Palliser, Bury, Mrs., 1805-1878, Dryden, Alice, Jourdain, Margaret · London : Sampson Low, Marston · leaf 326
in thethickness of the cordonnet, which thickens when put intowater. The horsehair edge also draws up the ground, andmakes the lace rigid and heavy. He likewise finds faultwith the modes or fancy stitches of the Alencon, andstates that much point is sent from there to Brussels to havethe modes… … Argentella, t)R P(iintii)Alen<,i>n a reseau Rosace.—Period Louis XV. To face page 194. ALEiYfON 195 c,^eneral designations of points de France it is difficultto say. An eminent writer states the name was continuedtill the Revolution, but this is a mistake. The last inventoryin which we have…
Lace and lace making -- History
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