Lace, its origin and history . Real Duchesse.. Real Irish Crochet. 28 Lace: Its Origin and History. Aurillac.—A pillow or bobbin lace, made at Aurillac, in France.In the early period of its manufacture it was a close-woven fabric,resembling tbe guipure of Genoa and Flanders, but later it resembledEnglish point. The laces of Aurillac ended with the Revolution. Auvergne.—A pillow lace made at the French city of Auvergneand the surrounding district. Ave Maria.—A narrow lace used for edging. (See Dieppe lace.) Baby.—A narrow lace used for edging, and made principally in theEnglish counties of Bedf

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Lace, its origin and history . Real Duchesse.. Real Irish Crochet. 28 Lace: Its Origin and History. Aurillac.—A pillow or bobbin lace, made at Aurillac, in France.In the early period of its manufacture it was a close-woven fabric, resembling tbe guipure of Genoa and Flanders, but later it resembledEnglish point. The laces of Aurillac ended with the Revolution. Auvergne.—A pillow lace made at the French city of Auvergneand the surrounding district. Ave Maria.—A narrow lace used for edging. (See Dieppe lace.) Baby.—A narrow lace used for edging, and made principally in theEnglish counties of Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire and Northamp-tonshire. These laces are ordinarily of simple design and specially em-ployed in adorning infants caps. Though this fashion went out inGreat Britain, the ladies of America held to the trimmed infants capsuntil the breaking out of the Civil War, and up to that date large quan-tities of this lace were exported to America. Basket.—A lace so woven or plaited as to resemble basket-work.It is mention