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Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 21 Sep 1928, p. 54

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W:ILM'E TTE . LIFE ENGLISH WAR£ ATT~C!~_..: . .A -new .. E~gii~h w~re by Jones has ...n. ·· a ~m been shown in the shops lately for There are . times w.hep a windqw. . breakfast sets luncheon s~ts, · and needs a si~pJe treatment. Many win- · novelty dinner ~et~. · Soroe of it comes d~ws itJ north shQre homes dr~lose a aU . white and comes With the rais~d pleas!n~ v~sta, ~nd the decorator Qf 6gures on the band .in colors. ,A floral discrammat1on wdl want to fram<.. the design in which gold and orange prepicture. In a room for a child or dominate and a grape desig~ favoring young girl nothing could better serve purple and green are popular. the purpose than net curtains arr~nged with simple tie-backs. drapes. The design runs across the A charming freshn~ss i·.; gi\·en . to a bottom of the ·p anels and across the room when the new sets of curtains valance. . . are used that have a colored design The two narrow panels on e1ther s1de woven into the curtain. In some of · of the · window will frame the. outdoor the stores curtains and valance~ are picture as will the net curtams held shown which preclude the use of o\·cr- with tie-backs. September 2t.·· t928. PI · 'IIIIIMI,.: Gfte y· t t0 R ·~ · Better ·H omes Ask for English, French Antique Harmonies The better homes are turning to English and French antiques ' rather than the Early American antiques, according to John Odh of Hubbard Woods who is a dealer in antiques. The Early American furniture is not as comfortable as the antiques of other countries. . The owners ol'"French and English style houses want their furniture to match their homes. To this end many o"f them buy the original antiques or copies. Many of them have furniture remodeled and reconditioned before attempting to use it. Again, one of an original pair of tables or one of a set of dining room chairs is purchased and copies are made to finish out the set. In furnishing the homes most of the buyers stick to one period and do not commit the error of badly mixing styles and periods of furniture. There is not as much faking in American antiques as there is in the French and Italian antiques, according to Mr. Odh. Much of the antique furniture sold to tourists is partly or wholely fake. A good part of it is fine reproduction, but in the copying of the design original ideas of the copyist creep into his work, an unsuccessful job of laying on the antique finish, or some other detail will show that it is not a real antique. The workmanship on furniture which is reproduced is usually not as fine as on the original antique. The carving will not be as clear cut, the lumber will not be seasoned properly, the construction will not be correct, and nails instead of wooden pegs will appear in some suppos~d "antiques." PIUOIS MAKE COLOR.; "OTE CHEERING ROOM Modemists as Well as ~tiquarians Use Cushion to lnc:reue Coinfort Pillows of felt, pillows of satin, pillows of patchwork. The pillow is a definite note, or a whole scale of notes, in a room. Pillows are with us a&:ain. Strangely enough the moderni3tic room has pillows in it. T.hey are not tbe good old pillows of yesteryear with their washable covers and . crossstitched design, but pillows combining rose and gray, aprico.t and got~. and a lot of other colors- m geometnc de3igns. They are triangular, oblong, round semi-circular in shape to fit in wit'h their surroundings. Taken in all they are. interesting but give the ne~dle worker no chance to display her ability. .In other circumstances, the pillow has become a floor decoration instead of a -comfortable bolster. The floor oi11ow is quite a gorgeou3 affair, usually in taffeta, with long .ends and hand made flowers decorating them. Its use at the end of a couch or beside a chair gives a charming insouciance to a rootn. - I Silent Relriaeration AT Low ··cosr Convert your prr~ent ice box into a cold storage systrm. I ICE·O·LA TOR -thr one without the motor - Lasts a life . time. Manufactured by the Winchester Repeating Arms Company. Special price if your own icr box is used. Quilte_ d Pillow Is Vogue The quilted pillow is in vogue at' the present. The ordinary quilted pillow is made with a fine running stitch. The -Italian quilting is made hy running a cord between parallel line .-, of fine · stitches. This gives a slightly raised lin.~ bringing out the desig-n in relief. The tapestry pillow is a n1ore durable raffair which the man of the house will not be afraid to touch . Some beautiful designs are made in tapestry by the expert needlewoman . The design is not as difficult to " ·ork as the coloring, however. Hand Work Is Seen Crewel work ha·s· come in style again for the pillow as has the hand painting in the Japanese motif. Some of the taffeta pillows have applique designs on the!ll and pillows for the cottage are often made of patch work. For the porch, although it is at the end of the porch season, felt pillows are made of felt flowers sf'wn flat to the pillow, while some 01 them have b~en pasted flat with vegetable glue. Three kinds of backgrounds are used for the felt design, oil cloth, sateen, and a contrasting color of felt. The oil cloth i3 hard to work with, but is most attractive for a swing and open porch. ICE·O·LATOR Wil. 1789 607 MAIN ST .. WILMETTE 1164 Peoples Gas Bldg. , Chicago THE ONLY SILENT OIL BURNER Daily Care of Furniture Will Preserve Surface The daily care of fine furniture will preserve it3 surface ;:tnd the beauty of the pieces. They should be dusted dailv with a soft brush and a cloth which will not reave a deposit of lint. If it is necessary to wa~h off the sticky finger marks often left by children, slightly warmed water and a mild .:;oap will d9 no har_m if part of the furniture is washed at a time and immediately rinsed off with clear water and wiped dry. Commercial polishes should he used sparingly on waxed furniture, the best part of such treatment being in the rupbing which · follows. More rubbing is required with a wax paste which ·3hould be used sparingly lest it attract dirt and leave a coating of dirt on the furnittu:e. Silent Automatic was the firat domestic oil burner to operate ailtntly-and today no other oil burner can approach its degree of quietness. It is quiet. because It is clean. because It is more economic. because It is mo.re dependable, because It is quiet, btcause it bas . proved itself so. Fer C.ataae ar fl1auiea Complete with automatic safety and operatlnat controls. Nominal Installation charl(ea depend on basement condition,, oil atoraate equipment and Jociil re&ulatlone. Listed as standard by the Underwriters' Laboratories. O.t SiM S.raerAt O.t Price- For the Spanish style house nothing Pictures should be hun~ so that their smarter has been designed than the lower quarter meet3 the eye-level of iron grille which may be placed at the person enterin~ the room. Two windows or openings between the silhouettes may be attractively placed rooms. on either side of a mirror. IT BURNS GAS MADE FROM OIL Its heating efficiency and fuel economy are absolutely unrivaled. lind it sells at the amazingly low price of S395 t Come in and see a "Silent" in operation. Ask about the convenient terms t $395 Evanston Showroom, 1620 Sherman Ave., Greenleaf 700

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