I am reading Charlotte Elizabeth's 1843 book The wrongs of woman, the fourth part has to do with lacemaking in a rural cottage. The woman to whom the heroine Annie is apprenticed is heavily pregnant. She gives birth to a son, and immediately is making lace in her bed. She gives the infant "Godfrey's" which is a syrup of opium "to keep him quiet" so he won't cry and only nurses him three times a day. Annie is horrified. The infant doesn't whimper but he is starving. The woman's three year old daughter is already silently sewing lace all day until she drops away into sleep.
On Thu, May 24, 2018 at 9:54 AM, Devon Thein <[email protected]> wrote: > Also there was some old story, donât know the source, that when the wealthy > had trouble hiring servants they would conspire to not buy lace, thus > forcing the lace makers to go âinto serviceâ. Being in service was less > appealing. > Devon > > - > To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] containing the line: > unsubscribe lace [email protected]. For help, write to > [email protected]. Photo site: > http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/ > - To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [email protected]. For help, write to [email protected]. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
