The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-07-31

her delight at her husbands victory.
threw her arms impulsiveIy around
the old soldiers neck and kissed him
on both cheeks.
English society writer's speak with
satisfaction of the revival of the "giri, /"
who for some years has been over
Swallowed by the young married wom-
an and her equally independent un-
married prototype. who had little use
for chaperOns, entertained her friends
on her own account. accepted invita-
tions for herself and cut loose from all
the trammels OF conventionality. Miss
Innocence is now winning her way
back to favor. and. though not quite
so innocent and clinging as in the old
days. she has the indefinable grace of
budding womanheod and submits with
out protest to being chaperoned. This
change is attributed to the influence
OF the king and queen. who delight in
the companfonship Of young people.
All Maltese lace is of necessity hand
made. The people of Coco. one of the
Maltese group. from which GENES most
of the lace brought to this country.
nave deeply rooted aversion to labor
saving machinery of all kinds. In many
lines Of industry there the methods in
vogue century ago are employed to-
day. The art of lacemaking is handed
down from generation to generation.
and one will often find an exceptionally
beautiful design the jealousy guarded
secret Of single family. OF Coos
$4,000 population. 1925 are women
and girls. of whom about two-thirdS
are lacemakers. The art has also been
taught in the schools since the recent
impetus given to the trade.
Tn nd q nd ~, fIa MaJ-
tese lace has long been celebrated. but
only during the last two or three years
mas 1T been valued on this side of the
water. During the last six months
more lace has been inyoiced to Amer
lean dry goods houses than for forty
years previous. Several firms control
the work of many families on the little
lacemaking island. Wages are low
there. and the peasant housewife is
glad to add to the family exchequer by
thus utilizing her spare time. AS her
children grow UP she trains them in
the art, and 1T is not long before the
female contingent of the family are
found to be important factors In the
support of the household. Among the
articles made may be mentioned hand
kerchiefs, edging. parasol covers, pill
low covers. collars. boleros, lamp
shades, shawls. mantillas and even
whole skirts. Silk is the chief mate
rial used, but of late there has been
demand for cotton lace.
Prospective brides will probably hail
with delight the news that co-opera-
tive wedding gifts are a fast growing
fad in England. and one likely to
spread to this side of the water There
will be no more weeping over the re-
ceipt of sixteen butter knives or two
dozen pepper cruets. or score of
pickle dishes, all of the same pattern.
Sensitive friends will no longer be
mortally offended because of the ex-
change of duplicates. The co-opera-
tive idea seems to have been suggested
by the fact that servants and tenants
on large estates found it the only way
open to them. A well known and late
ly welded couple in England received,
the bride. a gorgeous set of diamonds.
and the bridegroom. an automobile,
from a number of dear friends. who
singly could have given only COMPARE
lively trifiing evidence of their appre-
citation. 1t is not to be doubted that
any sensible American girl would pre-
fer the deed to house and lot to half
hundred specimens Of $40. $40 or $50
frumpery.