Ahem, small correction-- Stephen Leacock was Canadian!
Avital,
Proud Canadian from Toronto and Kitchener, Ontario
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From: "ann DURANT" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
I am reminded of an essay by an American essayist called Stephen Leacock, in
an old book of his works that was muc
I am reminded of an essay by an American essayist called Stephen Leacock, in
an old book of his works that was much loved by my father. And I do mean
OLD! - my father's copy had pages which had had to be cut on purchase, in
order to read it.
This particular essay was based on the old style Mathem
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Sent: Saturday, August 28, 2004 2:41 AM
Subject: Re: [lace] Auction pictures--chantilly shawl
> > > OK, If it took 10 women, 10 years to make one of those
> >shawls
>
>
> Whoaback. Think a bit. This is an old wives
tale...exaggeration.
>
> These
I have heard that there was a tablecloth in Venice on display that
supposedly took ten women ten years to make. I have also heard this figure in
reference to another piece owned by a friend. It seems to be a favorite time
measurement in the lace world. Shall we all keep our eyes peeled for ot
> OK, If it took 10 women, 10 years to make one of those
shawls
Whoaback. Think a bit. This is an old wives tale...exaggeration.
These lacemakers were proficient. They did this every day and were good at
it. And the work day was longer than the modern worker has. Even if the
shawl were
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Sent: Friday, August 27, 2004 1:46 PM
Subject: [lace] Auction pictures
> OK, If it took 10 women, 10 years to make one of those
shawls then if you
> put that into today and todays pay checks that would mean
each shawl cost
> how much to make? L
OK, If it took 10 women, 10 years to make one of those shawls then if you
put that into today and todays pay checks that would mean each shawl cost
how much to make? Let's see I will give it a guess that women make about
$30,000.00 a year, more or less, times ten is $300,000.00. Right? That times
