Geschichten von Personen und Orten in Europa. te, butthat waren die beschäftigten Frauen, die könnten nicht so ohne weiteres Freiheit frompersecution in fremden Ländern suchen. Sie blieben zu Hause, und wenn die countryemerged aus Ihre Mühe, nahm ihre Spulen wieder. Jede Stadt, wo Klöppeln auf durchgeführt wird, hat ihre eigenen Muster, whichhave unten von der Mutter zur Tochter seit Generationen weitergegeben wurde. Manyof der Arbeiter leben und sterben in den Häusern, in denen sie geboren wurden, arbeiten asthey wurden von ihren Müttern oder großmüttern beigebracht. Damit aus den Händen Belgien. 221 der Frauen von Malines kommt die brabanter Spitzen; von tho

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Stories of persons and places in Europe . te, butthat the workers were women, who could not so readily seek freedom frompersecution in foreign lands. They remained at home, and when the countryemerged from her trouble, took up their bobbins again. Each town, where lace making is carried on, has its own patterns, whichhave been handed down from mother to daughter for generations. Manyof the workers live and die in the houses where they were born, working asthey were taught by their mothers or grandmothers. Thus from the hands Belgium. 221 of the women of Malines comes the Mechlin lace; from those of Valenciennes, the lace of that name, and from the capital city, the rich Brussels lace nsedfor bridal and ball dresses, and to adorn the robes of queens and courtlyladies. The work is divided among the makers, one doing the groundwork, another the flowers, another attaching the flowers to the ground. A very important part of lace making is spinning the thread. Nomachine can be contrived to do this work, for it requires human care and. ~<^i^i—.——?-? ~ TJ^»yfe, .c FISHERMEN. vigilance. Only the skillful fingers of the Belgians have yet been able toproduce it. The finest thread for lace-making is made in Brussels, in damp under-ground cellars. For it is so extremely fine that the dry air above groundcauses it to break. There are many old thread makers in Brussels, whohave passed nearly their whole lives, spinning like spiders in their dampcellars. The spinner has a piece of dark blue paper as a back-ground againstwhich to watch her flax, and as soon as she sees the least unevenness in it, she breaks it off and takes a new piece. This fine flax, prepared especially 222 Persons and Places in Europe. for the thread spinners, is very costly, and none of the pieces broken off arewasted. The weavers of the Lace are more fortunate than the spinners. They cantake their thread and Lace pillow into the open air, the park or garden. Inmany of the towns there is a particular stree

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