The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-02-18
LACE AND ITS HISTORY.
Rare, Costly spsc,-en- shown .t The Brus-
sci. Exhtbitien.

| Rare, Costly spsciu,sn- shown st the Brus-
sels Exhibitien.
LONDON. Jan. 31.--of all the ornaments and
decorations worn By the human race and the
| indisputable outcome OF taste and industry.
none is perhaps more artistic and costly than
lace Yet. with the exception OF the exhibition
| now taking place at Brussels. there has not
been anywhere-not even in Paris-another
exhibition confined entirely to that admirable
texture and fabric. whatever may have been
| the rare and precious partial contributions to
| other collections at different times.
.dimn nSsR 70 isssionsSe DE WOMAN toilet nova.
| days they have not always been the exclusive
Snss psS 81 tSe snd the high diRnarss Of
the. church wear them on their surplices. abs.
| and cottas. but officers and warriors had lsces
their boots. while ladies' and gsntlemen Of IN.
sumptuous courts OF Charles I; Of England and
the possession and display OF the rsrest prod
| ucts aud finest textures. The fashion en-
WE'RE worm. and then fell entirely into the 70.
The ilnsst lsces have 4 record as we'll a u:
| pictures. The Honiton set OF Queen Victoria
hounces, veil, and bodice trim mines.is o. In
marriages Of The, Princess RSyal. the Duke q
iaces to be placed on Princess Beatrice's wed.
allowed ALLOW iftS Themselves on two occasions to be
| photographed In that unique set; but only Tor
tSe eaee of The Mistress Of The Robes the Hon
ton T be taken ,h to CSSGnrg Win IN
The Cluny Museum N Paris contains pre-
cious specimens OF antique lace. and both
s sntaus ana q %
not iost-asd It never will lose-anything OF it's
dent e and fully deserved degree Of popularity
| the firms that are known Tor procuring the
81 aaF nsr e.nts womsn are
! connoisseurs. and will be satisfied with none
but the laces perfect In execution and OF pure
The art p lace making is very ancient; but but
t bssn s ne ist eroduesd short!
after that epoch we find the Venice point, and
t In g amer ' rom fa" sSo and
its manufacture followed France with Its
As in nearly every branch Of decorative art
| 1t was the Church that first prohted by the de:
lace I'll.
cloths and ecclesiastical yestmepts. It then
%odeTn lace Is that Of RenSon and ArSsntsn
o yard Of the finest quality varying IN price
can reach those prices. with the exception Of
G s9ss.s rom ,Ss loom and aEss
a clever workman one year to achieve.
The richest and most expensive Of old laces
cS D al @ue Ss e. s ssIs e ale
and fno as q cobweb, By holder design. the
point d'aiguiile"is still improving. both IN
ious com binatIon OF the threads which gives 1t
the appearance Of actual shading as IN . black
sa aa M remsTraSls for its incrsdibs trans:
parsncy. combined with great holiness and
IL Sos on1 Tor hs ar
tic merit but because they are comparatively
cheap, Neither, England nor France can COM
where the best lace makers are contentto earn
ridiculously low wages
1t is as light and as we'll executed as the Brus-
sells point daiguills." but II lacks q certain
wise we'll conceived designs. The ancient
Venice point Is highly priced. The fabrication
OF this particular lace hsd b SscSme r sGr
rare, but lately the Government has encour;
aged the settlement 81 lace makers IN the island
OF Burano. and the little colony Is turning out
Chantiiiy lace has also disappeared from tho
ct Bayeux in France and Grammont in Bel
GUM. Irish point. which enjoyed q sudden
p pSsteens IN Tss so&swsst snd
conventional style: II Is very durable Nalen-
BEEN great faSorte In spite Of its monotony
Of design: 1t is to the elegant underwear OF
fashionable women what torchon lace COM
practical housewife who makes an extensive
use q for her bed linen. Last OF all comes
tsrial for 1t is silk. and It Is the most
huctuAting OF all laces In the DEGREES OF fash
and uniustly neglected. Its principal home is
In spain. and chiefly at Barcelona. where the
il is almost saperfiuous to say that all the
above mentioned qualities OF lace are entirely
hand made de-, and EsG1ire great eiSyernsss q
natural taste yet an honorable mention should
be awarded TO the laees turned out by machin;
branch Of Industry The tirst attempts to i'm
port II in France were made in factory estab-
it came from England. The Heath cete loom
was. however much improved by IL MAlhere,
nearly ali ths deiicaey Of the hand, m de lace.
and which for a time threatened to dethrone
reS S itseI Tor no cosnosseur could S' be-
mistaken or fail to acknowledge the immense
superiority OF the lace not produced by looms.
women. in whose families they are herlooms.
Resides the Queen OF Engla in England Sir
ssss splendid specimens the Queen OF Italy.
with several prlncsy =, homan iamilies Is
Museum in London and the lruges Museum,
founded by Baron Liedts are In respect OF
Tuxury In laces Is increasing ard many
women can vie with the great ladies' OF the
last century like Nine; de Ia teT re- who had
years back wedding veil was a simple square
Of tplle edged with narrow lace; now II Is en-
the gossamer iAbrle worn az the altar fora
few brief moments and then Sut away till it is
perehAnce worn by yet unborn bride,
SumptuaTy laws have been made at various
times to TspTess the eXces siye aud eNtTayagAnt
use Of laces, hut women have ever com bined to
elude them, and strangely enough II was a
sAint-saint Francis kegis-Who. anxious 70
relieve the misery and destitutioh OF AuVergne
petitioned the Parliament OF Toulouse in 1910
for the repeal OF the decree fOrhidding men
and women 10 wear lace. Hisintslllgent char
ity had Understood that luxury must have q
beneficial influence on industrious poverty
The great protector and promoter OF excel
lsnes IN lace was the statesman Colbert To
him is due the superiority OF the art in France.
and 10 him the finest quality owes its name.
To see and appreciate 10 compare aud Judge
the different STYLES aud textures OF EuTopeAn
and foreign lac ss, ancient and modern no bet
ter opportunity Offers than the brussels EE-
hibiti1n, " here the choicest speelmens Of Elem
ish, English. Venice. and French points are
placed side By side with primitive samples OF
C9nEo lace found on mummtss. Coptie. Moor
thread ak. gold and silVsF each having an |