The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-06-05
TREASURES IN LACE
INVESTMENT OF f2OO, 900 IN OUT.
OF-WAN FACE, LONDON.
Quiet Looking lace I'm Mayfair
Street, With Lille or Nothing in
the Window to Indicate the Huge
Stock Which Lie, Within.


the Window to Indicate the Huge
Stock Which Lie, Within.
In an important street in Mayfair
may be found q let looking shop.
with little or noth.ag in the window
to Indicate that huge treasure lies
within. Yet this is one of the most
famous lace establishments in Eu-
rope, says London Tit Bits. and its
proprietor twhose stock is valued at
$500, 000) Is much sou4ht after by
compilers of society paragraphs. be-
cause he is sort of walking guide
In the British peerage
Having an appointment with this
gentleman, called upon him one
evening about half-past FIVE, but
found him engaged with tall la W,
clothed in long fur mantle. who
was buying up seemingly insight
cant trities at 20. 10, and so guine..s
each.
The assistant, who brought me II
| illustrated paper wherewith 10 be-
glue the time. informed me In IA
undertone. that this was the wife 81
wealthy ship owner, and that her
order would probably reach the A.
spectacle figure of $500.
At last the merchant was free to
chat with me. so when VIZ had re-
tired 10 a private room he handed
his safe key TO the manageress and
ordered his treasures TO be brought
forth for inspection.
"All my valuable laces are kept in
a strong ROOM ne remarked. Just
as the hAtton Garden nan stores his
rGbies and his diamonds" Al this
moment two assistants deposited sew
eral rolls of silk and plush upon the
table
Il want TO draw your attention to
tn fact that this very piece of costly
lace is stitched on to silk or plush.
lest II should get crumpled or torn,
continued the expert. and that the
latter accident is a very serious mat
ter will be seen from the fact that
a single fiounee, 10 Yards long and
10 l2 inches deep. worth $4,000
took four workmen more than two
years to mend" This lace had been
torn from the wearers dress during
a state ball a., the nil for repairs
Vas simply enormous
But how Is IL that all the pieces
o. old lace get into your hands?"
asked. as | examined through a pow
erful glass series OF marvellously
worked tableauX, presenting the his
tor. OF St. John the Baptist.
Every SCRAP of antique lace that
pc ssess has been privatel.. sold to
me by ladies who desire to either at
feet an exchange or Who are In i'm
mediate need of money" was the
surprising reply.
Other ladies of high degree in
slst upon having fehus made COM
posed of half real ani half artiflc-
la lacc--an order which | dislike
greet tiy.
What you consider a big or
der?" | asked presently. after hav-
ing dwet upon these amazing facts.
We'll, trousscaux ruI. into the
NEST money" replied tho merchant
meditatively. only a month ago
had trousau order for $500,
Of am bound to say that 1t is very
rarely that people spend so much
money nowadays. At present |
should consider an order for 500
a very good thing.
But | get quite as much satisfac-
ton from an advantageous purchase
OF my own. Look at this, for exam
pie" he continued. unrolling piece
of yellow plush upon which were
stitched several small pieces of old
lace, Here are some lappets AMI
4 fond de bonnet which belonged to
Queen Charlotte. wife of George III.
The Queen gave this lace to one
of the ladies' of the bedchamber. who
was the present yender's great-aunt.
he vender. by the way, Is bish-
ops wife. and she ssked 80 guineas
for the set. shall paw her the sum
with pleasure. for | can easily resell
thc laca for c9E0