Illinois News Index

Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 15 Mar 1929, p. 61

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March 15, 1929 WILMETTE ·LIFE El New Estates East in Indian Hill Is Fine Site for Home · Indian Hill Estates East is a new community recently announced bv Bills Realty, Inc. It lies imtucdiately adjacent to Indian Hill Estates C~nd directly south of the Indian Hill Club section. The Estates East according to BiJls Realty, Inc., consists of 138 lawns and is being devdoped with precisely the same restrictions and ".afeguarded with exactly the some Protections as Indian Hill Estates. is of the same path~rn ::ts the Estates except on a smaller scale. Whh the formal announcement of this new · community, comes also the news that the foundations of the first home in the new Estates will be above the ground this week. This first home is Colonial and is being built by Rills Brothers, Inc., for Mr. and Mrs. \\'alter L. Reisner now of 1238 Oak avenue, Evanston. It will be ready for occupancy on July 1, the date of the formal opening of Estates East and after the completion of the installation of pa\'ing and street lights, which are the only improvements yet uncompleted. The Reisner home presencs all the traditions of Indian Hill Estates. It is modern in every particular and well represents the new tendency of insist ing on beauty of design as well as utility. This first home in Estates East is being builded on the curve of ~fiami road as it turns into the quadrangle and will face southwest. Indian Hill Estates East as being completed has, according to Bills Realty. Inc., winding roadways. pre srning uninterrupted view s for each property: sidewalks attached to road \ray. pro\·iding long lawn sweeps and protected parkwa\'s: houses all fronting in on the English qu<l dranglc plai1. giving sequestered digmty; a great hedgt.\ wide and deep, surrounding the '.d10lc property and preserving delightlui seclusion; not a pole on the property-underground telephone a nd electric wiring; no alleys in the property, all garages attached _.:. providing long ~trc:tches of rear lawns from house to house and permitting a delightful open park effect: the planting of hundreds of elms and thousand s of flowers and shrubs. The modern idea of beauty in the maintenance of property is - cffectecl throughout. Four other families arc now planning to start to build their homes in Estates East in the near future. In addition Dills Brothers. Inc .. have designed and \rill build se,·eral other homes of fine architect urc and will offer them for sale. Benjamin Bills is to gin~ a lecture at the \\'oman's club during the Exposition. Building Pointers A TABLE which differs from others . may now be obtained. This parttcula:· table can serve as a writing desk or card table or library table and also- and here the "eli fferenre" comes in-it can he used · as 'a heel, for it takc:-s but a moment to convert it into a sleeping bed. ornamental finish, with ~ to)l wh1c!J ....may be approximately 28x56 mchcs (lr 2; x40 inches. The ylace where the drawers ar~ iu an .ordmary table serves to conceal the spnngs. The mattress is in a compact space, well ventilated. By a simple movcmc~1t of sliding the table top back. the sprmgs, mattress and beddinrr arc ttn i olded and a bed is ready fo; use. The legs are equipped with domes of silence so that the table may slide easih on the floor. carpet or rugs. A portable bedroom such a table as this might be called, <md an economical asset in every family as it makes it pos ible for living room, library, dining room or bedroom to give twenty-four hour service. 'Vith such a table and bed in the home -the unexpected guest need cause no worry to the home mistress. The purchaser may choose a single or a double hed. !\o wall space is occupied by these heels . \\"hen the heds an· ready for use thev are either 48x76 inches or 32x75 inches. · ·~1 1 ingeniou" affair it is, 111 . Jtc; m~tho!!auv walnut CARSON PIRIE ScoTT &CO Fabric Sections-Second Floor North It nr DO YOU HAVE TRQUgLf= ~ITTI NG YOUR5fl~. 7 Are sleeves your difficulty? Is the fine shoulder line hard to get? The new foundation pattern, cut to your individual measure, is the way out. In Chicago it is exclusively here. The price is only $2. 'th ere arc many things a potential home-owner should know. The following questions arc wdl worth investigatmg: WNY NOT MAKE" IT YOU RSEU::.. With the Pin - Fitting Service here you can make it yourself with great sue- . cess. Your frock is cut, fitted and pinned, ready . for your needle. There is a small charge for this important service. 7 Blasius Awnings to Be Exhibited; Have Durability :\s awnings form a oart of better homes it is fitting that they should ue sho\<vn at the \\'oman's club Exposition. The Harold ~. Blasius com. pany of Evanston and Winnetka 1s providing this exhibit. The Blasius company furnishes awnings not only for private residences, but for clubs, hotels and other business establishments. Material of unique beauty and rugged durability is the strong point of awnings to be shown at the club. Fine coloring also wilt be in evidence at the booth '"·here the awnings arc to be shown. · This company also rents canopies for all social events whether held in homes or at clubs or hotels. The Blasius company is located at 1578 ·Maple avenue in Evanston and at 302 Genesee street in Winnetka. \.V vter supply? Sewers? PaYee! streets ? Sidewalks? Curb and gutter ? Electric lights? Plumbing? Guaranteed roo i : Heat? Hardwood floor:-? Bathroom fixtures? nasemc-tlt equipment? Proximity to school? Proximity to church? Price? Cash payment? Monthly payments? Interest? Of course all of these questions do not apply to all houses and Jots. For instance, the house and lot the home owner considers buying may br in a new ·subdivision where the streets arc not paved and the cost of the land is :J.ccorclingly lmYer, and the home O\vncr has a length of time over which to carry his assessment and improvement charges. Why not start this · summer sleeping out of doors? This is the time when the need of screens approaches. vVhy not add perhaps years to your life and strength to your clays by adding a new room to your home with srreens-and sleeping in it. Fit your porch or your sun parlor with screens. They keep out mosquitoes and insects and flies and ;tJso take dirt from the air. TM b- ADVISORY SERVICC TMb- DAlT6-RNS A fashionist in fabrics is ready to tell you about the materials. And as to the terns - here are Vogue Pictorial Review. herenew patand Come to Our Booth At the Better Homes Exposition of the Woman's Club of Wilmette. Our highly specialized Fitting and Fabric Services are explained and demonstrated there. See an actual pin-fitting and hear about the fabrics to which Paris has given greatest importance this spring. Jack & Jill Shop to Show Children's Frocks at 'Expo' Highland Park come; to the Exposition with an exhibit hv the Jack and Jill Children's Shop which is at 359 C<'ntral avenue in that bustling north shore suburb. This shop will have on display in their hooth the well-known line of] ack and Jill frocks and in addition there will be on view pecial imports from Petit Prim of New York and Vienna.

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