In 1840, a fabric of "point plat de Bruxelles dite de Genève" was established at Geneva.
By the sumptuary laws of Zurich,[[728]] which were most severe, women were especially forbidden to wear either blonde or thread lace, except upon their caps. This must have been a disadvantage to the native fabrics, "for Zurich," says Anderson, "makes much gold, silver, and thread lace."
Several pattern-books for lace were published in Switzerland in the later years of the sixteenth century; one, without a date, but evidently printed at Zürich about 1540, by C. Froschowern, is entitled, Nüw Modelbüch allerley Gattungen Däntel, etc. Another one, entitled New Model-buch, printed by G. Strauben, 1593, at St. Gall, is but a reprint of the third book of Vecellio's Corona. Another, called also Sehr Newe Model-Buch, was published at Basle in 1599, at the printing-house of Ludwig Künigs.
CHAPTER XXI.
DENMARK, SWEDEN AND RUSSIA.
DENMARK.
"Eraste.—Miss, how many parties have you been to this week?
"Lady.—I do not frequent such places; but if you want to know how much lace I have made this fortnight, I might well tell you."
—Holberg. The Inconstant Lady.