| Show maltese lace all genuine maltese lace ls Is handmade and 1 le e Inhabit inhabitants arts ol of the islands are arn srn ly opio opposed sed to tb any form of laborsaving labor saving machinery the industry is almost exclusively confined t to women and girls and in ny fai nilles have special designs that are handed down from one gene to another two or three firms practically control the output of 0 the islands most alost of the lace ex exports porte is made on the island ct cf gozo si and cotton are the materials ma mat trials rials used the demand in america for this work is 13 be becoming comin greater ever every tear bear |