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WILME 'T TB: LIFE .use Linen Damuka .· for Spreads, -Curtains The latest novelty · in home furnishings is linen damask for curtains and bed spreads. Delightful color schemes may be carried out, using tinted cloth, and the room hangings will have that distinction which has always been associated with damask linen. Linen damask bedspreads may be had in charming colors to harmonize with the room furnishings . A bedspread of this material, with the fine sheen of this finish, will invariably brighten any room in which it has become a part of the decorative scheme. TRESE JDNTS : u y: .· .· SOLVE GIFT WORRY Annual Christmas Giving to Person Harcl to Please Ia Not Difficult No~ No other floor covering compares with the superb Oriental rug. Its beautiful colorings furnish the necessary life to the artistic atmosphere of the home. Indeed Oriental rugs create the atmosphere irresist· able· one lives more comfortably, breathes more freeiy and thinks more clearly in an atmosphere wholly charming. In anticipation of the winter season we have added] many new and beautiful Orientals to our large selection. [ We invite your early inspection. Special Cleaning Facilities Our large plant in charge of native workmen, is ex· elusively built and equipped for the scientific cleaning of your fine rugs and carpets. They should be cleaned and brightened now in anticipation of the long winter months when so much time is spent indoors. Mestjian Bros. Inc. · Oriental Rugs-Carpets-Linoleum Expert Cleaning-Repairing-Laying 51 1 MAIN ST., WILMETTE Wilmette 1949 University 5050 The annual Chris~mas present time is approaching, and the problem of giving something to the person just a little hard to pleas, e, the person who has everything, is almost upon us. What could be · nicer to give such a person than a tea set in the new m(j)dernistic design ? Something for the house, a gift which may be enjoyed by the family, this tea service is in four pieces. The diamond shaped tray holds a flat -sided tea pot and a triangular creamer and sugar. If it is to the your. ~ person wearing a diamond a dower chest would make an addition to her furniture. Any number of unusual and interesting designs in chests, from th~ walnut finished cedar chest to .the elaborately can·ed Spanish, Venetian, or Qt.:tli.tt Dutch chests will make an acceptable present. Etchings Are Good For just a little thing, a most attractive etching will fill a bare corner or fit into a portfolio. A wrought iron candle stick or two would fit nicely into some homes. Della Robia plaques might find a comfortable resting place beneath a friendly wall light. A new needlepoint bell cord may be just the thing that is needed this year. Perhaps in the silver service where one is often a guest, extra teaspoon s or servicing silver spoon s are lacking. T o the f amity where the open fire is a constant joy, there is but one gift answer ; something for the fireplace! Many north shore shops ·are showing unusual andirons and fire baskets. Or, if the family has andirons, send a fireset or a wood basket. Clocks have been a popular gift for the past year or so, but there may be a home where the latest design has not been introduced. Crystal Always Popular Crystal glassware will always be popular. no matter what else comes in style in .the meantime. And gold and white china on a white linen table cloth will always be used. Speaking of newer ~hings , bone china from England is bemg used for the newest service plates. Service plates, according to one author used to be called "conversation plates ,: a. subject being painted on the plate to . gtv~ the bas~ful diner something about whtch he mtght begin conversing. A d9zen novel service plates would make a lovely present, as would one of the new waffle set s for Sunday night supper. And now, for the person who loves fine. fabrics, there is always one solution~ A ptece of fine brocade, damask, tapestry, o.r othe_r material which will fit in beautifully m the home will fill the heart of such a per~on with joy. Where an ugly door le~ds m~o a room 4 wall hanging of a beautiful p1ece of material will conceal the door. T~e garden enthusiast will be happy recetve. a new garden book or two. Even the . wdd flower enthusiast is aiMrays lookmg for new books acclaiming his hobby. An order for a special kiad of bulbs or plant cuttings might thrill the person who has long wanted something for his garden that he· has not been able t? find or that he has considered just a httle too much of a luxury for his garden allowance. The .Pan~ls of a room may be prepared m etther the scenic paper copied after the French and English or in the new modernistic papers. The comfortable love seat has come to stay as an jtem in the living room. They a.r~ upholstered in satin, brocade, or mohatr.