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t4 WILMETTE LIFE October 29, 1926 How ~any People Know How to Buy Diamonds? WATCH THIS SPACE For Particulars on I "HOW TO JUDGE THEM" Before you buy consult a diamond specialist PA_UJiwR~~E Y AND DIAMOND SPECIALIST 1165 Wilmette Ave. Phone .Wilmette 6 IJIJIIJUIIIIIIJ lllltllllliU IIIII III HlilUIJIIlfiUIIIIImlllllullllllllllm lllllllllllllltlllllllllllmmlllllllllllllllllllll II~ gracious enough to sing an encore, a plaintive melody. The last group was made up of folk songs, the first of which "Les Fete . Venitiennes" . (Capra, . 1660, 1744) was reminisce·n t of Bach. A French song Chicago' Civic Opera Star Holds of 1703, "La Petite Janneton" was Yery sweet and naive; and the de lira tc Audience Enthralled in lvrical quality of "0 Du Liebes EnWinnetka Program gele," a Swiss folk song of 1548.. wa~ so beautifully done that the audtence .BY R. L. P. · demanded to have it repeated. "Sall:· :VIadame Augusta Len ska, contra!- in Our Alley," (Henry Carey. 1()8~ to of the Chicago Civic Opera com- 1745) completed the folk so ngs. The pany, was received most enthusiastic- prog-ram ended with a sentimtntal ·ally at her concert last Monday eve- "Song of thr Heart" h:· Ro samnnd ning at the Skokie school, vVinnetka. JohthOtL Tn re sponse t o the continu <'d The concert was given as a benefit for applause of the audience, which r r the Winnetka Nursery school. under fused to he dismissed iust becau se t ht · the auspices of the \Yinnetka \Vom - program was ended, Madame Len =-k:t ans' club. sang that exouisite Lullaby h: Madame Lenska opened with an an- Brahm s. Frank St. Leger did the ac them by Bach, "My Heart Eve~ Faith- companiment work for Madame T.t· n ful" and followed it by an ana from ska throughout the program in a ma:-Ha,ndel's oratorio, "Samson." Thi s trrlY wav. aria is found in only the Chrysander · - Expreaaea Gratitude edition of Handel's work, and one Prt·ceding the program, Ca·rlton \\·. I \\·onders w.h~- it has been omitted from \\"a shhurne, superintendent of \VinJH·t · other ecltttons. Madame Len ska ka :-,chools, expressed his. gratitndl· 11 ' showed a strong feeling for it s pathos ~r aclame Lenska, who was :.0 gene r and beauty, and one readily recognized 01 p.,h· ¥iving- her voice for th e benefi t the tr emendous background neces sary of the Xurserv school. He told of t ht' to execute this piece. The Mozart nred ior a school where tiny tots or "Alleluja" was joyful and vigorous, like pr(:-:--choc 1l <H!~' might hav e a natural the preceding Bach. place in which to live, when· the: Tl ~ second group began with a 111 itrht climb anrl build and lllll\'l · talk , character song, "Elfenlicd" around harmlcs:-..h'. Hert:, he :-aid. which ended with several delightful the\· lt·arn the right hahit:-- 11i eatin)! . "Ho -bo's." Both "Der Asra" by Loe\ve, sk~p ing. and dt>anline:-..:-. ; and t ),,. and "Brangaenes Call from Tristan and \\'Mker-; dral \\·ith the inur ...;ide~ 11 r Isolde,·· by \yagner, brought out Ma- ~· ¥r0\\'th. th e .me ntal , phy . . it:al. t·nttdittl l:t' dame Lenska s remarkable breath con- anrl llH' :-..oc1al. trol in her pure, st eady, susta ined "Tht child ,goes to th~ :.c1HH.! ait t · tone .-;. Their P.er_fect .. clearnes~, and i :.t ~nack oi ora nge jui ce. in tht' lll~Jr n beauty \\'ere thrtlllllg. Habanera from in g. and is n·turned arter the altl·:· the npera "Carmen," was Madame lHl<·n nap. The mother is fresh t hv ~ Lenska\; encore. sung in a teasing t hl' babY is hanpy , and th ey can h:t ,.t akwdonment. a real vi:-.it before hedtimt. ThL' nm Displays Versatility :-.tr\ :-.chnol is good training for tl 11 'fhe drmnati c "1·1y Land," by Gr<:t- . par~nt.; .tno. for it, shm\·::; thcltl l1r"'· chaninoff, was sung excellently, as . thetr rhtld~·cn arc na!~dled, and. hi) \'. was the mournful "\Villow-\Vhy 1 th<: y act wtth gr~:Hip:> or ntltt:r chddrl· P. Bended Thou," hy the same composer. · and '"hdhcr tht·tr pro~>klll~ a~t lh'l1'11 1; t1 One se nsed the drearine ss of thr (11' \\'ht·th<:r th e,· reqmre :-.Dcctal attl'l Steppes of Russia was in "Steppe," by t_il,ll. lt i:-; the hcst pl~~ce in the " t)r.l·i :Vlosso urgski, who was also the ·c om- l<tr .tht·tn to learn th e lll1l!u.rt~~~~ h:tl> iiposer of the saucy "Hopak." which fol- of t:Hiepe:Hlence. resnn;::--thdtty :,n f! lo\\' ed. ~1adame Len ska ·again wa s 1 Ctlll:o-Hkratton for others. LENSKA MAGNIFICENT IN BENEFIT RECITAL 1 ..... I I ·I 1 Strength The strength of a bank is represented by its capital and surplus. -by the character of its resources, the ability and integrity of its management and its prestige in the community. This bank enjoys these qualifications in a dominant way. It is a strong bank from any point of view. OFFICERS E. B. C. · B. F. A. N. A. Knudtson ...... President Masters .... Vice-President Andrew ......... Cashier SchwaB .... Asst. Cashier l.it·ut. Claude Burbach Ita:-.. kit !· 1dri\'l' to Fort Benning at Atlanta, t; ~L .. after vi:-.iting Mr. and Mrs. H . ]. ew hach. 1020 Linden a\·enue, for a it ' 'day:; . Lieut. Burbach ha s been t ran, · : f e rre~l from the 32nd field artillcrv <t' Fort Benjamin Harri son to the ~3r r· l tielcl artillery at Fort Benning. Tht lmotor trip of ten days irom lndia 1 ' 1 apoli~ t o .-\tbnta Lieut. Burbach m: t1:1 through the mountain s of 1\·nm· ...... ~·~ . ()- Paint isn't an expense- it's an investment paid a lor of good money for that piano and you should usc the proper oil on it. There is something to be learned about the care of your furniture from a talk with our Peter Paint. you and ~Ir s . Bernard]. Htn :-:. 1-tl.~ Hill street, entertained thirty-' i' iriends Saturday night at a HallO\\·e·t·l party and dance to celebrate their wt: d· ding anniversary, which was on \\'t:dne sday, October 20. On \Veclnl'~cl a ~ enning twelve iriends of ~fr . and :Vfrs. Hens gave them a :-.urprisr part .' in honor of the occa . ion. ~lr. I"NBW. !'-AMPU 5 Wilmette Window Shade & Paint Works ALFRED EVERS, Proprietor Glass, Picture Framing, Mirrors First National Bank of Wilmette and Mirror Resilvering, Wallpaper and Art Materials. 1 1 3 3 · Central Avenue Phone Wilmette 3-493 -START'l~G MONDAY- Continuous 1:30 to 11 P. M.