US patent specification by Frederick Suter of Suhr, Switzerland, assigned to the Wetter Brothers of St. Gall, for making open-work (chemical or burnt-out lace) fabric. Cotton or other vegetable fiber is embroidered on a silk ground, and the silk is then dissolved in chloride of lime solution, leaving the embroidery as a lace-like fabric. The first page is a drawing sheet with three figures showing partly finished fabrics; the second is the specification and single claim.