The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-08-26
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Mr.. LACEMAKER
Women Visitors to the Ex-
position Rave Over Piece of
Battenberg Made by Man
WANT ARTISTS PHOTO
Ladies Go Into Ecstasies
While Viewing Specimen
of Needlework From West
BY PAUL EDWARDS.

CALL BUREAU, PRESS BUILD
ING, WORLDS FAIR, ST. LOUIS,
Aug. 25.-when the goods for the San
Francisco building were being unpack-
ed some weeks ago the men performing
the work opened a case that revealed
a beautiful Battenberg creation, which
some Spanish dancer on the Pike.
Twelve smaller pieces were uncovered,
though. and it was seen that the larger
was a table cover and the smaller ones
napkins. The set made up a beautiful
dinner service
Charles P. Wilcomb 'and ]. W. Err
win, the San Francisco committees rep
resentatives at the building, who we're
watching the unpacking of the exhibit
material, admired the beautiful work
very much.
The woman who did that must have
a keen sense of the beautiful and a
needle touch as soft as a butterfly s
tread" said Erwin in rapture.
She's certainly an artist and knows
how the slender thread to lead to the
most pleasing ends rejoined Will
comb. Il wonder who she is?"
Both began looking for something by
which the maker of the set could be
identified.
Why she's not woman at all, eX-
claimed Wilcomb, holding up a placard
he had found in rhe case; she's a
man."
The placard bore the name of Alex
ander S. Eustace as the maker of the
set.
The handiwork of Eustace has a
prominent place In a glass case on the
floor Of the San Francisco building and
that the service is the work of a man
is the marvel of lady visitors. They
admire the exhibit, but say it is not
complete without a photograph of the
man who worked it. The design of the
work has the California poppy as its
foundation. On each of the napkins
is a letter formed from peoples, the
twelve spelling San Francisco" The
table cover bears larger peoples.
HARD 10 CONVINCE.
Only the direct statement on the
card that the service was designed
and worked" by Mr." Eustace con-
Vinces some of the ladies, more skepti-
cal than the rest, that the designing
and execution were both done bv a
man, they thinking that the work was
surely done by a woman, even though
the design was of masculine origin.
Whoever he may be, the man who Gre
ated the poppy design and so skillfully
worked it should send his photograph
to go with his creation, so the ladies
may know what sort of a masculine
person it is that is wing with them
in Battenberg work.
Another register has been filled at
the San Francisco building. This
makes two in seven weeks. They con-
tain 10000 names. Only about Que per-
son in ten registered, so it will be
seen there have been many visitors
to the building. They are becoming
more numerous each day.
There is always a crowd at the Cal
ifornia building. Many people who
do not start out to go there drop into
this building on their way to and from
various attractions in its neighbor-
hood. While resting they look over
California albums and generally take
away some of the county literature to
peruse at home. Most of the coun.
ties have ornately covered and hand
somely illustrated booklets for distri-
button at their booths and at the Cal
ifornia building.