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ILMETTE LIFE April 5, 1929 the Lake Shore division of the Illinois Lower Pri~d Room· Ia State Teachers' association which is .............. enflon on Opened Stevens, Inc. to be held at LaGrange on Monday, ..The Lower Pric'ed Room," offering Teachers of 1he Wilmette (Public April 22. The public sthools of ·the all types of women's apparel at remarkchools will attend the. convention of village will be closed on that date. ably low prices, was opened by Edgar A. Stevens, Inc., Monday. Th'e low price range whjch is a feature of the new department, combined with t.he high grade of Stevens' merchandtse will serve to make it distinctly popular with ·Evanston women, it is expected . Evidence of the interest in the shop was found in the crowds which visited the new rooms immediately after their For the Woman Who opening. Washes Her Dishes Dresses coats and ensembles of the ELECTRICALLY less expe~sive type are offered in the new lower priced section, which in cludes, as welt, millinery and lingerie. departments. Following the trend of "DisHPAN bands" spring fashion, dresses and ensembles need no longer be the heritage of the in the newest prints are being shown. and for those who look ahead there homemaker. The Conover Electric Dish· are hand-drawn linen dresses for sumwasher does your dishes automatically. mer wear at unusually low prices. The new department, which is in It keeps your hands out of hot, greasy the basement of the Stevens Orringwater- keeps them fresh and dainty for ton avenue store, in Evanston, is decorated in silver and black and di·stinctly. all occasions. And dishes may be shows the mooern influence in its treattacked in it and done whenever conven· ment. A .tte1M1 April 2?. by At the Neighbors By P. H. The program of the Neighbors ~as in charge of the home and education department, Mrs .. Tom Dix , chairman, on Tuesday of thts week, and she presented Mrs. Vera Brady Shipman. Mrs. Shipman is an a~,tho:ity on quilts and her subject was Quilts, Old and New" The members were asked to bring to the club rooms for display all the interesting quilts they were fortunate enough to possess and there were sixty-six in all, many of which were a hundred years old, or more. Mrs. Shipman remarked that sh·.! had given perhaps t.wen.ty-five or thirty lectures about qmlts m and ne~r Chicago this past year but that th1s display almost doubled in number any she had seen, and she remarked especially about the excellent condition of the quilts, even the very old ones. The committee had worked hard and had arranged the quilts to show to their best advantage, hanging them from tall screens or throwing them over table !Ops. It gave a very lovely effect. Refore the regular program and after the usual business of announcements and the reading of previous minutes, Mrs. B. H. Matthews and "Mrs. A. R. Hodge gave two very excellent r eports of the recent meeting of the tenth district federation held at the Evanston \Voman's club with the Evanston club as hostesses. These report. deserve especial commendation. TheY were both excellently written and ~ost decidedly well read. !\.f rs. lise Forster Gilbert opened the afternoon program with a group of earlv ballads. She was picturesque in colo-nial costume and her songs were in keeping with the "quilting party." ~[ rs. Shipman has a very pleasing rr.anner and presented her subject in a most interesting way. She spoke of the various classes in quilts and said the "applique" was the aristocrat of the quilts and the pieced-quilt the poor relation. She mentioned especially the all-white quilt. exquisitely done, which was among the most rare for most quilt makers enjoyed the use of color. Several of the designs us~d she mentioned as especially difficult and requiring the most labor, among which were the log cabin and the block~ " ·hich required such intricate folding in of edges. ~f rs. Edwin Hedrick read two ·s poken-songs of Natalie Whitted 1 Price. "Grandmother's Patch \Vork Quilt" and "11ammy's Little Soldier Gal." and Mrs. Gilbert closed the program with ' a second group of songs. On this Friday morning at the home of Mrs. Harrv \Villiams, 205 Oxford road. ~frs. Es-ther Harcourt will give the third of her series of dramatic mornings. She will speak of the Rus~i1.n elrama and read an entire play. .\ r vt Tuesday morning, April 9, at "the home of Mrs. Alex Joslin, 240 Essex road. again will occur a department meeting of the Neighbor~. The art and literature department will . meet to hear a paper by Mrs. Harry \Villiam s on two of the current books. "Out of the Deep" and "Black Depths." Dainty; Whit Hands Always! ient, two- and three-meals-at-a-time. CONOVER Electric DISHWASHER Call the Public Service Store for a free demonstration in your home. Three handy sizes are available. PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY. OP NORTHERN ILLINOIS 1141 Central Ave., Wilmette Ph. Wil. 2899 Lyman ~I. Drake, who has been motoring through the West with his son, Lyman Drake. Jr .. returned to hi s home ~'ednesday. They spent several weeks at the Gallagher ranch, San Antonio, Tex .. and Mr. Drake Jr. will now be at the Linda Vista ranch, Oracle. Ariz. for several weeks. 1fr. and 1[rs. Houston \fcRain returned last \Vednesdav from a three weeks' trip to California. They had heen \·isiting- in Los Angeles, San Diego, and Palm Springs. At Coronado Beach the\· sa \'V \f rs . vVarren Pra se of Kenilworth. -o- JOSEPH W. KEHOE, District Manager DELPHINIUMS DELPHINIUMS Blackmore & .Langdon Strain MRS. NELLIE B. ALLEN at Illinois Start Nurserymen· s Convention at Hote ! Sherman. Chicago. says. strain surpasses all others for its quality and color." "This particular We can supply this Delphinium and aJl other leading varieties, including the Wrexham strain. Also rock plants in variety and quant.t y. Fifty acres are devoted to the proper development of SHRUBS--TREES EVERGREENS - PERENNIALS- CREEPING BENT GRASS WHEELING NURSERIES WHEELING. ILLINOIS PHONE 35-R There's a Great Vogue for Rock Gardens VERYWHERE owners of the better type homes are turning to rock gardens to add new buuty, charm and interest to their grounds. The charming example illustrated hHe is located in tht gardtn of Mr. Walter R. Brailsford of Wilmttte, and was designed and built by Swain Nelson 8 Sons Co. · , j E ART INSTITUTE TRIP The 8B grade at the Howard school · will take a trip to the Art institute this afternoon,. accompanied by Miss Frances Donnelley, art supervisor of the Wilmette Public schools, and Miss Betty Scheidler. Mr. and Mrs. Rockwood A. Kuelzow of Jackson Heights, N. Y. announce the birth of a son on April 1. Mrs. Kuelzow was formerly Ruth Monahan of Ravinia. You Can Have a Rock Garden The small garden as well <U! the largH one can know the joy of a rock garden. \Ve'll gladly Rend a specialist to advise you, nnd tht"re will be no charge or obligation. Simply write or phone. Swain Nelson & Sons Co.