelling any partly
machine made lace manufactured either
IN England or upon the continent. but of
late the industry has suffered from Swiss
machine competition. and workers wpr,
never permitted To earn wages rxc.pulm.
from three tn seven shillngs PEI week
The CarrlrkmlcroSs lace derives it's
nam" from the introduction of both an
plhiur and gulpurc lace making into the
parish OF Carricknacross in County
Monaghan. us early us 1890
IL Is II most interesting region under
the shadow of the Slicvr. Beagh noun
tain, and the environments of the peas
anlry To This day are of the most primi.
tive sort Tho cabins which seldom
nave more than one room from to l2
lr"t square, and never more than feet
high, with rarthen floors and straw
tlatrh"d roofs y hole in the roof end
ewes lh" smoke opportunity for escape
and where clay and stick chimneys are
nnulg"d IN, an old fir n. or a few
Silver, of frrcalonp rock. form the pict,
tursque chimney pot Potatoes, with
occasionally Il little buttermilk or sweet
milk. constitute almost the only articles
of food; and yet from out of the hands
of the daughters and mothers of this re-
sl"n, and of County Armagh. into which,
Carrlcknacross lace making has extend
ed. come dainticr fabrics in applique
than were ever conceived in Brussels.
AMI copies in guipurc that are marvel
lo''s improvements upon the originals in
Crctan
lNNISIIMACsAINT LACE.
The lnnshmacsaint lace comes from
region still more interesting. not only
from the loveliness of tho scenery about
the upper and lower lakes of Lolgh Erne
that splendid northern rival of glorious
Killarney III Kerry, but also from the
singular beauty of the mal,lens and
mothrrs who dwell and labor ami, these
mountains wales, glens and upon these
tranacrndcnt shores lnni,hnm,sulnt it
self is IL dainty island half mile from
shore in upper Lousll Erne y famous
abbey was founded here in the Sixth
century, 10y st. Ncnn or Nernid of the
= royal blood of Ireland The saints bell
"rnamcntcd with gold and silver. is still
. preserved here rs Il sacred and precious
relic The parish, partly in county Done
. gal and partly in Fcrlnanagh. derives It's
name from the island of ruins and the
j, entire p'Hlsantry of this wild and brauti
lul region. in manner and dress. strik
ingly remind one of the picturesque folk
of the Tyrol
, Nearly every family has i. member
who Is Il lace maker. and without organ
izalion. technical instruction. or any at
: trntI"n whatever To preserving or tlrvrl
opins artistic effort these hlurryr,l. ,,L.rh
haired. red Tipped women produce mar
wells i'm point lace as wonderful ~, w"l.
ever known III point d Alrm'on | fuu!l,
one worker VIII" had b,rn empIo,r,
more than tive months upon one han
krrclIrt She said two months RIO,
would ImrHquired to comprtelt 'Mhu
will you ret for it," inquired Faith
IN I'm thnkn pound it'll brin. And
What will YOU do them: asked a.ull
ii" L" America phase Gndr WAS t.
reply And vet the rich u: "a, l:n,
dealer, showed me han,lk, l.i, H. b, :,
means as rich and delcatr tor w.,lcs
They easily got $50 each
l.AEoE EETTEK PAID IN TILE SOUTH
Their peasant sisters of the south arr
more fortunate in the matter Of tranin
ANA Just and generous supervision The
nuns OF the Pres Hmtatpn convent 1T
louglml have assdiloueiy strlvrn for
lIllV years To not onl y secure the hest
copies from the most famous lace max
t1's of southern Europe. but have in ,ted
upon constant Instruction Dealing direct
with ,l" importing houses Of America,
they have been able to pay the b. Il
wages known in ireland for women :
labor These fifty years of effort have
also brought most magnificent artistic
results Irish point, as the foughal
lace is called. is practically perfected into
an original combination of old and mol
rrn stitches, closely resembling. and in
many instances far superior to. some oi
the rarcst specimens OF MaIines. and l.
is doubtful If today there can he toun4
rarcr, more eXquisitely and c!arveiou,
~ designed work than comes from hun
dreds of homes of the sunny wales of
Cork and Waterford
There is also black lace in !lk. and
white lace in thread boi!l 'pili,r
laccs. made by the peasant wol!
about the sleepy old town of TalI,.w
from instruction during the last hal.
century by the nuns of ST JosepIs con
vent
From the most conservative estimates
it would seem that 10000 women in Ire
land are constantly employed in the va.
rlous forms Of lace making. $4,000 are
at work in the linen spinning and weaN
lnS mills. $4,000 are employed in EN-
ployed i'll embroidery alone. and from
10000 to 100000 in such pursuits az
knitting shirt making. hem stitching.
finishing. laundering and boxing: or. in
round numbers. 2O0.0OO Irish women in
homes and factoriesare endlessly striving
to hold their hovel homes and their be.
loved Ireland together. on wages which
will not exceed an average of four shil-
linSs per week!-Cor. New York Com
mercial Advertiser
ALI sin aud the Gasman.
Admiral Porter held state dinner in
Washington and Ah Sin. Chinese ser.
want, was assigned to duty in attendance
at the door, In his country ii visitors
rank is indicated by the size of the card