Very interesting. What year does this event take place in? Devon
-----Original Message----- From: pene piip <p...@eggo.org> To: Arachne Arachne <lace@arachne.com> Sent: Thu, Aug 6, 2009 9:42 am Subject: [lace] Lace in Literature Last year DH & I watched the TV Mini-series titled "Casanova" which stars David Tennant & Peter O'Toole as the lead character. I was intrigued about his memoirs & found that the Tartu Public Library had all 6 books as English translations by Arthur Machen. Since discovering these big books I've been reading them (to DH at bedtime) & I am reading Volume 4 at present.  In Chapter XVII on page 464, I read this passage: "Agatha had no dress that was good enough, so I charged Madame Dupré to provide one at my expense, and I was well served. It is well known that when this sort of people dip their fingers into other people's purses they are not sparing, but that was just what I wanted. Agatha promised to dance all the quadrilles with me, and to return to Turin with Madame Dupré. On the day fixed for the ball I stayed to dinner at the Dupré's to be present at Agatha's toilette. Her dress was a rich and newly-made Lyon silk, and the trimming was an exquisite Alençon point lace, of which the girl did not know the value. Madame R------, who had arranged the dress, and Madame Dupré, had received instructions to say nothing about it to her."  I've come across other references to lace in previous volumes but this w as the first time the type of lace was mentioned.  Pene in Tartu, Estonia  - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com
