The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1916-09-21

disposal. There is fine collection O.
rugs and hammocks, and two very
young people, indeed, won first il
these two entries. Little Ada Ernst
seven years of age, who attends the
school in District Number lis, in the
township of Lake Henry, had the best
rug, while Peter Klemmer, aged eight
OF District Number 178, showed the
best hammock.
While grandmother mae the floors
of her home attractive and coy with
rugs, Grandfather used to ply another
trade of equal value, namely that OF
weaving baskets. Many people are
under the impression that this is fast
becoming a lost art. However, if
they will only come to the county
fair they can see samples of basketry
that will surprise them. Little Wal
ter Boltz of Holdingford showed that
the intricacies of opening" and "clos-
ing" had no terrors for him, for he has
put into evidence a finished basket
that well merits the first prize the
judges awarded it. Singularly enough
the three remaining prizes on bas-
kets fell within a radius of five miles
CT the first, although baskets are on
display from all parts of the county.
Next after the fancy work exhibits
that of raffia bags is best, for there is
not a poor one in the whole lot. Raj
fla is "fussy" material, and it is diff
ficult to do clean work with it; yet in
spite of all the difficulties, little nine
year old Helen IRELAND of Freeport
made a bag of dark blue raffia with
white satin lining which looked so at
tractive that it received first prize
without dissenting vote. William
Neu of St. Nicholas made a raffia bas-
ket that can not be excelled any,
where. 1t was deservedly awarded the
first place.
Sewing
1t will do any little girls heart
good to see the large number of dolls
sets made by the children. There are
all of twenty or twenty-five sets, and
dollies of all sizes can be dressed COM
plete, even with gown and kimono.
The sets are certainly pretty, and il
was no easy matter for the judges to
select the first. However, they final
ly decided upon that made by Ida
Radtke of District Number 178, near
Albany. 1t was made of white lawn,
with tatted cuffs and collar. The XII
mono is of pretty pale blue ma
terial.
Work aprons have been staple
ticles at the county fair from the very
beginning, and large number of them
are again on exhibition this year. A
very plain one, made of small green
and-white check calico won the first
prize. 1t is work apron Of the kind
that mother used to make and wear,
without any bibs or frills or any other
Misunderstanding but a plain, good
serviceable apron. 1t was made by
Irene Zaeske, of District Number 16,
near Rockville. The best fancy apron
was made by Mary Holm of Waite
Park.
The exhibits in patches, three-corn-
cred darns and button holes are per-
haps a little behind in quality from
those shown two years ago: still some
very fine work was on display. The
first prizes in these lines were won,
respectively, by Lena Yost of the Col
legeville school, district Number Sc;
Loretta Storkamp Of the st. Augusta
school, and Helen Ruhmann of Waite
Park. The number of hemstitched
towels and pillow slips is not as large
this year as year ago, but the quail
ty is of the same degree and excel
lence. Wilhelmine Mugg of District
Number 2, and Alvina Schramel of
District Number lis won high honors
in these lines respectively.
Fancy Work
1t is at the fancy work section that
visitors in the rural school building re-
main longest, for this exhibit is, no
doubt, the best in quality, and none
fail to express their unbounded sur
prise when they learn that the work
shown was all done by school children
1t is no exaggeration to say that much
of the work could be taken over to the
womens building where it would stand
in close competition with some of the
best on display there.
1t is impossible to award the prizes,
for only four were offered without any
distinction, and this threw crocheting,
embroidery and tatting into competi-
ton. However, after careful review in
which not single detail escaped no
tice the prizes were awarded, although
the judges advised in the future years
separate prizes be offered for crochet
ing, embroidery and tatting. This will
will be done.
The first prize in fancy work was
awarded to Clara Jonas of District
Number 144, four miles north of ia
cob's Prairie. Her exhibit is crash
centre piece, executed in punch work,
with a fine crochet edge Of rare de-
sign. Next in line are an embroidered
linen centre piece, made by Rose Eut-
eneur, of Arban; an Irish lace in
fant's hood, made by Clara Stock of
Albany and tatted nurse and tie the