A two-page 1921 magazine article by Clara M. Blum on the history and appeal of handmade lace, written to encourage American appreciation and collecting. It discusses lace as a pastime of court ladies, peasants and nuns, and describes its uses in costume, church textiles and household furnishings from the 16th to 19th centuries. Illustrated examples include a Point de France baptismal veil or trimming and a Renaissance Toile d'Honneur of filet and drawn work used as a marriage canopy.

A 1920 illustrated guide to the historic laces of Europe for collectors and lovers of lace. It opens with an introduction distinguishing needle lace from bobbin lace, then surveys laces by country: Italy (Reticello, Punto in Aria, Venetian points, Milan, Genoese, Burano, Macramé), Flanders (Guipure, Mechlin, Antwerp, Point d'Angleterre, Binche, Duchesse, Brussels), France (Alençon, Argentan, Valenciennes, Lille, Chantilly), Spain, England and Ireland (Irish crochet, Limerick). Numbered photographic plates show specimens with period captions, and the book ends with a glossary of grounds and an index.