Part 1 of an article by Raymond Cox, director of the Musée historique des Tissus de Lyon, on the lace collection of M. Alfred Lescure, shown at the Hôtel des Modes. The text discusses the difficulty of identifying and naming old lace, the shift from cut-work, drawn-thread work and filet embroidery on a linen or net ground to true needle lace (point en l'air) in late 15th-century Venice. It is illustrated with 37 numbered plates of mostly 16th to 18th century Italian, French and Flemish needle and bobbin lace, embroidered linen, tulle embroidery, lace collars and albs.

Second part of an article by Raymond Cox in Les Arts on the lace collection of M. Alfred Lescure, illustrated with numbered plates (Nos. 38-78) of Venetian, Alençon, Argentan, Sedan, Brussels (point d'Angleterre), Mechlin, Valenciennes and Binche lace, plus a few silk embroideries. The text traces the history and technical distinctions of needle lace and bobbin lace, covering grounds and motifs, royal manufactories under Colbert, the Brussels/point d'Angleterre naming, and regional centres in France, Flanders, Italy, Spain and elsewhere. Captions give the type, technique, origin and period of each piece.