Last night I finished reading Volume 4 of Casanova's Memoirs.
On page 634 there was another reference to lace.
"When I awoke the next morning I wrote to Zenobia to buy three dresses
of the finest Lyons silk for three young ladies of rank. I sent the
necessary measurements, and instructions as to the trimming. The
Countess Ambrose's dress was to be white satin with a rich border of
Valenciennes lace."
On page 642 when the Countess is wearing the dress that Casanova
designed, she says:
"But what a beautiful piece of trimming! It is worth four times as much
as the dress itself."
Now I have to return this book to the library & check out the next volume.
I had also checked out a DVD of Thomas Hardy's "Far from the Madding
Crowd" which was a delight to watch. I loved the lace collar on the
black dress that Bathsheba wore to the Christmas party.
Warm regards,
Pene in Tartu, Estonia
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