QUEEN'S LACE MAKER
AGED LADY HAS MADE EMBROIDERY FOR THE CORONATION
Mrs. Jane Morris of Shelton in Northamptonshire Has Been Working Hard Weaving Three-Quarters of an Inch a Day of Exquisite Pillow Lace For Her Majesty's Ceremonial Robes.
In a little cottage in the pastoral village of Shelton, near Rushden, in Northamptonshire in England, Mrs. Jane Morris, a little old woman, has been putting forth every energy to complete an assignment given her by Queen Mary. Mrs. Morris must have a certain number of yards of wonderful lace ready for her Majesty's use,on the occasion of the coronation. The lace is known as Bedfordshire pillow lace, and with it Queen Mary will have some of her coronation garments embroidered. Mrs. Morris has been at work on the lace since last October and must have it done on time. THe lace is of exquisite beauty and it takes the little old woman a full day to make three-quarters of an inch of it. It is five inches wide and it requires 184 bobbins to work out the design.
Just what Mrs. Morris is to be paid is not known, but it stands to reason that after having such an assignment from the Queen she will have no cause to fear the workhouse or to ask the Government for an old-age pension.
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The illustration accompanying this article is clearly a handdrawn copy of the photograph of Mrs. Morris that is found in Thomas Wright's book Romance of the Lace Pillow.
Greetings from Beautiful British Columbia Esther Perry
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