Palliser, Bury, Mrs., 1805-1878, Dryden, Alice, Jourdain, Margaret · London : Sampson Low, Marston · leaf 284
e cravats were either worn of point, in onepiece, or partlv of muslin tied, with falling lace ends.^(Fig. 75.) In 167i) the king gave a fete at Marly to the elite of hisl)rilliant court. When, at sunset, the ladies retired to repairtheir toilettes, previous to the ball, each found in… … Loivois. 1691.—(From his statue by Girardon. M. tie Versailles.) 1674, she purchased the estate from which she afterwardsderived her title of Maintenon, anxious to render it pro-ductive, she enticed Flemish workers from the frontier toesta])lish a lace manufacture upon her newly-acquired…
Lace and lace making -- History
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