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Show Irish Point Lace. A woman who does not love lace i? the sort of freak that has never yet been found, and her admiration of it cannot be called a fad, for it is too persistent and varies ouly in its degree of enthusiasm enthu-siasm over the finer and heavier weaves in proportion to its suitability for the purpose she has in mind. There is just now a revival of the .Irish point laco that bids fair to become a veritable crsze before summer. Everybody Every-body is trying to learn how to make it, since the hand made product sells fabulously fabu-lously high in tho shops and its purchase pur-chase is limited to the rich. Narrow, looped edged braid comes by the piecs for the purpose, ranging from 25 cents to $1.50 per dozen yards, and with an outline pattern, a spool of linen thread and a needle intricate and beautiful work is done that rivals the woblike lace of the old world workers. As the latest luxury iu lace demanded by fashion is an elaborate collar of van-dyke van-dyke points, with a smaller set for the sleeves, the clever amateur lacemaker 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 leading merchant mer-chant who saw it. These points are very handsome on fancy silk waists and are extremely effective ef-fective on small boys' suits a la Faunt-leroy. Faunt-leroy. A great deal of it is being made to trim sheer india muslins for the coming com-ing summer, and the fine kind makes handsome ends for soft mull ties. An exquisite center for the table is made of linen a quarter of a yard square, and around this a border of the Irish point of the heavier braid, made all in one piece without any trimmings at the comers. This, with smaller squares set under the caraffes and bonbon bon-bon dishes, gives a lovely effect when used on a polished mahogany table, the red wood shining under the lace. New Ycrk Herald |