In this paper is studied the configuration of lines of curvature near a Whitney umbrella which is the unique stable singularity for maps of surfaces into $R^3$. The pattern of such configuration is established and characterized in terms of the 3-jet of the map. The result is used to establish an expression for the Euler-Poincaré characteristic in terms of the number of umbilics and umbrellas.
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