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Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-03

EVEN with music stand close at hand
sheet music is bound to be continually
mixed or lost, and the only possible
means of preserving order among the
heterogeneous collection of waltzes and
songs. of ragtime and grand opera selec-
tions is by keeping carefully bound to-
gether all the pieces that are of one bind
In one cover should be the topical songs of
the moment, in another binding should be
the exercises, in third book all the more
serious music, and so on.
With two pieces of heavy cardboard,
each cut just little larger than the
dimensions of the average piece OF sheet
music, strip of satin long enough 10
cover each piece of board and leave four
or FIVE inches in the centre, and two
pieces of chintz brocade or velvet, with
another band of velvet or heavy satin and
the same length as the pieces of brocade,
about five inches in width, it is possible
to make most effective music cover
This cover is made in just the same man
ner as the smaller book covers. The two
cardboard pieces are first lined with the
sateen, which is done by placing the two
boards, four inches apart, on table and
the material then glued about the three
outside edges of each piece. Next the two
strips of material that are to form the
cover are Joined at the longest sides by
the narrow strip of velvet or satin. This
done the cardboard, with its sateen lining,
is laid against the back of the strip of
material for the outside and all are Joined
by stitching neatly all around, the rough
edge of the brocade being turned in
against the lining
The next process is to fasten firmly to-
gether all the pieces of music that are to
be bound under one cover. This is done
by first placing all the music in an abso-
lutely even stack and then boring through
the pile at the back, both top and bottom,
and inserting long double pronged pins.
These pins should be placed as near as
possible to the inner edge of the sheet.
Exactly corresponding to the position of
the holes in the music there must then be
bored with a gimlet holes through each
side of the cover. Through these cuts in
the cover and the paper silken cord is
next run, tied not too tightly over the
velvet back piece of the cover, and the
pins removed from the sheets of music.
If the cord holding the music and cover
together is too tightly tied it will be diff
cult to open the book comfortably on the
rack; yet if too loose of course the music
will all slip about untidily.
The width of the piece of material
which joins the two parts of the outside
cover depends upon how big it is de-
sired to have the cover-that is, how
many pieces of music it is to hold Here
common sense and little ingenuity come
into play, and also 1t will be found that
the more covers are made the easier to
fashion will each one be.
AT most music shops and at a number
Of the department stores it is possible to
have sheet music bound together in book
form with stiff cloth or leather covers.
These regular books, of course, keep the
music more neatly than even the home
made bindings. To make the book still
more attractive girl can make an or
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-03
A GLOVE CASE IN KID.

TVERY convenient way to keep gloves
IA that are in daily use is to put them
IN case that lies on the bureau OF
dressing table, so that no time is wasted
in even having to open drawer. One OF
the prettiest glove cases a girl can have
(and one she can make HERSELF is of kid,
either suede or the smooth kid, lined with
silk. The kid can be bought especially for
the purpose or the upper part of a long
glove can be used. Otter the fingers or
hand of an evening glove may be worn
out and the long arm part be perfectly
good. This can be cleaned and used as a
new piece of kid.
To make the case a piece of the kid
from twelve to fourteen inches long is re-
quired. 1t should be nine or ten inches
wide, but il one has two narrower
pieces it will do to make u seam at the
back where the case folds over. On the
wrong side of the upper half of the case
draw with a pencil some design for cut
work; then lay the kid on piece OIL
board or of thick cardboard, wrong side
up, and with very sharp knife cut out
the pattern. Under the cut out pattern
there must be silk or satin of contrast
ing color. The simplest way is to nave
the lining form this background OF the de-
sign, but the most effective is to glpe very
carefully a piece of satin under the part
iof the kid that is cut. :, 80
The lining is basted carefully with a
fine needle and thread and then stitched
by machine to the kid. The edges of the
silk are turned in little way inside the
edge of the kid, so that the lining will
not show when the case is closed. Some
times there is row of stitching down
the middle of the back to hold the out
side and lining firmly together. but tins
foldad evenly they will stay in place.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-03
MAKING PICTURE FRAMES.

