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10 WINNETKA WEEKLY TALK, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1922 CHOOSING THE RIGHT CHRISTMAS GIFT Do you remember back when you were a youngster how you made all your Christmas presents? Remember all the time and care you put into their making? They were the most important Christmas presents in the world! Now, probably, you are on the receiv- ing end. Somebody is thinking about Christmas presents for you--things to be made. And they'll still be the most important Christmas presents in the world. It's the things we make our- selves that mean moreas Christmas gifts. They mean moretothose whose thoughts and efforts are in their making; and for that very reason they mean more to those who receive them. New ideas for making your own Christ- mas presents are coming to life every year. And hand ihand with them are improvements in handy tool and ma- terials to work with. We have as a result a wide range for choice, of attractive, practicable, easily made gifts. And after all it is such gifts--products of our own hearts and hands--that best carry our messagesofloveand Christmasgreetings. There are many splendid ideas for making artistic, useful gifts in a little booklet we saw recently. They are so good and the articles so easy to make that a number of them are-worth detailed description. There are any number of suggestions here for giftsthatappeal to mothers. For instance, there's a clothes hamper--an paustally $000 losing one, light and serviceable. Justa a, hammer and saw, --_-- some glue and og °o.° brads, some 34 ° ° inch and 14 round moulding andone panel of Cornell Wood Board 32 inches by 8 feet. The booklet gives complete instruc tions for cutting ~~ thevariouspieces; and tells how to put them together. A very pretty and practicable gift is a set of table pads forthe diningroom table. Several sizes may be made--for platters and service dishes, for plates, and small ones for tumblers. The pads can be decorated with handsome designs--the women's magazines have plenty of them on their fancy work pages --and colored with oil paints. The resultisun- usually effective. A larger pad the size of the table is also practic- able, made in sections, either separate or hinged with strong adhe- sive tape. Itis worth-while noting that chemists have found wood pulp board better protection for tables than either asbestos or felt pads. Attractive covers for radiators are very popular and appeal to any housewife. They serve a definite practical purpose in preventing the soiling of walls and ~~. GFE, ceilings, Just measure the radiator, and cut Cornell panels accordingly; use quar- ter round moulding, glue and small nails. These covers lend themselves readily to suitable decoration. Good-looking screens are easy to make with Cornell Wood Board--any height, for doorways, fireplace, and so on. Use 1x2 lumber strips for framework, and Cornell panels cut to the size you want. Four ordinary hinges will do for a 3 panel screen; or double hinges allow for folding either way. Good stencil designs can be used; or wall paper with a coat of shellac produces excellent effects. Does sister want a doll house? Of course; every sister does. Make one for her. Any boy that likes working with tools can do it. The booklet gives com- plete plans for a miniature house, pat- terned after a regular home --Ilike the illustration. Its dimensions are 1214 by 11 by 2414 inches. Two Cornell panels 32 inches by 6 feet are enough; a little quarter round molding to reinforce cor ners and form a firm base, some glue, 34-inch brads, a fine tooth saw, knife and hammer are all the materials and tools needed. To go with the house, a garage for toy automobile is suggested; also a pergola; and a cement sidewalk, and drive can be painted on a large piece of Cornell representing the entire lawn; green paint for the grass. It makes a very handsome estate. You can imag- ine how pleased with it any child will be. There is not space here to show the plans of the house; but the Cornell Wood Products Company, Chicago, will fur- nish a large blue-print on request. Copies of the booklet, '165 Uses for Cornell-Wood-Board" can be had from the local Cornell dealers. It describes many items for which there is not room here; for instance, bird hous- es, brush holders, cabi- net work, doll furniture, games of all kinds, dec- orative novelties, waste baskets; any number of useful attractive things. It's so chuckfull of ideas that we feel sure our readers will be interested. It's a real fountain of ideas for making really nice Christmas gifts; gifts that will have that added value, "you