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312 CULTIVATION OF EA[ALE INDUSTRY IN IR...
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_. . . . The Irish Female Population Has...
Mrs . Tottenham of New Ross , brought the goods of their districts to a superior degree of excellence . Their skilland that
exhibited very at Clonesis the result of peculiar culture ; and , it is only to be deplored that , it has not the element of perpetuitysince with
, the individuals disappear the principles of guidance that have prolonged the character of their work beyond that of places where
the sanie force is no longer in action . The sewed muslin manufacture , which has also been the subject
of a great commercial speculation rather than of a diligent elaborationis now likewise suffering a severe depression . An address
was , lately presented to Her Majesty , praying her to aid in the restoration of this fabric to public favor by according to it her royal
patronage . The Queen , like a good tradeswoman , suggests in her lthe cultivation of the commodity ; and directs that the best
instructions repy and newest atternsshould be sent for to France for the purpose , . This is an p impressive , admission of our national
deficiency , and on it is chargeable many of our industrial disasters . Foreiembroidery takes the lead of all that our skill and labor
cando gn and that for the reason that it is carried on under trained Intelli ; gence , . "Wherever this is obtained in Ireland , the best efforts
are made to compete with French and Swiss work ; but as the culture is onlderived from the same benevolent energy called forth
hy the crisis y of poverty that promoted the lace manufacture , it is an equalluntenable heritage . These two employments were
y peculiarly suited to the requirements of Irishwomen , and both are now involved in the same predicament . Neither are keeping pace
with commercial progress , although they abundantly possess the elements of power . Of the capabilities of our lace manufacture to
bear considerable extension , no doubt is entertained by those who understand the nature of the fabric and its possibilities . The
highest authority , that of the originators of it , goes to affirm _, that It is revivable and revisablesubmissive to cultureand fertile of
resource ; and the opinion of , the tradesmen who have , transacted business in it is , that its future utterly depends on its cultivation .
These testimonies we cannot disregard . To do so is to neglect practical adviceand to become culpable in the highest degree .
The responsibilit , y of knowledge is on us ; and it remains our duty to improve the talents in our chargeand to study to develop them
, in the manner most conducive to our social benefit . S . Mebiditii .
Cobk .
312 Cultivation Of Ea[Ale Industry In Ir...
312 CULTIVATION OF EA [ ALE INDUSTRY IN _IRELAND .
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English Woman’s Journal (1858-1864), July 1, 1862, page 312, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ewj/issues/ewj_01071862/page/24/
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