. Lace work in the field of decoration. i Sideboard cover of laces and embroidery. room. Only when we have Uved with beautiful laces at our windows can werealize what their presence means. Only when the window openings areleft bare and gaping do we understand the ineffable loss even their briefabsence can entail. They fill a niche in the economy of the homes furnishings that no otherthing can fittingly supplant; they do not hem us in or contract our outlook;rather they lead us to the infinite regions of light and air; and—colorlessthemselves—through their delicate texture permeate the source o
. Lace work in the field of decoration. i Sideboard cover of laces and embroidery. room. Only when we have Uved with beautiful laces at our windows can werealize what their presence means. Only when the window openings areleft bare and gaping do we understand the ineffable loss even their briefabsence can entail. They fill a niche in the economy of the homes furnishings that no otherthing can fittingly supplant; they do not hem us in or contract our outlook;rather they lead us to the infinite regions of light and air; and—colorlessthemselves—through their delicate texture permeate the source of all thereis of color in the room; the light of the sun in the heavens. ^:-:^>, r^-M. L14]
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