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(03-12-2014 04:21 PM)RJNorton Wrote:  I found this description in the Hobart (Australia) Courier dated Tuesday, December 24, 1844:

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A lace morning cap named after a fly - who would have thought. I suppose the wearer was covered with just enough lace to allow reflections of the morning sun to shine upon her face rendering her worthy of an artist brush strokes.
The cap sounds lovely. I may have to try my hand at making one.
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