This beautiful, elegant wedding gown is not just a fashionable outfit, but a desperate cry for help.

To communicate longer messages in a manner invisible to their male foes, the Knights of the Ruby Hatpin have created a secret Lace Language. The Valenciennes Division of the Order has created a rich vocabulary woven into the bobbin lace they produce.

They have produced code books in the guise of lace pattern catalogues, to be disbursed among haberdashery shops, Ursuline convents, and female-staffed lace workshops, so every Knight of the order could familiarize herself with the new language. Now they are ready to decipher a hidden map in a dainty handkerchief,

understand that five women are hiding in a forest,

Or see the layout of underground passages in an abandoned fort where unfortunate victims are being held captive.

The instant a new lace code is received, the Knights drop whatever they’re doing, unsheathe the stilettos hidden in their bobbins and rush to the rescue of the abused women calling for their aid.