In a word, Lace and Ribbons, Silver and Gold Galloons, with the like glittering Gew-Gaws, are so many Lures to Women of weak Minds or low Educations, and, when artificially displayed, are able to fetch down the most airy Coquet from the wildest of her Flights and Rambles.

When Ben Somers heard this attack on you, he told them that your lace was an heirloom.

Will not the ribbons on her bodice, and the lace around her neck, become the most important and delightful objects of discursive commentary?the very fluttering rosettes which burn upon her little instep, and the pearls which glitter in her powdered hair, be of more interest than the fall of thrones?

The lace around Marjorie's neck was a piece that their mother had made towards her own wedding outfit.

"Miss Effingham is very plainly dressed for an only daughter" continued the young lady, "though that lace of her cousin's is real point!

The lace for Miss Minnesota's lingerie; the jewelled comb in Miss Colorado's hair; the hat that would grace Miss New Hampshire; the dress for Madam Delawareall were the results of their farsighted selection.

The lace made here is the most valuable of any manufactured in France.

Lace is an essential to the dress of a woman more than forty years of age.