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have forgotten nothing and they have learned nothing." So, too, with the great houses of French tapestry weaving. They were still reproducing cartoons by Raphael and the artists of a vanished era, unicorns, Louis XV on a junting expidition, courtiers and ladies in 18th Century gardens. In themselves, they were and are beautiful and of course they served the specific purpose of insulation in the draughty palaces and chateaux of their day. But that day had passed and the modern decorator had lost interest. The directors of a corporation would have recognized this long since and adopted their products to the changing tastes. The three fabriques, reproduce them. To sum up, she breathed life into French tapestry again, to the benefit of the industry, the artists and the world. The Frence government loaded her with decorations.

An introduction was duly arranged and I was taken to her beautiful home in the rue de Babylone in