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implicated in the murder of her son. The writer saw at Chantillyan aged lace-maker employed in making a lace ground of hair onthe pillow, used, she was informed, by wigmakers to give theparting of the hair; hut the fabric must he identical with thepoint tresse sent by the mother of Darnley to the Queen of Scots.Point tresse, when made out of the hair of aged people, was mostprized, as the silver grey colour gave great effect to the workman-ship ; it was occasionally to be met with, and, from its rarity, itfetched a high price. Some districts gained a reputation for thiswork; according to Turner—

“ And Bedford’s matrons wove tlieir snowy locks.’’

It may be detected by the glittering of the hair when held up tocatch the sunbeams, or by frizzing when exposed to the test of fire,instead of blazing.

With this casual mention of point tresse we conclude the reignof Queen Elizabeth.