Show ornamental thimbles at one time apart from the shape which w ts la imperative thimbles were decorated with all kinds of prec precious tous stones at the tip and these were of course designated more tor for ornament than use when it was the fashion as sheridan remarks for fine ladles indies to play piny nt at fine work according to the irish world ladles ladies in our grandmothers days besides seeing to the household and personal linen generally worked in delicate material to in silks and satins gatins when a smaller thimble was brought into play and used with some of the witchery of the fan |