HISTORY OF LACE.

an abundant outlet for lw*r industry in those gold colonies ofSouth America which have since escaped from her grasp.

Point d’Espagne, in the usual sense of the word, signifies thatgold or silver lace, sometimes embroidered in colours, so largelyconsumed in France during the reign of Louis XIV.

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