" girl who is furnishing a new room
~ or renovating an old one can obtain
a charming effect by making picture
frames OF heavy crepe wall paper to
match the color scheme of her room.
These frames may be used for photo
graphs of for the simple pictures that are
often framed in passepartOut. The paper
of which they are made can be bought
wherever wall papers are sold. 1t is quite
thick and looks almost like leather. It
comes in many different colors, and the
girl who wants to make some frames will
probably have no trouble in getting what
ever color she has chosen for her room.
The frame is made first of heavy card
board, which is cut exactly the size to fit
the picture and of whatever width de-
sired. If several pictures are to be
framed the effect is better if the width
or the frames is varied, unless for a room
with some unusual scheme of decoration,
such as an even line of some particular
style of picture, illustrations of one sub
Ject or something of that kind. The crepe
paper is wider than the cardboard, the
edges cut in at the corners, turned over
and glued to the back of the cardboard,
Next the glass is laid against the frame,
then the picture, and last another piece
of cardboard is glued to the front one
around the edge. The glass and picture
must be smaller than the frame so that
the edges of the two pieces of cardboard
can come together.
For photograph frame the upper edge
can be left free and the picture slides in
and out. If the photograph is to stand on
a table there must be an extra piece of
cardboard glued to the back, forming an
angle to hold the frame upright. If the
picture is to be hung on the wall there
must be two little rings fastened to tho
back to hold the wire There are two
kinds of these little hangers; the simpler
are just glued on the back, but the better
have little metal pieces that are put
through slit in the cardboard and then
bent out fat against it. These must be
in place before the frame is put together.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-03
CROSs STITCH EMBROIDERY on WAISTS

some fasten in the back and have the front
we'll covered with embroidery.
The simplest and easiest design of all is
the plain shirt waist, with straight line
of the embroidery down each side of the
front This line of embroidery Is gen
orally conventional design. Instead of
the up and down line the work may be
done in the shape of yoke. On waist
that fastens in the back there can be a
very wide choice of patterns. A girl who
wants to do some of this work can buy at
any embroidery shop book of patterns
that were used years ago in the old fash
ioned canvas work. which was done with
the same cross stitch. These little French
books contain very large number of pat
terms, and the lines of the canvas and the
crosses of the stitches are so plainly
marked that any one can copy them
easily.
Another way to get very good patterns
is from the old canvas samplers that every
little girl of our grandmothers' time used
to make. Some of these samplers have
really beautiful designs that are just
suited to embroidering the scrim waists.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-03

IT HE girl who has any time to embroid-
er and likes to make dainty things
for herself can accomplish great
deal in a short time by doing cross stitch
embroidery on scrim for a waist That
style of waist is one of the new things and
is very easily and simply made. The EN-
broidery, too, may be quite simple or it
may nearly cover the waist and may be
of an elaborate pattern, but, either way, it
is done quickly Any one can do it with
out much practice, and the waists wash
beautifully.
The material used is fine quality of
scrim and the embroidery is done with
twisted mercerized floss about the weight
of crochet silk. Most of the waists are
embroidered in white, but some are done
with different colors the colors, however,
have to be much more carefully washed,
and as they never can be boiled the
waists must be used somewhat more care
fully. The majority of these waists are
made in the plain shirt waist style, but
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-03
WHERE FAIRIES DWELL.

YER since we have known Peter
Pan and Tinker Bell we have loved
fairies more than ever, and part OF
the charm of country walks is in trying
to spy their haunts and their fittings tc
and fro. If you are versed in fairy lore
you will know that the sprites are partial
to certain flowers, among which are hare
bells, bluebells and foxgloye, all these
being not only resting places but means
of communication as we'll So when you
see any one Of these flowers swayine
gently you will know that there is fairy
within and you will near sweet tones
that are the fairy chimes or call to some
near by slumbering neighbor. In the
thickets where the fairies keep them.
selves warm in winter and where sound
does not penetrate so easily they roll the
leaves into beautiful little horns, witt
which they can made resounding noise
to summon a needed friend.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-03

