The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1893-07-08
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have different histories the Carrickma-
cross and the Limerick. In the year
1890, Mrs. Grey Porter, the wife Of the
rector Of Dunamoyne, taught her ser
want to make lace from specimen she
had brought from Italy. The circunl-
stance suggested the idea of teaching
lace making to the poor to Miss Reid
OF Radiance, near Carrickmacross Glasses
were started, and you can now find
scores of cottage wo. kers in that district
depending mainly on this industry for
their living. It is scarcely possible to
conceive how these beautiful laces come
SO clean and dainty for bridal array from
such poor homes.
The Limerick lace is the one Irish lace
which owes it's birth to spirit OF com
mercial venture. A Mr.. Charles Walker
brought over twenty teachers to
Limerick about 1879 to teach lace-mak-
ing, and it became Aou1ishing business,
employing some l,4OO hands. A short
time ago saw one one of the original
workers at the lace, an old lady of over
so, who is proud to tell now she is the
one survivor of the four women who
made her majesty's wedding veil. Linn
erick lace is the least expensive Of Irish
laces, and when worked out we'll in q
good design is very pretty, light and eff
fective. But it had fallen off in quality
Of late years, until Mrs. r. We're O'Brien
set to work to revive it by means of able
supervision and good designs. We
greatly hope that this lace will again
come into popula favor, and that our
friends in America will find it suitable
for the Easter offerings they give their
clergy, as we'll as for the embroidered
vestments of which we make SO brave q
show at Chicago.
/ have quoted these instances of the
rise of the lace manufactures, not SO much
because we wish to lay stress on tho lace,
but because they afford proof of what
great benefits may accrue TO a large
number Of workers from the humble be-
ginnings Of one person who desires to
help those around in the best way pos
sible, namely, by teaching them to help
themselves. The same lesson might be
drawn from the experience of brave
and devoted lady, Miss Sophy Surge,
who settled down at letter., ank, in the
wild West of Ireland, single handed and
in the midst of many difficulties, to start
a basket industry.
She began with one pupil, but has now
most fourishipg and attractive little
industry. Or, take the results which
have come to the village of Marlield,
near Clonmel, through the wise and de-
voted efforts OF Mrs. Bagwell, who has
the girls in the neighborhood taught
every kind of plain needlework, and also
embroidery, for which she obtains orders.
She makes it condition of her employ
ment of the workers that they should
put certain portion Of their earnings in
tho savings banks, SO that they may have
nice little sum put by for their start in
life. A brief visit to the homes Of Mari
field suffices to prove what has been
wrought by Mrs. Bagwell's efforts.
These few scattered notes concerning
the home industries of Ireland will give
an idea Of Of the ndition of things with
which we are striving to deal, and the
class of workers whose goods we are
bringing bef re- the public. In the mean
time we are obliged to provide some out
let into the market for work which we
have not yet found regular trade con-
nections, and this is why We have depots
in London, at 20 Motcomb street, south
west, and in Dublin, at IA Suffolk street,
and why we have sales from time to
time. BY these means we are making
the public acquainted with the excellence
of our wares, and We are proud to think
that customers who come to us from a
charitable desire to help the Irish poor
come back to US because they find our
work Of SO good quality and SO moder
ate in price. A very considerable sum
yearly is by these means sent to the
homes of the workers, as much as $4,000
having been forwarded last year. It is
difficult to realize, but delightful to con-
template, what comfort and relief this
has meant to many and many home
and we fondly hope that we shall not
appeal in vain to our readers to take an
interest in the undertaking, and to do
what in them lies to gain support for it,
and to help Us carry it on to its full de-
yelopment.
WORLDS FAIR BEAUTY. SHOW.
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