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Show I1 Maltese Lace. 'All genuine multese li.c Is handmade, hand-made, and tho Inhabitants of the tsl-nndK.nru tsl-nndK.nru strongly opposed to nny form of labor-saving machinery. Thu Industry In-dustry Ib almost cxeltiHlvely confined to women nnd girls, nnd many families havo special designs Unit nro handed down from one generation tonnoth. or. Two or threu Anns practically control tho output of tho Islands. MoBt of tho lace exported Is made on (ho Island of Onto, Silk and cotton nro tho mutorln!n used. Tho demand In America for this work Is becoming greater every year. |