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AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS 



February, 1908 



pillows and bobbins are brought out of ancient chests in the 

 garrets or mahogany desks and drawers, and the bobbins go 

 clicking away as the twentieth century girl tries to make lace 

 as did her ancestors, more than a hundred years ago, from 

 a pattern pinned to the pillow in front of her. To-day, as 



Modeling Pottery 



girls are able to make fairly good pay by this handicraft. 

 It started under the auspices of the South End House, one 

 of the college settlements, as an experiment, but soon gave 

 sufficient reason for its being, by turning out good work, for 

 which ready sale was found. The original instructor of the 

 girls was a lace enthusiast, who has some rare pieces of her 

 own and who can make the finest rose point and the old 

 Venetian laces, an art which is probably known to but few 

 Weaving a Rug people in this country and which she acquired in Europe. 



Besides the making of various kinds of lace, the employees 

 many years ago, the best cotton for the finest lace is brought do a great deal of repairing of almost priceless pieces which 

 from Europe. would otherwise be sent abroad for this purpose. Silver work 



A nourishing lace industry is carried on in Boston, and the and spinning are other arts successfully practised. 



A Comer of the Arts and Crafts Shop 



