"SFJean Baptiste donne une leçon de dentelles. Les petits doigts noirs sont habiles et se jouent parmi les fuseaux … car il faut suffire aux nécessitiés de la vie, le riz est cher et les petits oiseaux de la Povidence ont bon appétit. Au profit de la Mission de la Providence a Madagascar. Propriété de la Mission. Collection B. M." A missionary sister is shown instructing two young women in making lace. There is no handwriting on the back.
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