"Yes, my dear. The best is the beaver, but many hats are now made of the fur of the rabbit. Emily, do you recollect to what bird we are indebted for those fine long feathers which you see in the regimental hats of our officers; and which are now so universally worn by ladies in their bonnets?"
"They come from the ostrich, I believe," replied Emily.
"You are right, my love, but let us follow your mamma, who seems inclined to purchase that beautiful veil from the
LACE MAN.
Lace Shop
That truly elegant and costly article of a lady's dress, namely lace, is brought to the highest perfection in Brussels, which you know is in Flanders, and in the French provinces in general."
"But we have English lace, papa," said Miss Durnford.
"Certainly, but it is far inferior to the foreign. In Buckinghamshire and Bedfordshire, great quantities are made annually by the poor people, who subsist by the sale of this article. I have seen British lace which has been very handsome, for instance, the black as well as the white lace gowns belonging to your mother. They will not, however, stand a comparison with the same article of foreign manufacture."
"Pray, papa," said Theodore, "look at that tall thin old gentleman who is standing at the