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Embroidery Stitches

~ EGINNERS in embroidery ask me
X frequently about three stitches
- common in all varieties of work.
These three are satin, Kensington and
stem stitch. We will. therefore. ask the
old-timers in embroidery to excuse US
for a minute, Miss Amateur. while you
and I go over in a corner of the porch
and unravel the mysteries OF these
three forms of embroidery.
Nothing is harder than to give a clear
idea in writing of how to make an en-
broidery stitch but think you will un-
derstand if you attend carefully and
follow directions slowly and exactly.
First. the satin stitch. This is used to
cover solid forms. such as bars. narrow
leaves or the petals of conventionahzed
flowers. 1t does not admit of shading
and cannot be used to gain color effects.
IT is best to use a hoop when working
this stitch, as this keeps the work
straight and even.
Run the thread through the linen as
for long-and-short stitch AND bring the
needle UP at the line which makes the
ieft-hand edge of your drawn form.
The stitches are laid closely and ex-
actly parallel the entire length of the
pattern. They may be straight or
oblique, but not both; the direction
must continue the same throughout.
Carry the thread across then, and
put the needle down. through the right
hand side. Bring it up again close to
the first stitch, on the other side, and
continue in this manner until the form
is completely covered.
Leaves are often embroidered in two
parts in satin stitch. one side slanting
to the right, the other to the left. The
middle line. where the stitches meet.
must be absolutely straight. or the ef-
feet is spoiled.
Next, the Kensington. the most useful
Of outlining stitches. The hoops are
not needed for this, the work being
done in the hand. Begin at the point
nearest you, bringing the needle up ex-
actly on the outline, and take a stitch
a little in advance. Bring the needle
up again as nearly as possible at the
same point, and continue as before The
upper stitch should be three times as
long as the under. but both must be
extremely short. OF course, the length
of the stitch depends largely upon the
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(IxzzeIEHE

"VEN in the warmest weather tiny
r., baby Is not safe In the open air
- without sack of some sort To
combine beauty and utility, these little
light fabric sacks should be prettily
embroidered, and therein lies inspira-
ton for many loving mother and de-
voted maiden aunt
Our first little sack is Of baby blue
French flannel. cut in kimono style.
The sides are slashed from the arm
pits down, and the square sleeves,
slashed also. are fastened by bows Of
blue ribbon, which Is seen also at the
wide neck. Every possible edge is
buttonhoiod In white. and there are
sprays of white 1owers worked in over
and-over stitch on the sleeves and on
the side panels Of the front. The great
advantage OF this sack is that 1t gives
room for growth, and thus is likely
to have longer life than the tightly
cut little garment that is laid away in
lavender after a few months.
For larger baby is the elaborately
embroidered sack in white French fam
nelette. There are pointed sailor col
lar and slashed turnback cuffs. There
are pointed slashes of about two inches
In length at the sides and the middle
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kind OF work you are doing.
Finally. the stem stitch. an outline
stitch which gives an effect OF greater
width than does the Kensington. 1t
consists OF a closely set row OF short
stitches placed in a slanting direction
within the outline. 1t may be worked
without a frame.
Bring the needle up from beneath.
just within the outline. II on leaf pat
tern. then at the stem. Insert the point
of the needle a little above. on the out,
line. so that the stitch slants inward,
and bring it up again. within the line.
a little above the first stitch. Continue
as before all around the outline.
And now. Miss Amateur. what other
stitches do you wish to knOw7
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the back. The embroidery is done in
old-rose silk. and the same stitches and
scalloped buttonhole edge are used as
before. The sack is fastened by means
of wide old-rose ribbon.
Either china silk or challis makes
up well for the last tiny sack. 1t Is
cut with a V-neck and very wide
sleeves, a little on the kimono type
again, especially in the cuffs and the
square. straight bottom edge The
scalloping is very close, and the
dainty flower sprigs are embroidered
on the two back panels as well as the
two front. Back and front there Is an
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of the back also. which insures a At to
the square cut OF the sack. The en-
broidery-bowknots and sprigs of forget
me-nots-is in over-and-over and stem
stitch. and the scalloped edge is closely
outtonholed. The sack is lined with
white china silk.
White crepe. lined again with china
silk. makes a novel and beautiful sack
for the lucky baby who is presented
with it. The neck Is cut round. with
rounded v-shape in front, there are
wide turnback cuffs and the sleeves
and shoulder breadths are full. There
Is again a square slash in the middle Of
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satin-stitch, for the lily leaves al
ways have parallel veins, and this
will give the characteristic effect.
II you wish to halve the amount of
labor, work but one-half of the long
leaves, and outline the other with
regular outline stitch.
The stems OF the flower sprays you
will do in stem stitch and the bells in
solid work, using stitches across the
flower.
Now for the name. Solid stitches
are best, after slight padding with
use on the other parts. The line
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TT ERE Is something for your busy
RI hands and your loving hearts!
IL In lly-of-the-valley design. al
ways dainty and a favorite for the
little ones embroidery. 1t gives op-
portunity for use on either a circular or
q square shape.
Sheer linen is suggested for the slip.
II you wish. you can make back and top
OF your pillow separate and lace them
together through eyelets worked along
the edge. Otherwise the regular pillow
case will be made. buttoned at one end
by tiny pearl buttons and fine button
holes.
Work the leaves IN long. parallel
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To Hold the Veil