of words avowing they had had the most
heavenly time of their lives. The parting
words she liked best came from a pretty
Southern girl, who said in the warm tones
that come straight from the heart, Dear
Mrs. Blank. it has been beautiful Thank
you for everything"
Make a practice of saying "thank you
for little, as we'll as big things. Thank
the person who passes you a book, OF
picks up your handkerchief, or answers
your questions, or renders you a favor or
a service in any way. A smile with a
"thank you" doubles its value and makes
your gratitude just that much more full
of warth. Girls are so pretty smiling that
one wonders they do not embrace every
opportunity to shed such radiance on a
sometimes gloomy world. Who has not
seen room illumined by smile and
blessed the girl responsible for it? To
smile is one of the sweetest of the social
graces, and when the smile is accompanied
by a silvery toned voice expressing graft
tude with simplicity one sees young
girl at her best.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-03

allow your "thank you'' to become per-
functory it will be toneless and so obvi-
ously automatic that it might better not
have been said.
In giving thanks take pains to guard
against gushing. And try to have SONS
sense of proportion. For some little favor
do not thank the person in the same terms
you might employ if your life had just
been saved. 1t is an art to say little
well, and older people who are constantly
doing things for the entertainment and
happiness of young people appreciate the
girl who knows how to express her graft
tude in few sweet, sincere words.
At the end of large country house
party during the Christmas holidays,
given by mother for her young daugh-
ter when the guests were departing, the
mother was much struck by the variety
of the goodbys Some of the girls of the
type who think it quite smart to culti-
vate a blase pose merely gave her limp
hand and said. 1T has been really charm
ing" with the air of bored woman of
fifty. Others inundated her in a torrent
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-03
SEALING WAX HAT PINS.

\VT TONDERFULLY pretty hat pins
w can be made out of plain. ordinary
! sealing wax, and they require
very little skill in the making. A
plain hat pin is taken and knob formed
on it of red sealing wax, which has been
found to make the best foundation.
| When the knob has become thoroughly
hard it is covered with as thick layer
of wax as desired, according to the size
that is preferred for the hat pin, this
! layer being, of course, the color of the hat
for which the pin is intended.
Round, square, fiat, oblong and, in fact,
all sizes and shapes imaginable are to be
seen in the fashionable hat pins of the
moment so that the maker is given
wide range for ingenuity. To obtain the
required shape the wax must be worked
and moulded with the fingers while in a
half molten state, but care must be taken
not to try to work it too soon, for
nothing burns more cruelty than boiling
wax. AS soon as the wax is near enough
the desired shape it should be plunged
into cold water to harden. When quite
halu dHolAer appllcdllon VI ulhereht
colored wax may be given. This last
may be put on in streaks or circles, to
give the effect of definite design. Two
shades of blue, for example, used in this
way will be most effective, while bit of
gold or silver sealing wax should always
be at hand for embellishing the more
sombre colors.
With little practice numberless differ
ent designs can be worked out and soon,
with just little skill, girl can provide
herself with a pretty set of smart pins
for each and every hat, and all these for
the small cost of few long pins and
Dox of sealing wax.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-03

now to be had that can be made to meas
urements practically identical with a live
figure, so that it is really possible for gir
to make up for herself her simpler sum-
mer frocks or her evening gowns that are
made on really simple lines. There is un-
rivalIed opportunity for the display OF
originality and artistic sense in the clever
manipulation of insertions of lace and
medallions, of fine pin tucking and all
kinds of plating and shirring that adorn
dainty lingerie bodice or a pretty frock
of fine batiste for midsummer. But it is
necessary to have an idea of the amount
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-03

n NE course in practical dressmaking
will really open up an immense field
of undreamed of possibilities to a
girl to whom hitherto sewing has been a
real task. To notice on bargain counter
a remnant of silk or fine French lawn, for
example, and to be able to take advantage
of its greatly reduced price, because it can
be made up at home at odd times. would
certainly be boon to a girl who loves
pretty clothes but must constantly check
her desire for new things because of the
cost of having them made up. Materials,
even laces and handsome silks. cost but
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-03
Book Binding for Sheet Music.

