. History of lace . BURANO Point.—(Late 18th uentuiy.) This charitable movement resulted in the collection of a fundof money, which sufficed to relieve the immediate distressand leave a surplus for the establishment of a local industryto increase the resources of the Burano population. Unfortunately, the industry at first fixed upon, namely, Plate Ill Ulri- /jKJc 01. VENICE 61 tlmt of making fishermens nets, gave no practical result, thefishermen being too poor to buy the nets. It was then thata suggestion was made by Signor Fambri that an effortshould be made to revive the ancient indu
. History of lace . BURANO Point.—(Late 18th uentuiy.) This charitable movement resulted in the collection of a fundof money, which sufficed to relieve the immediate distressand leave a surplus for the establishment of a local industryto increase the resources of the Burano population. Unfortunately, the industry at first fixed upon, namely, Plate Ill Ulri- /jKJc 01. VENICE 61 tlmt of making fishermens nets, gave no practical result, thefishermen being too poor to buy the nets. It was then thata suggestion was made by Signor Fambri that an effortshould be made to revive the ancient industry of lace-making, and Princess Chigi-Giovanelli and the CountessAndriana Marcello were asked to interest themselves in, andto patronise, a school for this purpose. To this application these ladies yielded a ready assent,and at a late period Queen Margherita graciously consentedto become the president of the institution. When Countess Marcello, who from that time was thelife and soul of the undertaking, began to occupy herselfwith the foundation of the school, she found an old womanin Burano, Cencia Scarpariola. who preserved the traditionsof the art of lace-making, and continued, despite herseventy years and upwards, to make Burano point. As she,however, did not understand the method of teaching herart, the assistance was secured of Madame Ann
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