A NUMBER OF clever expedients
~ have been devised to hold a veil
a - snugly under the chin without
giving an ugly line. Here is one method
which saves the veil also and involves
hardly any trouble. Get the narrowest
kind OF round elastic, the same color
as the vel (paint the white elastic with
water-colors for a colored veiD and
whip II over the extreme edge OF the
veil, taking up only a SINCE thread all
around. Include any cut edges but
afterward pare them of neatly with a
small pair Of scissors. Fasten in back
with a tight knot.
The veil is slightly gathered on the
elastic, fits nicely under chin and over
hat. and stretches when il is raised It
seems the best solution of a vexing
problem OF dres&
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Stenciling Hints

TTYHEN stenciIing a design for q
NV wallpaper frieze, draw the dia-
pered pattern on heavy paper
SO as TO allow the skeleton design to
hold firmly together after the sprays
have been cut out from stencil plates
Cut out each piece OF the drawing with
a. sharp knife, and lay 1t on a rough
OF the knife is not turned.
Prepare each piece to resist the action
OF the color by sizing or by shellao dis
solved IN methylated spirits.
Mix the color with one-third picture
copal varnish and two-thirds turpen-
tine, using only small portion at a
time, as It is very volatile Then dab
the color all over the surface of the de-
sign with stencil brush. You will
then be ready to apply It to the walls
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Crib Cover

A PRETTY crib cover may be made
~ from q yard each of white and
= = pale blue or pink flannel. On the
colored flannel embroider a flower and
bowknot design; on the white a conven-
tional border and large central mono
gram. Bind the two together by means
Of wide satin ribbon and put a bow or
rosette in one corner. with the colored
side considered as the ton.
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or the Baby

T HERE are many things which can
be embroidered or entirely made
- by the clever aunt or best friend
OF the new arrivals mother Usually
they should be in white, though pink
for boy and blue for a girl are also
sanctioned.
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To Hold Her Veil TIGHT

nNE girl has conceived the idea OF
running narrow beading around
the bottom and threading te
with baby ribbon, which she pins az
back. Both beading and ribbon an
OF course. OF the color Of the veil.
and fasten under the chin. so as to
be inconspicuous- She finds this n
solution OF the veil problem with a
looks either untidy or bulky.
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work OF the letters will be simple
outline stitch. and the work will be
ready for his royal highness to ap-
preciate when riding in his special
car. How do you like this little
pillow?
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One OF the best gifts is a carriage
cover Of union linen, embroidered In a
flower design and with a huge bow of
ribbon at one side.
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Then there are carriage uarasols OF
finer linen or batiste. with scalloped
ruffies and ribbon headings.
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And little linen bootees, washable, with
an edging OF valenclennes lace and
ribbon bow below the embroidered strap.
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" HERE is no other form OF enbroid-
cry which has so many means OF
- application as has drawnwork.
Not only can 1t be employed on all man
ner OF garments and accessories, but 1t
can appear as borders. inserts, allever
work-what you will. in fact.
Nothing is handsomer than a white or
natural-colored linen or pongee gown
trimmed simply with bands of drawn
work. Whole cuffs may be formed of it
in horizontal rows. collars and yokes IN
the same way, and the banded-in effect
can be given by a double row of drawn
work just above the knees.
Have you wedding gift to make?
Without running your eyes, as you would
do with fine lacework or kindred en-
brodery. you can give your friend
present whose value will be far beyond
any expense to you by working her a
handkerchief or two-or perhaps a scarf
in one of the softer silks-in drawnworl1.
Three or four circular rows of insertion
in one of the simpler Mexican designs,
and you will have transformed entirely
a plain linen handkerchief. A border OF
cluny or Irish lace-perhaps
crocheted by hand-will add
to its beauty. though even
| without that it will be charm
ing.
Parasols are well adapted
\ to this embroidery, especially
NA when they are Of the white
NM linen variety. The new tailor
tNt made parasols from Paris are
I NY nearly all tri m m d with
M drawnwork or hemstitching
NJ alone. and the work is easily
" enough done. In the same
N way long silk gloves, en-
broidered in self-tone on the
backs, now have a line of
silk drawnwork halfway up
the arm.
In table linen drawnwork
comes peculiarly to its own,
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Rattles may be crocheted around with
thick silk. TO keep them from hurting
baby when they fall. Be sure the color
is absolutely fast. as babies put every
thing In their mouths.
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Baby arnlets or sock garters OF rib
bon elastic edged with gathered lace
are easily made and very pretty.
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Soft towels for the bath have a line
of drawnwork or hemstitching and the
baby's own initial embroidered above.
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Pincushions galore will suggest them
selves to auntie as she looks over her
scraps OF silk and lace and velvet.
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Safety-pin holders come in ribbon,
with crocheted rings for the pins, or as
embroidered linen rolls, lined with can
ton flannel with the fuzzy side out.
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And OF course there are always
dresses and caps and underskirts and
bibs, OF which no baby and no mother
can have too many or too pretty ex-
amples.
The San Francisco call., 1910-06-28
sheridan PACKS
HIS GRIP And GOES
Dean of UmpireS Springs Big
Surprise When He Starts
for San Jose

