The woman's book, dealing practically with the modern conditions of home-life, self-support, education, opportunties, and every-day problems (1894)
New York, C. Scribner's sons · leaf 280
ssentially picturesqueadornment, gaining its name from theArabic, it is said—macrame signifyingfringed border. The table-draperyin Paul Veroneses picture of Jesus inSimons house, has a fine example of this work. For use with the coarseecru stuffs now popular, or for border-ing a mantel-shelf or… … Macrame. (Old Italian.) Macrame is carried to perfection atthe Albergo de Poveri, at Genoa,where it is done by girls and childrentrained to copy the models of oldchurch lace. As will be seen from theaccompanying illustrations, this workhas in it too much that is truly ar-tistic to be allowed to…
Women · Home Economics · Interior decoration
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