DOILIES. 
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sisal hemp and banana fibres. The fibres are 
merely crocheted in elaborate designs and 
have a fringe of the same material. 
Lace bark doilies. Of more elaborate 
and tedious manufacture are the lace bark 
doilies (PL III. 26). The lace bark is used as 
a foundation (or forms the doily) and on it 
are pasted, cut out in various designs, some 
or all of the following materials : — 
The white tissue-paper-like layer of a 
leaf of a dagger plant, which can be distin- 
guished from the seed-wings of either the 
Wild Allamanda or the Spatliodea as both the 
latter glisten in a full light ; the mountain 
cabbage “bark” is brown (occasionally white) 
and crisp, while the spatha or sheath of the 
breadfruit blossom is soft and almost light 
buff in colour ; the Lichens (red and grey), 
Moss, Velvet Leaf, and Lace Bark cannot be 
mistaken. 
Starch-paste or gum arabic is used, alum 
being added to keep off insects. 
The picture of a market woman, driving 
her donkey to market, ranks among the more 
elaborate designs^ while plain geometrical fig- 
ures represent the simpler. 
Fancy Work, 
Tea tray cloths, table centres, lamp shades, 
photo frames, (PL III. 22) fans, wall baskets, 
etc., are also made with the materials used for 
the doily. 
Plant Noiss. 
Banana, (See Baskets, p. 7.) 
Bagger, (See Hats, p. 13.) 
Ferns, (See Fernwork, p. 20,) 