WASHINGTON, June 27.-John F..
Sheridan of the American league, for
80 years a professional umpire, packed
his baggage here and. half an hour
before the time for the first game be-
tween Washington and New York, sur
prised Umpire Egan with the announce
ment that he had shouted Batter out."
for the last time.
"Egan,' said Sheridan, I've quit and
you'll have to go it alone today. I'm
going to Chicago on the next train"
He left a short time afterward for
Chicago, where he will report his resig-
nation to Ban Johnson, president of the
American league, tomorrow morning
Egan said that he had no idea of Sheri-
dams intention until the latter told him
that he had quit. Egan telegraphed
Sherfdan's action to President john
son.
Sheridan is the oldest umpire in point
of service in the country. He began at
Columbus. Ga, In the old Southern
league, and has been in the American
league since its organization.
He told Egan he intended going to
his home in San Jose, Cal, where he
has an undertaking esta blishment. 1t
is reported among the players that
Sheridan may be induced to take po-
sition as chief of umpires, the estab-
lishment of which has been discussed
in the American league.
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RUGBY SCHEDULE
IS RECEIVED HERE
Combined American Team VIII
Play in Melbourne and i'm
Sydney
By WILLIAM UNMACK

Information just received from Aus
tralia brings word of the schedule of
games to be played by the combined
American university football team in
different parts of Australia.
In place of games in Queensland the
New South Wales union has substi-
tuted two games in Melbourne against
the Melbourne university team. These
two games ought to be sure wins for
the American team, as Rugby has only
been played at this university for the
last two years.
The games scheduled against the two
country unions of New South Wales at
Maitland and Orange ought to be well
fought contests, and the American team
stands a very good chance of anneXing
both. The game to be played in sgd
ney tomorrow against the combined
public schools promises to be an ex-
cellent display Of Rugby, as the sgd
ney schoolboys are particularly expert
al the game and are a large set of
boys.
The remaining games of the schedule
in Australia, unless the list has been
changed In the meantime, are as fol-
lows:
Wednesday June % against combined Sydney
schools
Saturday, July ?, against northern districts at
Maitland
wednesday, July g. against western districts
ar Orange.
Saturday, July Q. against Melbourne univer-
sity. Melbourne. Victoria.
Wednesday, July 13. against Melbourne uni
verstty at Melbourne, Victoria
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The great series OF the season will
open at Recreation park this afternoon,
when the Seals and the Oakland team
viii cross bats for the beginning Of a
nine game struggle.
The series may be justly termed
great from the fact that on the
coming nine games Of the week will
hinge TO q very large extent the judg-
raent Of the followers OF baseball as TO
where the pennant really belongs.
AS can be seen from a glance at the
percentage column. the Seals have a
very good lead in the race for the rag,
but as Oakland has been coming with
? rush from far back in the Fuck 1t is
OF ps srticular interest TO the admirers
or the Seals 10 see If the Oaks can
keep I'D the good work and land in the
top place. or by some magic move get
-the seals out OF their well secured po-
-sifion on the topmost rung.
As Oakland dropped the majority Of
crmes against Los Angeles last week
and seemed to be thoroughly placed In
? slump. Il is hard 10 dope out just
what the transbay players will DO
when pitted against the hard hitting
Seals. Z is true that the Oaks took
the locals into camp for two straight
series. but IL is the old story Of wait
and see" as far as Mohler is concerned
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CARRIERS
OFFER fine PRIZES
Round Trip Ticket to New York
Among Trophies Hung Up
for Athletic Meet

