FRANCE TO LOUIS XIY. 123 Michaud, entering into the most minute regulations for the toilet, especially excited the risibility of the people. It was never carried out. The caricatures of this period are admirable: one represents a young cavalier fresh rigged in his plain-bordered linen, according to the ordinance, eyeing with a look of despair a box of discarded laces :— 40 “ II me semble pourtant a mes yeux Qu’avec de l’or et la dantelle Je m’ajuste encore bien mieiix.” Alluding to the plain-bordered collars, now ordered by the prohibition of 1(539, the “ Satyrique de la Court ” sings:— “Nagueres Ton n’osoit banter les damoiselles Quo l’on n’eust le colet bien garni de dentclles ; Maintenant on se rit et se moque de ceux la Qui desirent encore paroistre avec cela. Les fraises et colets a bor.l sont en usage, Sans faire mention de tons en dentellag<c” France at this time paying large sums to Italy and Flanders for lace, the wearing of it is altogether prohibited, under pain of confiscation and a fine of 6009 livres. 41 The queen mother, regardless of edicts, has over passements d’or and all sorts of forbidden articles, “pour servir a la layette que sa majeste a eirvoye en Angleterre.” 42 Within scarce one year of each other passed away Marie de Medicis, Richelieu, and Louis XIII. The king’s effigy was exposed on its “lit de parade vetue d’une chemise de toile de Hollande avec de tres belles dantelles de point ( le Cennes au collet et aux manches.” 43 So say the chroniclers. 40 “ Le Courtisan Reforme, suivant 1 Edit de l’annee 1633 and again, “ Le Jardin de la Noblesse Frangoise dans lequel ce peut cueillir leur maniere de Vottement,” 1629. 41 April 1G36. 12 1631. “ Tresorei ie de la Reino Marie tie Me'dicis.” Arch. Nat. K. K. 191. 43 Yulson de la Colombiere, “ Pompes ■ qn’on pratique aux obseques des Eois de France.”