. 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 . -grey satin has a beautifuleffect under lace when it isperfectly clean, but the tintIsabeau on grey satin is notpretty, nor, indeed, on anyother colour. Red of a richcardinal colour is effective, butyellow is undesirable, as thecolour of pure unbleached flax,which is the natural colour ofold lace, does not harmonisewell with that of the buttercup. Whatever thebackground,the lace should be pinned upo
. 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 . -grey satin has a beautifuleffect under lace when it isperfectly clean, but the tintIsabeau on grey satin is notpretty, nor, indeed, on anyother colour. Red of a richcardinal colour is effective, butyellow is undesirable, as thecolour of pure unbleached flax,which is the natural colour ofold lace, does not harmonisewell with that of the buttercup. Whatever thebackground,the lace should be pinned uponit with sharp, fine steel pins-Put in as few pins as possible,and allow the lace to hang inits own graceful folds if it beof the Alencon point Gaze andembroidered net variety. If old guipure knotted laces and other thick kinds are to be displayed, they should be laidout flat, and the escalops firmly pinned against the wall of the cabinet. Arrange thebackground with as much variety as possible. Perhaps an insertion of guipure mayoutline the top, a fine Brussels or Argentan lappet hang on one side, while a Buranofan is set sideways, open two-thirds of its whole extent. If a Limerick scarf, a. Old Casket, with modern lock and fresh rose satin lining,used for storing choice specimens of Needle-pointand Bobbin Laces. THE CARE OF LACE. 93 should belabelled. Label suitable for Specimenof Lace in small collection. Brussels berthe or Venice collar be in the possession of the collector, such aspecimen should drape the entire background, and fan and lappets be displayedupon a shelf. It is a great convenience when the shelves are movable so as to form trays ;they can then be slipped out of the cupboard to allow of the examination ofany particular specimen without disarranging the whole. Small pieces of flounce or edging should be laid across in straight rows, such Specimens majesty of ordered lines being, however, occasionally broken by a handkerchief, °£rt„folded jabot, or half-open
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