>From Brewers Dictionary of Phrase and Fable: Doiley / Doyley - a small cloth used to cover dessert plates; but originally it had a much wider meaning. Thus Dryden speaks of doyley petticoats; and Steele, in No. 102 of the Tatler, speaks of his doiley suit. The Doyleys were linen-drapers, No. 346, east corner of Upper Wellington Street, Strand, from the time of Queen Anne to the year 1850.
Andrea Lamble in a glorious Cambridge, UK where the croquet set has had an outing this afternoon!> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: lace@arachne.com> Subject: [lace] Origin of D'Oyley> Date: Sun, 8 Jun 2008 09:04:04 +0200> > A round lace or crocheted mat is known as a D'Oyley or as in South Africa as a> doiley. Does anybody have any idea where the name originated. I would assume> that it was named after a person by that name but why? I suppose something> along the lines of a cardigan which was named after Lord Cardigan. Any> ideas?> Jeanette Fischer, Western Cape, South Africa.> > -> To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line:> unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to> [EMAIL PROTECTED] _________________________________________________________________ - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
