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panied by Mary of Modena and bis “ duteous ” daughter Anne,visited tbe Scotch capital, that anything like gaiety or dross canbe said to have appalled the eyes of the strait-laced population.

Dryden, sneering at the barbarism of the Scotch capital, writes,in the prologue to a play delivered at Oxford, referring to a portionof the troop that accompanied the court to Scotland—

“ Laced linen there would be a dangerous thing;

It might perhaps a new rebellion bring—

The Scot who wore it would be chosen king.”

The Highlander, however, when in full dress, did not disdainto adopt the falling band and ruffles of guipure or Flanders lace.

A curious relic of this ancient mode may still be found inthe long white crinkled sugar-plums familiar to most people in the1 hindee mixtures, which, from their fancied resemblance to theguipure of the old falls, still bear the name of “ band-ties.”

The advertisements and inventories of the first years of theeighteenth century give us little reason to imagine any changehad been effected in the homely habits of the people.

At the marriage of a daughter of Thomas Smytlie, of Methuen,in 1701, to Sir Thomas Monerieffe, the bride had a head-suit andruffles of outwork which cost nearly six pounds ten shillings. 27Few and scanty advertisements of roups of “ white thread lace ”appear in the journals of the day. 28

27 “In 1701, when Mistress Margnret,daughter of the Huron of Kilravock,married, ‘ ilouneod muslin and lace forcombing cloths,’ appear in her outfit.”—Limes’ Sketches.

2 “ In a pamphlet published 1702, en-titled “An Aecompt carried betweenKngland and Scotland,” alluding to theencouragement of the yarn trade, theauthor says; “ This great improvementcan lie attested by the industry of manyyoung gentlewomen that have little orno portion, by spinning one pound of finelint, and then breaking it into fine flaxand whitening it. One gentlewomantold mo herself that, by making an ounceor two of it into fino bono lace, it wasworth, or she got, twenty pounds Scotsfor that part of it; and might, after samemanner, livo or right pounds sterling out"1 a pound of lint, Unit cost her not one

shilling sterling. Now if a law woremade not to import any muslin (herGrace the Duchess of Hamilton stillwears our finest Scots muslin as a patternto others—sho who may wear the finestapparel) and Holland laco, it would in-duce and stir up many of all ranks towear more fino ‘ Scots lace,’ which wouldencourage and give bread to many younggentlewomen and help their fortunes.”Then, among the products of Scotland bywhich “ wo may balance any nation,” thesame writer mentions “ our wliito thread,and making laces.”

“ On Tuesday, tiie 16th inst., willbegin the roup of several sort of mer-chants’ goods, in the first story of theTurnpyke, above the head of Bells Wynd,from 'J to 12 and 2 till 5. ‘Wliito threadlace .’”—Edinburgh Cvunoit, 170(5.