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Show a wonsm who does ncrt love law - the sort of freak that has raver yet been found, and her admiration of it cannot bo called a fad, for it is too persistent and varies only in its degree of enthu siasin over the finer and heavier weaves u proportion to its suitability for th( purpose she has in mind. There is just now a revival of th Irish point lace that bids fair to become a veritable craze beforo summer. Everybody Every-body is trying to learn how to make it since tho hand made product sells fabulously fabu-lously high in the shops and its pur chase is limited to the rioh. Narrow looped edged braid comes by the pieo for tho purpose, ranging from 25 cent Jo 1.50 per dozen yards, and with an outline pattern, a spool of linen thread and a needle intricate and beautifu? work is done that rivals tho weblike lacf of the old world workers. As the latest luxury in lace demanded by fashion is an elaborate collar of van-dyke van-dyke points, with a smaller sot for the sleeves, tho clover amateur lacemakei Is trying her utmost skill upon these and with such success that one of them was recently offered a large sum of money for such a set by a loading merchant mer-chant who saw it. These points are very handsome on fancy silk waists and are extremely e fcotivo on small boys' suits a la Faunfr-Icroy. Faunfr-Icroy. A great deal of it is boing made to trim sheer india muslins for the coming com-ing summer, and the fine kind makes baudsomo ends for soft mull ties. An exquisite center for the tabla is rondo of linen a quarter of a yard eqnnre, and around this a border of the rish point of tho heavier braid, made all an one pieco without any trimmingo at the corners. This, with smalles squares set under tho caraffes and bon-?on bon-?on clisnes, gives a lovoly effeot when used on a polished mahogany table, th1 tsd woed Bl'iiii"" r"r tbn laoa.pv-7 |