104 HISTORY OF LACE. employ the workers and all the town with lace. Though they gain but two-pence halfpenny daily, it is a good worker who will finish a Flemish yard (28 inches) in a fortnight.” Mechlin is essentially a summer lace, not becoming in itself, but charming when worn over colour (Fig. 53). It found great favour at the court of the Regent, as the inventories of the period attest. Much of this lace, judging from these accounts, was made in the style of the modern insertion, witli an edging on both sides, Fig. 54. wmmm SIPBPPii Mechlin. Formerly belonging to Qneen Charlotte. End of eighteenth century. “ canvpane, ’ and, being light in texture, was well adapted for the gathered trimmings, later termed “ quilles,” 46 now better known as “ plisses a la vieille.” 47 Mechlin can never have been used as a ‘‘dentelle de grande toilette;” it served for coiffures de nuit, garnitures de corset, ruffles, and cravats. 48 48 “ On cliamarro les jupes en quilles de dentelles plissees.”—Mercure Galant, 1678. “ Un volant dentelle d’Angleterre plissee.”—Extraordinaire du Mercure, Quartier d'Esle, 1678. 47 “ 1741. Une coiffure de nuit de Ma- lines a raizeau campanee de deux pieces. “ Une paire de manches de Maliues brodee ii raizeau campanee, un tour de gorge, et une garniture de corset.”—lnv. de Mademoiselle de Clermont. “ 1761. Une paire de manches de Malines brides non campane'e, tour de gorge, et garniture de corset.”—Inc. de la Duchesse de Modene. 48 “ 1720. Une garniture de teste a trois pieces de dentelle de Malines a bride.