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102 HISTORY OF LACE. —hence it is sometimes called “ broderie de M alines.” 37 It was made at Mechlin, Antwerp, Lierre, and Turnhout, but the manu facture has long been on the decline. Lately, however, it appears to have partially revived. Previous to 1665, as elsewhere stated, the name was given to all pillow laces of which the pattern was relieved by a flat thread. It was only this that distinguished it from Valenciennes. When in the eighteenth century the reseau ground was adopted, Malines still continued the bride also, which was generally preferred, especially in France. 33 According to Savary, the laces of Ypres, Bruges, Dunkirk, and Courtrai, passed at Paris under that name. 39 The statute of Charles II. having placed a bar to the intro duction of Flanders lace into England, Mechlin neither appears in the advertisements nor inventories of the time. We find mention of this lace in France as early as Anne of Austria, who is described in the memoirs of Marion de l’Orme as wearing a veil “ en frizette de Malines.” 40 Again, the Marechal de la Motte, who died in 1627, has, noted in his inventory, 41 a pair of Mechlin ruffles. Kegnard, who visited Flanders in 1681, writes from Mechlin : “ The common people here, as throughout all Flanders, occupy themselves in making the white lace known as Malines, and the Beguinage, the most considerable in the country, is supported by the work of the Beguines, in which they excel greatly.” 42 When, in 1669, the English prohibition w'as removed, Mechlin lace became the grand fashion, and continued so during the suc ceeding century. Queen Mary anticipated the repeal by some years, for, in 1694, she purchased two yards of knotted fringe for her Mechlin ruffles, 43 which leads us to hope she had brought the lace with her from Holland; though, as early as 1699, we have 37 “Une paire de mancliettes de den telle de Malines brodee. “Quatre bonnets de unit gnrnis de Malines brode'e.”—Inv. dedecesde Made moiselle de Charollais, 1758. 38 Inv. de la Duchetse de Bourbon, 1720. “ 1701. Deux ficlius garnis de dentelle de Malines a bride on rez< au, “ Une cravatte avec les mancliettes de point de Malines a bride. “Deux autres crnvattes de dentelle de Malines a rezeau et trois paires de man- cbettes de pareille dentelle.’’—Inv. de Franf. I'liehjpeavx Loisel. Bib. Nat. MSS. F. Fr. 11,459. 30 Inn. de deces de Madame Anne, Palatine de Baviere, Prineesse de Conde, 1723. Arch. Nat. X. 10,005. 40 In the accounts of Madame du Barry, we have “ Malines batarde a bold ure.” 41 See p. 25. 42 “ Voyage en Flandre, ’1081. 43 B. M. Add. MSS. No. 5751.