Palliser, Bury, Mrs., 1805-1878, Jourdain, Margaret, Dryden, Alice · New York : C. Scribner's Sons · leaf 372
on ofwomen and girls, a great number of whom have no othermeans of subsistence, there is also a large number of dealerswho buy their laces, to send them into other parts of thekingdom, to Spain, and the islands of America. This tradeis free, without any corporation ; but those who make lacewithout… … Petit Poussin.—Dieppe. • embroidered muslins, and gauzes have gained the preference ;yet good workers earn suthcient to live comfortably; butthose who have not the requisite dexterity would do well toseek some other trade, as inferior lace-workers are unable toearn sufficient for a maintenance. ^°…
Lace and lace making
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