The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1904-01-28
THE LACE INDUSTRY.

being introduce the lace making industry
these islands not be amss capate the history lace
making IN France,
The OF aces France dates back the days Of Louis
XIV In the month of August 1868 the famous Declaration du hoy
was published deeeng establishment Arra Rheims Sedan
Aencon Auc other the Kingdom Of manufactures OF
all kinds Of thread and neeo after the manner of the points made
They called pOncts
provided that all work should be free from
d IN order 70 encourage the industry in the country another de-
cree forbade any person quality
pain conscaon the articles $500 fine
anv Venetian or other foreign lace no matter of what
lowing year issued orbddng the wearing OF
gold outside the
These DEGREES also forbade of any lace other
that made in the royal manufactures and according to the de-
signs of the directors of the establishments.
Colbert of XIV chief nstgator Of these
He obliged the manufacturers make only
point design the exclusion other large number of local
tiles only obtained their living by the kind OF lace familiar to them and
everywhere believed that the OF manufactures whence
henceorth designs be issued would ruin But the real
aim OF the Government establishments had not been understood W
perfect the industry providing models designs and methods
of execution constituting precious elements for the improvement Of
For twenty years Colbert had to popular prejudice
the subject but he finally rumphed for through his efforts that
the admirable Ponc de France took rank among the arts and indus
tries of the Kingdom.
made lace still holds its AT Aencon where the famous point
dague made work In the depart
the employed In the HauSore there are
General Gaeni the Governor Madagascar introduced lace
making that island and has skilled lace arzan to teach it. He has
special lace school and hopes to mpant the industry throughout the
island The French adds lace instruction to the normal
schools of of the departments and has professor OF handmade
recent visitor to France thus the making
the HaueSoe IF want the peasant at her avote work
you go the conveg which in their pao meeting
club Of of doors and in the cabinet Pn
cpa in the house in winter Rarely working
alone. The group from which cradles excluded affords
spectacle weather Eight sit round
house The youngest have the face framed
in high m bonnet covered with lace and tied with bright ribbon
Their elders the old white with very
small felt hat tsapon fastened the top by OF black
ribbon
"A Of them hold the lace machine carreau kind of box lower
in front than behind with leather and furnished with
cylinder which the lace it is mad their laps Each
cushion has from six twenteght pairs of poo spndes In
in O
round table supporting very primitive 1ampsonetmes glass
filled with COLA OIL in which wick of cotton STEPPING All
around stand four five globes Of thin glass filled with water; Of
strong light is thrown by each of these primitive natural reeco
permitting the work till bedtime"
Pleasant heahu work suitable for any class of society We have
started upon good and by the introduction the industry
do large amount of good.