dinary cover of chintz, brocade or velvet
like that just described, with the addition
of a three inch cardboard pocket at each
end to hold the edge of the book. Dull
gold braid is now made use of to trim
almost every article of house decoration,
from heavy portieres to smallest desk
appurtenances. A narrow antique. gold
braid makes an effective border for a
music book cover, or a dull silk or gilt
cording would also be good to cover up
the stitches at all the edges.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-03
New Ideas in Leather Bags.

tablet, card case. mirror and puff, and of
plain French gilt, with special place for
small change. OF plated silver, gilt or gun
are ''pay-as-you-enter" coin holders,
equipped with a spring which holds the
coins and delivers them separately.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-03

beginning of time woman has been looked
to to spread her influence about as much
through her charm as through her many
fine ideals. So long as she does not make
her personal appearance paramount she
must never cease to try at all times to be-
appropriately and becomingly gowned.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-03

EsVEN though girl may never de-
sire to become a past mistress in the
art of actual dressmaking she can still
derive Infinite pleasure and benefit from
any course in practical sewing.
If in her home city or town there is a
college or school where sewing is taught
she cannot do better than attend a class
there, since for all study it is wise to go to
the best source. In a small private class
with a good teacher a group of girls can,
however, have considerable fun together
and at the same time learn all the rudi-
ments of sewing that they need for ordinary
use-for example, how to turn to good ac-
count leftover pieces of lace and materials
that apparently are worthless but which
may be useful to trim anything from a
small jabot to an elaborate bodice. With a
general idea of sewing it will be found far
easier to direct a seamstress in her work
than if every detail must be left to the
none too experienced dressmaker. And
the more money she has at her disposal
the greater benefit girl will derive from
knowing how to sew we'll. With COM
Portable allowance it is delightful to buy
new materials whenever it is desired to
make an experiment with a new design
for a waist. And what pleasure for a
girl who must always practise economy
to be able to have many of the same pretty
things to wear as all her friends, even if
to possess them she must forfeit some of
ill q
girls first duty is to make herself look
as attractive as she can, and she should
never lose sight of the fact that since the
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-03

excellent one it is-among a number of
different sets of girls who can squeeze IN
time between studies in the afternoon or
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-03

of materials to be bought and just how
the fabrics must be cut. so that they will
not pull or gather at the wrong place
before it is possible to give thought to the
actual adornment of the waist or dress
Designing and adapting patterns of va
rious gowns to make up one dress is
natural talent for many girls, and any
who take pleasure in this sort of design
ing should certainly bend all energies
toward learning the rudiments of dress
making, so that they may have the double
pleasure of working out their designs
themselves.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-03

EkN TACTICAL dressmaking" is now
taught as a regular course in
some of the women's colleges, and
such a course will prove of value to girl
all through her life, whether she be called
to high or low estate, have great wealth at
her command or be forced always to use
every penny to best advantage. Incl
dentally, girl who can not or does not
sew forfeits half the pleasure and half
the relaxation in life. But to understand
practical dressmaking calls for more than
a fondness for sewing and a cleverness
with the needle; it requires real learn
ing, such as can only be gained through
a regular course of study under expert
tuition. And just now practical dress
making happens to be fad-and most
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-03

