. A history of hand-made lace : dealing with the origin of lace, the growth of the great lace centres, the mode of manufacture, the methods of distinguishing and the care of various kinds of lace . Choristers in Lace-trimmed Surplices such asare worn at the Vatican. It was the custom for the sponsors to givea set of christening lacesconsisting of richly-trimmedfront, mittens, cap and cufiedgings. It has been sug-gested that this presentationof ornamented linen at thebaptism is a relic of the pre-sentation of white clothes tothe neophytes when receivedinto the Christian Church. In a painting by
. A history of hand-made lace : dealing with the origin of lace, the growth of the great lace centres, the mode of manufacture, the methods of distinguishing and the care of various kinds of lace . Choristers in Lace-trimmed Surplices such asare worn at the Vatican. It was the custom for the sponsors to givea set of christening lacesconsisting of richly-trimmedfront, mittens, cap and cufiedgings. It has been sug-gested that this presentationof ornamented linen at thebaptism is a relic of the pre-sentation of white clothes tothe neophytes when receivedinto the Christian Church. In a painting by Wat-teau, at Versailles, theGrand Dauphin is repre-sented with his father, LouisXIY. ; the child is coveredwith a mantle or bearingcloth edged with a deepflounce of the richest Pointde France. It was the cus-tom for the Papal Nuncio topresent to the new-born Dauphin Holy linen, a kind of layette which had beenblessed by the Pope. This was quite distinct from a christening suit, for the. Pope (in- from a picture by Giuseppe Pa/. sleeve trimming of the alb is of fine PointdAngleterre. 62 HISTORY OF HAND-MADE LACE. shirts, handkerchiefs, and other necessaries, all trimmed elaborately with lace, werein half-dozens. This custom is of very early origin. In all parts of Italy, and in Venice especially, a lace-trimmed cushion is used for the child to lie upon when brought to be baptised, and on other occasions of ceremony. When the parents are wealthy the costliest points are used for this purpose, and children of the present day may be seen lying in a bower of finest lace cambric with dainty ribbon bows. Costly lace Another use which lace has been put to from remote ages is in the dressing for the cloth- 0f the dead. The first forms of lace work, before the evolution of actual lace, defd. were freely used by the ancients for winding-sheets and cere cloths. We allude to cut-work combined with embroidery. Besides the mummy wrappings of the ancient Egyptians, man
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