made it yourself."' Those who know wall board, point out that Cornell-Wood-Board is better adap- ted to making these various things than any other product of its kind. Itis pure wood fibre--nothing else. Because of that fact, it is easy to work with--saws easily and holds nails well; and it has all the permanence of wood. Articles made with it keep their shape and remain sturdy and good-looking. Itis these all- wood characteristics which, we are told, have made Cornell Board a leader in construction work; for walls, ceilings, partitions and many other uses. It is sold here by. JAPS LOAFING AND SPENDING, ASSERTS HONOLULU PAPER Honolulu. -- Japan is in the throes of a wild orgy of spending and loafing, according to S. Yamamoto, president of the Motshige Shoten, one of the largest Japanese wholesale establishments in Honolulu, who has just returned from a business trip to the Orient. Commodities have reached the peak of high prices, and the labor- ing class of Japan is receiving exor- bitant pay. Carpenters in Tokio, ac- cording to Yamaoto, receive from four to five yen ($2 to $2.50) a day and refuse to work over five hours. They start to work at 9 oclock, rarely getting to the job before 10, and at 4 o'clock they quit. Profiteering on a huge scale is practiced by virtually every whole- sale establishment in the islands, says Yamamoto, some -houses realizing from 50 to 100 per cent. profit. Japan must economize or face dis- aster, says Yamamoto. WESTERN UNDERTAKING CO. a I Rs EDMDARO FUNERAL DIRECTORS WE STRIVE TO PLEASE Our constant desire when called is to render the most EFFICIENT and COMPLETE SERVICE and to supply FINE FUNERAL FURNISHINGS at the very LOWEST COST. : LADY ATTENDANT . BNo charg for distance H. T. NEELY MANAGER 1022 Davis St: Evanston, Ill. --- Phone Evanston 98 Phone Wilmette 280 SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY TO START VOCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY DIVISION Syracuse, N. Y.--Syracuse Univers- ity will offer the first collegiate course in vocational psychology. The course will be instituted at the opening of the approaching new semester, under the direction of Professor H. W. Hepner. Professor Hepner, who has carried on research work in the field for many years, believes misdirected energy is one of the great problems of industry and business life, and is the cause of much industrial unrest and social dis- content. A large number of persons do not choose occupations to suit their abilities and temperment. This, Pro- fessor Hepner asserts, leads to inev- itable failure and throws the victims out of gear with modern industrial society. Vocational guidance is the remedy, he affirms. Metz Buys Tapestries Hohenzollerns Owned New York.--Four Gobelin tapes- tries, once owned by a sister of the former Kaiser, have been secured by Herman A. Herman A. Metz. A rare table, gift to Kmperor Frederick by the Empvress of China, has also Leen added to the Meiz col- lection. The tapestries measure sev- en by eight feet. They were once a gift from Emperor Frederick to Na- poleon 111. Metz bought them re- cently in Germany for a fraction of their real value. Giant Recruit Will See Service in Hawaii Syracuse, N. Y.--Pacifists who de- cry "giant armies" should take a slant at the newest recruit of "this man's army" in this city. He's William Randolph Dare, of Rochester, 24 years old, 6 feet 1 inch in height, and weighing just 265 pounds. Dare, enlisted for the Med- ical Corps, is slated for service in the Hawaiian Islands. EVERYBODY [WANTS A RADIO SET![im ANTA Claus has add- ed Radio Sets to the most popular Christmas gifts this season. He has| received so many, many § requests from young and old! U. S. L. Batteries; Magnavox & Vocalouds; Bulbs. Battery Chargers: We Recommend the Tungar. Opp. Village Theater E. A. DANNEMARK company Opening Evenings. ELECTRIC John Firth & Westinghouse Sets $25 to $300 "Profit by our service' Easy Payments Phone Wilmette 214 Excellent Workmanship TAILORING - REMODELING - REPAIRING 2102 CENTRAL AVE. Phone Wilmette 18 LADIES' TAILOR GEORGE J. EBER Prices Reasonable CHARLES R. PETERSEN High grade Automobile tops and trimmings 1203-1205 Washington Ave.--rear Tel. Wilmette 1686 Bring Christmas Cheer! EMEMBER your friends and relatives with Flowers on Christmas. Their fra- grant beauty will brighten the day and bring a message of Yuletide cheer. Here are exquisite roses, gorgeous poinsettia and holly and scores of other delightful Plants and Flowers for the holiday season. Leave your orders now for Christmas and New Year. We'll deliver when you wish. HENRY ILG Florist Phone Win. 313 Pine and Center Sts.