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A history of hand-made lace : Dealing with the origin of lace, the growth of the great lace centres, the mode of manufacture, the methods of distinguishing and the care of various kinds of lace ... (1900)

Jackson, Emily, "Mrs. F. Nevill Jackson,", 1861- · London : L.U. Gill ; New York : C. Scribner's Sons · leaf 64

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Thishead - covering- is still much used inSpain, though it is no longer the uni-versal headwear of every class as itwas in the eighteenth century. EIGHTEENTH CENTURY. 39 dressing-gown of the lady is all of guipure, trimmed at the sides, where itopens over a petticoat; rich Point de France edges the… … George Washington, President of the United States (1732—1799). He wears the lace cravat and sleeve ruffles of theperiod. The eighteenth century was the age of ruffles and jabots; fortunes were Fortunesspent on them, and many are the jokes in the literature of the day at the ^yff^gexpense of those…

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