Blanc, Charles, 1813-1882 · London : Chapman and Hall · leaf 231
ADORNMENT. 217 beautiful. All is relative to the wearer, lier personal appearance, her moral characteristics, not to mention the harmony indispensable between an ornament so delicate and valuable as lace, and the other portions of the dress. Often an elegant woman entering a lace warehouse is asked… … POINT DE GAZE, RÉSEAU AND FLEURS IN NEEDLE WORK. answer. And yet what a useful question, if it were candidly answered, and the questioner had good taste. What a difference there should be between lace worn by a young woman and that which is suitable for a dowager ! The rank of the person, her style…
Clothing and dress · Decoration and ornament · Fashion and art
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