lace.

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sumption in France, but, from the beginning of the last century,little used, save by the lower classes. Many old persons mayremember the term, “ beggars’ lace. ’ „

5. Mignonette. 19 —A light, line, pillotv 1»«,fil,” 30 also “ point de tulle,” from the ground resembling that •It was made of Lille thread, bleached at Antwerp, o twidths, never exceeding 2 or 3 inches. Ibis lace was 1

factored at Lille and Arras, and also in the environs o ■ ■ »

in Lorraine, Auvergne, Normandy, and Svitzeilanc. u 'article of considerable export, and at times in high tavour, i

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its lightness and clear ground, for head-dresses 31 and other

trimmings. 32

3. Point de Paris, or point double.

23 1729. “ Huit palatines iant pointsf l Uu mignonettes.” — Jnv. de deces drIjouise Henrietta, de Bourlx>n~Conty,Princesse du Sung, Duchesse de Orleans.Arch. N»t. X. 10,077.

u Trcnte-vingt paires de manchettes,quatre coiiffures, le tout tnnt de differentspoint qu’Angleterre, miguonetteB quotulles.”—lin'd.

1761. “ Fichus garnis h trois rangs deblonde de fil bur entoilnge.”— Inv. deCharlotte Aglae d'Ortians, Princesse daSang, Duchesse de Modi-ne (daughter ofthe Regent).

1789. Ruffles of blonde de fil appearalso in the Inc. de deceit de Monseigneurle Due de Duran. I lib Nat. MSS. f ■Er. 11,440.

30 1758. “ XT

i raugB de blonde do fil sur en-ge.”— Inv. de Mademoiselle Louisee de Bourbon Condtf de Ckarollaisor of Mademoiselle de Clermont).Ii. Nat. X. 10,076.

“ On employe aussi pour leg coiiffuresa mignonette, et on a tellement per-onne cette dentelle, que estant pen deio dans son commencement est de-ue de consequence et mcme tres chere,tends, la plus fine qu’on fait sur denx patrons.”— Is- Merc-ure Galant,

9.

It frequently appears in the adver-ments of the Lust century. In thesottish Advertiser,” 1769, we findmerated among the stock in trade,

nc poire de manchettes a