In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Jean Nathan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes
> Who wears >lined dresses nowadays? Only those who can afford to buy couture clothes I >suspect. Which takes me back several years to when our lace group had a day out in Bridgnorth, Shropshire (actually, it was May 1993, thinking about it) and visited the Museum of Costume and Childhood (I'm not sure if it is still there, but I think it is) where they have some quite interesting lace in their collection. One of the items displayed was a dress previously owned by the late Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother, (probably on loan) which had been made by Norman Hartnell. Even that wasn't lined! There was also a tremendous lace flounce, made for one of the European royal families from the symbols included in the design - which was shown to us because we were lacemakers - you do need to identify your interests to the staff when you visit the smaller museums! One thing I remember was a board displaying crochet samples - most unusual. (Bridgnorth is one of the stations on the Severn Valley Railway, a preserved line running steam trains on a daily basis most of the year; it is not far from Telford where there are various heritage museums, well worth a visit if you are coming to the UK and need to give in to husband and children occasionally! It is also within easy reach of Stourbridge - where The Lace Guild have their HQ, The Hollies). -- Jane Partridge - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
