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Show Maltese Lace. All genulno mnlteso lnco Is hand-rondo, hand-rondo, and Uo Inhabitants of tho Islands Isl-ands nro strongly opposod to any form of labor-saving machinery. Tho In dustry Is nlmo3t exclusUcly conflntd to womon and girls, and m ny families havo special designs that are handod down from ono gcnerntlcn to another. anoth-er. Two or throo firms practically control tho output of tho Islands. Most of the laco cxporte' Is mado on the Island of Gozo. Sit . nnd cotton nro tho mat rials used. Tho doninnd In America for this work Is becoming greater every year. |