Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-24


be so far educated as to refuse to en-
tail the necessary sacrifice OF health
and eyesight; but these crocheted laces
are open to no such objection, and when
the loveiest OF the Carrickmacross and
the Limerick are made In ways that do
not mean overstraln, for which reason
alone they are to be commended, even
were their beauty less than II Is.
The heavy and light crochet Sorts as
the Irish people themselves designate
them, are a bit unlike, yet include cer-
tain characteristic features that are al
ways the same and really do not require
any description. The term of baby"
Is our own, but, nevertheless, II serves
It's purpose admiralty well, and certain
ly many of the yokes and accessories
that are made with tiny motifs on the
ground Of fine mesh are lovely enough
and dainty enough to deserve the appel
lation.
What Is novel in these last Just now
is to be found in the forms which they
take, and, In fact, that there are O
great many appliques of the heavy fig
ures to be found which can be used as
trimming in n blouse waist and which
are exquisitely beautiful, as we'll as
very nearly everlasting. In fact, the
durability of the crocheted lace is one
OF its greatest recommendations. As n
matter of course, II is a bit costly at
one collar of the handsome heavy sort
has been In almost constant use for
nearly twenty years, yet today shows
no break, the original outlay seems
| small.
Today one can purchase chemisettes,
| separate collars of all sorts and shapes,
cuffs In various forms and what Is
bit newer, stock collars. and narrow
fronts to be worn under the slightly
| a. H.
giant in effect and will be as much
noted during the coming spring. Sep
6rate motifs for applique, too, are to
be seen upon many of the newer linen
and pique gowns, and there are also
very beautiful buttons and frogs made
to match, so that Ireland may fairly
! be said to be contributing generously
to the trimming of the incoming season.
| The Carrickmacross is not so familiar
as the crochet, but 1t Is so beautiful
and so well adapted to the lingerie
gowns that 1t really calls for special
mention. What is known as guipure
Is fine batiste cut to form a pattern
and Joined by marvellous stitches ex-
ecuted with needle and thread, while
! the applique shows the batiste and the
| fine stitches over net foundation.
Both are lovely, both are truly artistic,
and, while not quite so everlasting as
durable to Justify the purchase, and
can be relied upon to make most ex-
quisite effects. In fact they are being
so highly appreciated by the French
| designers that they are to be noted
! on great many model gowns, and
as the tone is soft, lovely creamy
| one, the lace harmonizes with almost
every color.
The Limerick lace is of quite diff
| tout n,,I .t~I..
pattern being darned into the net
foundation, so giving a very beautiful
and delicate result, which, in common
with the heavier laces, Is to be found
in variety of objects and quite lat
terly is being rhown in some lovely
high turnover collars that can be worn
over colored silk bands with most ex-
| cellent effect, while every woman pos
sessed of dainty lingerie gown will
be glad to know of the very newest
departure. which takes the form OF
tiny little reticule, or handkerchief
bag, made entirely of the lace. The
| little pocket is a dainty creation, the
lace made In the necessary form, and
| is drawn up with little ribbons so that
1t can be slipped over the wrist and
| is just big enough to contain the hand
| kerchief, which is necessary to COM
| fort whatever the occasion may be.
AS a matter of course, there will be
great many other laces seen, and the
| French crochet is very popular, while a.
bit less costly than the genuine Irish,
but has not quite the distinction nor the
| durability. With the consummate skill
with which the Frenchman obtains ef-
| feet with the minimum of labor, hand
made motifs are used in combination
with machine-made grounds, whereas
the Irish is entirely made by hand, hut
it must be admitted that the French
sorts are often effective and that they
serve many purposes admirably we'll.
| Also we will see a great deal of the
| thinner, finer lace used throughout the
season and combinations galore. Irish
crochet with valenciennes Is favorite,
| and it is not unusual to see the crochet
! lace with the valenciennes and little
| of some third sort worked in. Blonde
laces, too. are being shown for the
gowns of thin silks and the like. and
there is great deal of lace embroid-
cred with gold and silver thread, al
though for this last the less costly sorts
are usually chosen.
In fact, so deep is the interest in lace
| just now. and so great Is the demand,
that even in prosaic old Gotham there
are expert workers who are copying
beautiful old Italian models and who
are preserving for us some of the high
est treasures of the sort, while they are
also putting on the market laces SO
beautiful that they are in themselves
an education. Many of these Italian
sorts are. to be sure, of the, pillow sort,
and some of them are open to the OBJ
| lection alluded to in an earlier para
graph, but the wise among the instruc-
| tors are careful to avoid anything like
strain and are really teaching our in
coming population how to utilize their
own lovely art under proper conditions
and to give US the benefit without the
underlying feeling that eyesight has
been injured or harm has otherwise
been done.
The Italian laces include generous
number of sorts, but all are beautiful,
all are lovely, and when one considers
the many sorts of gowns and the many
tastes that are to be consulted it be-
comes quite apparent that there cannot
be too many varieties offered. The
sturdy and altogether beautiful croch-
eted sorts fill an important and a
much-needed place. but there is also
room for these others, and 1t seems
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