Pearls may be hand sewn to the flowers or to lace ruffles, or used to border the throat of the shoe.

Snowy Victorian pillow shams with lace ruffles cover a narrow bed.

Straight sleeves finished with cuffs above the elbow and lace ruffles dipped to her wrist.

The prince, in spite of his lace ruffles, was a valuable man any place you put him.

His lace ruffles are soiled in a moment with the learned dust of ancient volumes.

Her gown had high lace ruffles, coming to her chin.

Mrs. Smith threw up a dainty gesture, black lace ruffles falling back from arms all the whiter because of them.

Eleanor was unpicking a white lace ruffle from around a neckline.

Delicate lace ruffles fell over the lean yellow hands that were so overladen with rings.

Occasionally the decoration got out of hand, with too much glitter and too many lace ruffles, but usually the designer kept things under control.