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Prizes donated by: Ravinia Hardâ€" ware company, Huesenetter Hardware company, Meierhoff Hardware comâ€" \pany, Central ~Hardware company, Highland Park Hardware,company. Open to Public â€" These houses will be opened to the ‘publicâ€"free of charge, for this is an educational movement designed to inâ€" terest the homeâ€"loving ‘and public spirited citizen of modest means â€" on Sunday, April 27 from 10:00 a. m. until 6:00 p. m., except that the high school will remain open that evening until 9:00 p.m. Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, April 28, 29, 30 and .May 1, respectively, the houses Thursday, April 17, 1930 Mr. John S.‘Van Bergen is chairman of the small house competition comâ€" mittee. s INTEREST GROWS IN _ BETTER HOMES WEEK The winning window boxes will be displayed both on the Linden avenue and the high school houses, to show our citizens what can be done in an artistic manner by the children in the elementary schools. . They will be judged on May Day by the followâ€" ing committee: Mrs. Howard Kornâ€" blith, chairman; Mrs. Eugene Klaber, Mrs. James C. Ewell, Mrs. Robert Grinnell, Mrs. Raymond Herman, Mrs. Jacob Weinberg. Mayor Lewis will present the prizes to the winners at the new City hall at 5:00 p. m. May 1. 30 and May 1, respectively, the houses will be open from 1 to 6 p.m. Friday, from 1 to 9 p.m., and Saturday, the final day, May 3, from 10 a. m. until 9 p.m. Hostesses will be on hand constantly at both houses. In addiâ€" tion, both houses will ‘be open from 10 a, m. to noon, daily, for school chilâ€" dren only. . Under the supervision of Mrs. Joseph Garnett and Mrs. Robert Grinnell, and some of the high school teachers, groups of school children will be taken to the houses during those hours, so that the full educaâ€" tional value of the two exhibits may be obtained. The house on Linden avenue which is exceptionally well equipped, has been furnished by Mrs. J. M. Lebolt, with the assistance of Mrs. Claâ€" bume Jones, Mrs. Frank Venning, Mrs. Carleton <M. Vail, Mrs. George W. Carr, and Mrs. Howard G. Kornâ€" blith. The furniture was furnished by the Hartman Furniture and Carâ€" pet Co., and Mandel Bros., both of Chicago; the bathroom accessories by the Killian Plumbing Co., and Arnold Peterson and Huesenetter Hardware Co., living room accessories by the J. B. Garnett. Co. _ The east and south bedâ€"rooms were papered by Mr. E. P. Sheppard.. The west bedâ€" room is a nursery, completely furâ€" nished by the Children‘s Book and Paly Service of Chicago. Mrs. Claâ€" burn Jones has furnished the kitchen with the coâ€"operation of the Public Service Co., the Duffy Furniture Co., the J. B. Garnett Co., the Ravinia and the Highland Park Hardware companies, and Richardson‘s, Chicago. Mrs. Frank Venning obtained the fixtures from Ricklefs & Schuett Co. of Evanston. The luminators, used to provide adequate light for the exâ€" hibits; are loaned by the New Engâ€" land Mills Co. Mrs. Seymour and Mrs. Carr plan to equip the porch attractively with Indian rugs, blankâ€" ets and furniture from Fred Leighâ€" ton‘s Indian Trading Post. (Continued from page 1) The landscaping has been planned by Mrs, Eugene Klaber and her comâ€" mittee, with the assistance of the folâ€" lowing firms: Siguard Biseth, Chas. Fiore, Dreiske and Bahr‘s. Art Mart s The house being used for exhibition purposes is owned by Mr. E. H. Purdy. In the basement, the Arts committee of the Ravinia Woman‘s elub will hold its "Art Mart," referâ€" red to elsewhere in this paper, where integesting jyeces of handcraft at moderate prices will be on display. ADDRESS ON GARDENS BY MRS. J. WESTERN The General committee in charge of the Better Homes campaign has met with such a spirit of friendliness and coâ€"operation both on the part of the citizens of the community and the business men, that a successful outâ€" ecome is assured. In the next issue, more information will be given about the high school house, and the exhiâ€" bits of labor saving