gowns or who can even make
~ her own collars, ties and the
various accessories that go so
far toward giving that indefn-
able something called style to
costume has tremendous advantage over
the girl to whom any kind of sewing is an
unknown art. Not only can the girl who
is gifted in the use of her needle make a
small allowance reach extraordinary
lengths, but she has also the advantage
of being able to furbish up an old gown
for a sudden emergency and go to an
unexpected party with the comfortable
realization that at least she is prettily
and even smartly gowned
The unfortunate girl who knows moth
ing of the mysteries of sewing Is apt to-
look upon the art as something which she
can never hope to know of, and she keeps
on either spending more on her waists
and ties than she really should with the
allowance at her command or else she un-
selfshly goes without many little things
which she really needs. 1t never occurs
to the girl who watches her friend who
has a knack at sewing turning out all
sorts of pretty things for her own adorn-
ment that she, too, could achieve quite as
clever results with stray bits Of lace and
odd lengths of material if she would take
the trouble to attend short course in
practical sewing. There is no girl so
stupid but that she can learn if she
takes the trouble, and, fortunately, there
probably never has been girl yet who
could not use her needle she only knows
nothing of cutting out and starting her
work, and consequently has never sewed
enough to acquire the knack of making
her stitches even or of holding her work
so that the thread will not draw.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-03

GIRL who can fashion her own
gowns or who can even make
her own collars, ties and the
various accessories that go so
far toward giving that indefn-
nhln snfnnthinr cnlled style to q
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-10-03
GIANTS WILL PLAY
SERIES WITH YANK.S

Chicago, i'll. Oct. 3.-There Is to be a
post-season series between the Giants
and the Yankees.
John 7. Brush, president of the New
York National league club, is finally
convinced that the New York fans want
such q series and has given his sane
tion for his team TO meet the Highland
ers. The first game has been arranged
for October 10.
For many weeks there has been an
agitation over post season series be-
tween the Manhattan representatives of
the National and the American leagues.
President Farrell, of the younger or
ganiZation, recently had a conference
with President Brush regarding such a
series and it was decided at that time
that il the fans of the Greater City de-
manded post season series, which was
to decide the championship of Greater
New York. that it would be arranged.
Evidently Mr.. Brush has become con-
WINGED that the New York fans do want
these games. All that remains to be
done is for the National commission to
sanction the series, and this will be
done speedily.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-10-03
HEAVY WIND STORM
SPOILS THE SHOOT
Sunday Scores Were Not as
Good as Usual Owing to
Wind and Sand.

At the regular Sunday morning shoot
of the FL Paso Rifle club, held at their
grounds in Mundy Heights, there were
10 riflemen present besides several WIS.,
itors There was a neavy wind blow
ing all the morning and there were
no very good scores made. On the Hix-
son medal event the scores were-as
follows:
r Scriven, 81; Filler, 81; Pringle, 90;
Rutledge, 81; Bulwer. %; Corning, 20:
Baca, 20; Baty, IA; Paul. 9.
In the Krakauer, York & Moye safe
ty razor event the scores were as fol-
lows:
Corning, 80; Scriven, IS: Bulwer, q;
Filler, 81; Rutledge. %; Pringle, p:
Baty, 16; Baca, Is; Paul, 10.
Corning having the highest score in
this event wins the razor for this shoot
Everyone in the city who is interest.
ed in rifle shooting is cordially invited
to attend these shoots. On next Sunday
another match shoot will be pulled off
with the Geronimo Rifle club of Sill
yer City, n NJ, five men being select
ed who will shoot 10 shots each.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-10-03
NEW MEXICO A. M.
TO PLAY BALL HERE
Football Schedule for Me
silla Park Institution for
Season Announced.

Las Cruces, n. NJ. Oct s.AThe foot
ball schedule for the New Mexico
Agricultural college has been partially
completed by coach Badenoch.. So Ear
as is now known the following will be
the games for this season:
Oct. S, E. P. NJ. l., at FL Paso. Oct.
Is. second team with FL Paso High
School, at the college. Oct p, open.
Oct 20, open. Nov. 5, New Mexico
School of Mines, at Socorro. Nov. II.
offered to New Mexico university of
Albuquerque, but not yet accepted.
Date being held open for that institu-
ton Nov. 10, Second<team with the
Ell Paso High School, at FL Paso. Nov.
Is, the Thanksgiving game, with the
New Mexico Military Institute of Ros-
well, at Ell Paso.
This schedule may be changed slight
~ as to the place where the games
will be held, especially as regards the
Roswell game, which the boys want to
have at the college grounds