In a message dated 11/20/2004 1:04:10 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
About 40 years ago, a lady gave the Metropolitan Museum in New York a collection of antique hand-carved Neapolitan (Italian) angels and figures walking to visit the Christ Child in the Manger. I saw them the first year of installation. At the time, the largest artificial Christmas tree made to-date was created for this collection. It was placed in front of a Spanish choir screen, where it has been erected every year since. It is very close to the stairs that lacemakers take down to the Ratti Center. Gunnel and I have been watching the erection of this tree which takes quite a while, possibly because the donor and now perhaps her daughter are involved in decorating it themselves standing in a cherry picker. The donor also pays all the expenses for setting up the tree each year. A charming tradition. The angels are already on it. But the figures were not set up around the base as of yesterday. I have been told that the figures are set up differently each year. Devon - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