devices there disâ€" played. â€"Pauline Raff. Interesting Historical and Desâ€" criptive Talk Broadcast on April 9th Following is a reprint of the very interesting â€" address â€" on "Gardens" broadcast _ over IWGN Wednesday afternoon, A;il 9, by Mrs, Caroline H. Western, wife of John Western, president of the North Shore Cemeâ€" tery & Mausoleum Co. Mrs. Western is chairman. of the Garden departâ€" ment of the Tenth District Federaâ€" moooooodonenonmedmacceddoncennndn0000 inoiloonie0000000000900000000060nd00 e 0000000000eninc in w n n n n w n l c nc e mc i i w n colrneÂ¥exrvaxpaaxararexnraxannave rovrcrnrni snn ':;_;;...m_-_-â€"-â€"â€"â€"fiâ€"efi_fi_!!!t wixeÂ¥akaaxxaaxa¥¥¥¥arnnaxnvarax®a¥¥azxzXaÂ¥axxxxz2Â¥za8% ves earerabasasaanxi8ksa«¥28x22x82288088 The EASTER Mode GOLDEN IVORY HONEY BEIGE ROSE BLUSH 509 Central Avenue T H E tion of Women‘s clubs and is thorâ€" oughly familiar with her subject. She has made numerous addresses on kindred subjects before women‘s ¢lubs and is well informed and exâ€" perienced in all departments of hortiâ€" culture. The address: * Gardens "The kiss of the sun for pardon â€" The song of the birds for mirth, You are nearer God‘s heart in a garden, Than anywhere else on earth," This dedicatory verse is at the enâ€" trance to the now famous "Singing Tower and Bird Sanctuary" estabâ€" lished by Edward Bok at Mountain Lake, Florida, where beautiful trees, shrubs, plants, and flowers make a garden beauty spot in which one wishes to linger and meditate for hours. The art of gardening extends back for centuries, as the ancient monuâ€" ments of Egypt show plans of irriâ€" gated gardens as early as 1600 yenn‘ B.C. and the Hanging Gardens of Babylon were counted among the wonders of the world. These ancient ones were called "ornamental gar« dens" but as the different nations deâ€" veloped them, they began to be feaâ€" tured in many ways. ‘The Greeks folâ€" lowed the Persians in the developâ€" ment of their gardens and later the Romans followed‘the Greeks as civiliâ€" zation came westward. In Dark Ages For years during the Dark Ages the only gardening carried on was by the monks who raised medicinal herbs. Then the planting of gardens around the principal palaces with > herbs, shrubs, flowers, and vegetables began, Phone > cBw Highland Park & 456 V IV A C1OUS s pring modes, gay, colorful, deâ€" cidedly new, attunâ€" ed to the happiest moods of the season are our offerings in our Easter displays. with arbors, fountains, . trimmed hedges, and trees making a very pleasing lppelune'l.n The pruning of trees and shrubs i fanciful figures and animals became a prominent feaâ€" ture in England in the fifteenth cenâ€" tury, and was called "The Topiary Art." It is more fully developed in a garden at Victoria, British Columâ€" bia than any other place I have seen in North America. As the years advanced and the difâ€" ferent countries were settled, the geometrical style of gardening was patronized by the Medici of Italy and were used as a model by Europe. Unâ€" der Louis XIV of France the celeâ€" brated Le Notre laid out the garden of Versailles and the first greenâ€" house was erected there. These grounds are still famous. Kek Garâ€" dens, opposite Brentord, six miles west cof Hyde Park Cogler. London, are among the most cclebrated botanâ€" ical gardens in the world. They origâ€" inated in a collection of plants gath» ered. by Princess Augusta and the ground work was begun and laid out sbout 1760.> The Royal Botanical Gardens cover an area of 75 acres and the Arboretum or pleasure grounds connected with them, 180 acres more. In 1840 the entire grounds were presented to the naâ€" tion by Queen â€" Victoria. To these yearly ecme young men from all over Europe to complete their education, as a certificate from the superintenâ€" dent is considered the same as a post graduate course in a university, In Early Days % When the early settlers came to America they brought their love for the beautiful with them, many of NAPOLEON BLUE MIDNIGHT BLACK DOVE GRAY 2 34 4x RLGD m»