The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-05-22
ONE sTLYE OF CUBAN FLAG.

need satin ribbon IL you desire a flag
TO drape over a large arch. you will need
silk by the yard 10 serve as the separate
stripes in the flag. il you merely want
q flag to wear in your buttonhole. baby
one and then d white one and 50 on until
you finish with a red one. There should
be thirteen stripes in your flag.
When you have completed the banner
part OF the flag. you still have to make
the 'neld." This consists OF a square OF
blue with white stars upon Il and it Is
somewhat more difficult 10 make than
the stripes. Purchase one yard Of navy
blue ta1eta. Cut two pieces Of silk eight
inches square and FELL" neatly upon the
upper right hand corner OF the flag Now
lay your flag upon some Hat surface and
press with a hot iron until # lies per-
fecty fiat You may need TO cover it
with a wet cloth and TO press It several
times before IL is perfectly smooth.
The new flags are showing fOrty-clght
stars. but the government flags have only
forty-five. There have been three new
States added since Utah became State,
but they have not passed both houses
and are therefore not yet recognized by
the government. You viii ind IL more
convenient TO use the forty-fve stars on
account OF the easy way In which they
top row and fasten them In place with
pins until you have obtained the effect
of the whole upon the blue field. Under
meath place seven more stars. These
stars you must fasten on the flag so that
they shall alternate with the first row.
Pin the first star between she two stars
above IL and so on until you have pinned
seven upon the flag. The next row re-
quires eight stars so you must begin
nearer the border OF the field In this row.
Continue with your work Of alternating
the stars until you have covered the field
nicely with the white constellation. IL
you do Il tastefully your field will be
very nicely covered, yet win in no way
look crowded.
To make the stars is the most difficult
part about the flag. Very few people are
equal 10 cutting out star. A star has
five points.
II IS much more convenient to buy your
stars Any fancy goods store will sell
you stars OF silver paper which you can
easily paste upon your blue field. IL you
want 10 spend little more money. you
can get metal stars Of silver or white
metal which will be very handsome, or
you can go 20 a flag dealer and get white
stars in patches OF forty-hve, each all
ready 10 be pasted upon your flag. II
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neat stitches. Count the number OF
stitches and be sure that no star has
more than the other. III you glue Them
on the flag. pay special attention TO the
points and use the paste employed by
tailors In making mems trousers. These
are usually glued around the hem aud
this same will answer nicely for your
flag.
For button hole flag get baby ribbon
Of red and white. Overland the stripes
together. press well. and for the stars
embroider little white figures on tiny
square OF blue silk.
There are few special rules 10 be OBJ
served about the flag making which. II
omitted, make the flag look unnatural.
For one thing the blue field always coy-
ers four red stripes and three white
ones. This is an excellent guide 10 the
size OF tho field which must be In pro-