Studio: international art (36.1906)

Austrian Lace Schools

PILLOW LACE COLLAR

DESIGNED BY FRAU HRDLICKA
EXECUTED AT THE GOTTESGAB SCHOOL

Kindergarten method,
while sitting in the garden
and inhaling the sweet
breath of nature, for in
summer this is a glorious
spot. The children are
soon able to learn a few
simple patterns and so to
earn money. Before the
existence of the special
schools, the mothers
taught their little daugh-
ters ; but with these hard-
working people time is
indeed money; so as soon
as the children knew two
or three patterns they
were expected to earn
something—this being the
aim of the instruction.
As a consequence there
are now hundreds of
workers whose efforts are
limited to the two or
three particular patterns
they learned from their
mothers, who likewise ac-
quired them in the same

POCKET HANDKERCHIEF DESIGNED BY PROFESSOR UNGER

EXECUTED BY FRAULEIN PLANER (GRASLITZ SCHOOL)

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