The Letter Carriers mutual aid asso-
citation of this city will hold its an
nual picnic and games at Shell Mound
park next Sunday. The various COM
mittees have been working hard to
make this outing record breaker.
The letter carriers of New York city
have offered a round trip ticket to New
York as the first gate prize. The sec
ond prize is a round trip to the Yo-
semitic with all expenses. In addition
to these there are 500 other prizes.
The athletic games, which are under
sanction of the Pacific association Of
the Amateur athletic union will be
handled by Herbert Hauser. The entry
list, which closed on Saturday, contains
the names of over 100 of the best track
and field men in the state.
The committees for the day are: Re-
ception-Joseph Magill (chairman),
Thomas Tierney, William Quasi.
Thomas l.. McKeever and Charles Ben
ming; printing and publicity-John F..
O'Connor, H. Thai, W. j. Hanekamp, 1.
E.. Smith and II. Brownrigg; games
William Capel, l.. A. Marks, John
Larkey, George Murphy and M. H.
Hoare.
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WEBBPUTS OK. ON
SOUTHERN Fights
Attorney General Says 10 Round
Affairs Do Not Violate
State Penal Code

Los ANGELES, June 27.-Boxing
promoters of this city found comfort
today In two letters received from Gov
ernor Gillett and Attorney General
Webb. which, they believe, means that
the danger of state interference with
10 round contests here is past. Strange
ly enough, the letters which caused re-
joicing among the fans" were ad-
dressed to the church federation of Los
Angeles and were in reply to the lat
ter's protest against holding the JEFF
fries-Johnson fight in San Francisco.
Attorney General Webb's letter, after
thanking the church federation, says
that the state officials were merely en-
forcing article 412 OF the penal code
by this section" he continues "a
prize fight is declared to be a felony
and punishment therefore is prescribed
The same section provides that SPAR
ring exhibitions shall not be prohibited
when held pursuant to the regulations
therein prescribed
with the policy of the provisions of
this section the executive officers of
the state have nothing to do. Their
duty is to see that the law is enforced
Nothing more was attempted in this
matter. and nothing less would have
been justified"
This statement, which was given to
the press, is taken to mean that no at
tempt will be made to prevent future
sparring exhibitions
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LatOnia Results

LAToNIA. KY, June 27.-The track was a
sea OF sloppy mud today. One of the longest
shots of the meeting took the first race when
yolthorpe making his second start, won and
returned bis hackers 90 TO in the parf mutuels.
Summary:
First race, four and half furlongs-yolthorpe
straight $3.50. won; Emgrant- place $50. sec
S42 90, won; Wine. place $50, second; Oriental
Pearl. show So. third. Time, 1902 2-5.
Third race, six furlongs-AI Red straight
S13.70 won; Lotta Greed, place $i3. 90, second
Dainty Dame. show S3 10. third. Time. lis 2-5.
Fourth race. mle-Right Easy, straight $3.50,
berger. show $3.50, third. Time, 1:42 2-5
Fifth race. mile and 20 yards-Ararkfe NJ
straight $3.50, won: Foxy Mary, place 50. So
second; Charles +. Granger, show sa.9o. third.
Time / .46 %.
Sixth race, mile and furiong-Hughes
oDd; Charley HILL 80 third. Time 1:5S 2-5.
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Caddies Compete For
Members Prizes

