Prices paid for supplies, 88, 93 Priestess of Hathor, 27 Puy, Thread firm of, 93 Reims, 31 Reticella, 286 Retreats, 154ff Rippenhausen, Freiherr von, 121 Robertine, Sœur, 174ff, 197 Rond mesh, 91 Roose, Mme., 151 Rosalie, 217 Rosaline lace, 40, 152, 221, 223, 237, 241, 249, 255 Areas producing, 277 Method of making, 226ff, 292 Rose point lace, 39, 195, 292 Method of making, 286 Rubbens, Dr. Armand, 162, 267ff Rudder, M. de, 193 Rulant, Adele, 172 Russian lace, 163 Ruysselede, 110, 252, 255 Ryeland, Mme., 149 St. Andre, 149 St. Croix, 149 St. Michel, 149, 153 St. Pierre des Calais, 132 Scheldewinkle convent, 252 Schools, see Lace schools Sedan, 31 Sharlaecken, Mme., 17 Sicily, 30 Sidonie, 178 Sister A., 190ff Sister M., 220ff Sister S., 195 Slock, Mlle., 118 Spain, Blonde lace for, 40, 134 Stéphanie, 257ff, 265ff Stoop, M. de, 79, 84 Syria, 26 Syssele, 149 Thielt lace region, 97ff Thourout lace region, 97ff Torchon lace, 40, 94, 99, 150, 152, 298 Areas producing, 277 Bobbins for, 289 Designs of, 301, 303 Teaching of, 162 Turnhout, 43, 135, 143, 144, 165 Lace region of, 49ff Union Patriotique des Femmes Belges, 17 Valenciennes (town), 30, 34, 147 Valenciennes lace, 31, 40, 85, 89, 94, 99, 102, 105, 123, 149, 150, 151, 152, 155, 156, 163, 166, 248, 249 Areas producing, 79ff, 87, 277 Bobbins for, 288 Duty on, 90 Mesh, 27, 41, 71, 90 Mesh design, 295 Method of making, 296 Prices paid for, 254ff School for, 110, 252 Values of lace, 31, 88, 90, 225, 269 See also Prices Van Hoeimessen, Curé, 176 Venetian Point lace, 206 Medallions, 192, 210 Varieties of, 39 See also Venise Venice, 29, 30, 144, 206 Venise lace, 39, 169, 182, 189, 216, 237, 251, 252 Areas producing, 277 Method of making, 178, 192, 285, 286 “Queen’s Cloth” of, 193ff Vynck, 252, 254 Wages paid lace workers, 44, 65, 73, 89, 92, 110, 112ff, 124, 172, 218, 228, 250, 258, 268 Wevelghem, 92 Whitlock, Mrs. Brand, 16 Wynghene lace region, 97ff Burgomaster of, 118 Ypres, 36, 87, 90, 143, 271 Zele, Lace school at, 76, 162, 265ff WOMEN _of_ BELGIUM TURNING TRAGEDY TO TRIUMPH _A Book of Gripping Human Interest_ By CHARLOTTE KELLOGG