A popular 1876 essay on the history and legends of lace, framed as a grandmother's stories. It covers the legend of Venice point, early and ancient references to lace, Colbert's founding of Point de France at Alençon in 1665, and the lace industries of Belgium, France and England (Honiton). It also tells the legends of St. Jean François Regis, patron saint of lace-workers, and of Barbara Uttman of Annaberg, and includes a footnote on how pillow and needle lace are made. Illustrated with engravings of lace specimens (Venice point, Mechlin, Alençon, Honiton), lace-trimmed canons and a pillow lace-maker after Martin de Vos.