The caddies Of the numerous golf
clubs in the bay counties had an inning
on the course OF the San Francisco golf
2nd country club yesterday They
pIsved for prizes donated by Mrs. ]. r.
clark. Miss Florence Ives, Templeton
Crocker, Knox Maddox and A. G- Spaid-
Ing & CO.
There was an IS hole medal play
scratch event for the championship and
en- Is hole medal play handicap
event. Fifty caddies participated. The
.cbsnpionship was won by 'Issy Goyer
81 the San Francisco golf and country
ci,,b with a score Of SO. Lee Hubert
Won second prize with score of So and
Elmer Holland took third prize with
score OF Sc.
Al Farrell won first prize in the
han6icsp event with a, net score OF 10.
His gross was 81. only one stroke more
than that OF the winner OF the cham
nfonship event. T. Bendan finished
second with q net score OF 90 bis
gross score WIS IS. his handicap being
? the same as FarrelIs-
The youngsters played good golf ana
the scores turned in compare favorably
with those made by the older experts
Many OF the club members witnessed
the contest
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National League

CHICAGO. June 2T.-Burns held Chicago to
one hit today. while Cincinnati pounded Reul-
bach for 10 safe drives Chance and Stenfeldt
have been suspended for three days for their
conduct at Pittsburg Saturday. Score:
r.. Fl. Z.
Chicago ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. o
CINCINNATI -------.--..--- 10
Batteries-Reulbach and Archer Burns and
Clarke. Umpires-Johnstone and Moran.
PIrTSBURG. June 2T.-Pittsburg defeated
st. Louis today in easy fashion, TO 3. Webb,
the new left handler. strong until the ninth.
when three hits and two runs were made OF
him. Score r. II. f..
ittsoufk ........-..-s-....' ~
St. LOUIS. ..--.-.---..-.- . D
Batteries-Webb and Gibson; Lush and Bres-
nahan. Umpires-Rgler and Emslie.
BOSTON. June 2T.-Scanlon's good pitching
and errorless support gave Brooklyn a 5 TO ?
victory over Boston today. Score:
DAoohSH .-.-.-..-.....- -.--........
Dostoh : : Il
Batteres-Barger, Scanlon and Bergen; Curtis.
Brown and Graham. Umpires-0'Day and Bren-
NEW YORK. June 27-Moore pitched a grand
game and Philadelphia beat New York, to o.
He let the locals down with three hits. Score:
H. II. E.
rhidueipnid ...--..-........s--. ~
Batteries-Moore aud Moran; Ames Crandall
and Meyer. Umpires-Klem and Kane.
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.Juarez Racing to Be
Resumed Early

NEW YORK, June 27.-Colonel Matt
]. Winn. back in New York today after
race meeting Louisville has had in a
decade, announces that preparations
are being made to open the Juarez
track early next fall. possibly as early
as November l.
In the unfortunate event Of tenn
porary cessation of racing in New York
state after September L. he said.
'Juarez will open its gates earlier than
Thanksgiving day-probably by No
vember 1.
The directors of the Juarez Jockey
club have adopted a resolution fixing
a meeting of at least 100 days and
guaranteeing at least $4,000 a day in
added money
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Sheepshead Bay Results

SHEEPSHEAD BAY, Iune 27.-James r.
Kecne's Ballot at Is to 20 won the Advance
two lengths. The original field was reduced
TO two starters. at post time. with Ballot always
an oddson choice. King James was well sup
ported at even money. Results:
First race. five and nalf furlongs. futurity
course-WGr Jig 10 10 1, won Sgurd. to g
second; Feather Duster, to L. third. Time,
los.
Second race. steeplechase, about two miles
Aunt julie, 10 to l. won: Thistledale, 6 TO s.
second; Harold A, 20 to l. third. Time
4:06 3-5. Ballacalla and Ticket Of Leave fell.
Third race. seven furlongs-Cohort, s to g.
won; Homecrest. Is to L, second Big Stick. 6
TO l. third. Time, :2T.
Fourth race, the Advance one and fve-six-
teenths miles-gallot, 15 to 20. won: King
james. even, second Time. 2:10 Two starters.
Fifth race, one and half miles. turf
course-The Peer, to 2. won Odd Craft Z
to /. second Golden Flora. 20 TO 1. third Time,
1857 3D.
Sixth race one n1ila-Sr John Johnson :
to ]. won; Nimbus, { to 7. second Restigouche,
j TO ., third. Time, 39.
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Four Entries Assured
For Hawaii Race

SAN PEDRO, June 27.-Four entries
are now assured in the trans-Pacific
yacht race leaving here for Honolulu
July g. The yacht Winsome was towed
to the inner harbor today and will be
overhauled preparatory to making the
race.
1t is expected that it will be sailed
by Thomas Fleming Day of New York
The other yachts entered are the
Sweetheart, owned by Commodore
Smith of the South Coast yacht club;
the Hawaii from Honolulu, and the
Mollilou from San Francisco. Others
are expected to enter.