Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 19 Oct 1928, p. 31

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WILMETTE LIFE ol I·IIJI. . ' Fall! Less golf-more sewing. ~esides. there's a lot of sewing to catch up on after the long summer of playing outdoors. Curtains clothes for the children -towels to be hemmed -household and wardrobe all to be gotten in order for winter. What luck.' right ~t this crucial moment, to find an absolutely perfect portable electric sewing machine-the Standard tn its newest form 1 I~ Indeed . a complete list of its virtues would make one wonder how on earth any other machine ever finds a home. The reason is merely that everybody doesn't know about this one yet-that's why we're going to this length to tell all the · North Shore about it! Price-$65: a special troductory offer. in- your decorations. here .a t Lord's. And before you ccme in (the Favor Section is right at Davis Street) stop and see our Cobweb Window. It's full of good ideas . for your party! Stationery-First Floor A child that is prqper- ly stockinged in cold weather is much less likel v to suffer from the effects of chill and damp. Good-looking plaid and jacquardpatterned hose. with contrasting cuffs, from $1 to $2.25. Stockings-First Floor * * * Orange gauze, from which to suspend favors, or to tie up prize packages with, 8c a yard in the Ribbon Department. First Floor * * * And while we're talking altout sto~kings, may we suggest a warm wool - blend stocking that has all the sleekness of silk, because it fits so well? The shaping is done after the fashion of the English hose weavers, so there is no seam to irritate the. foot, yet the stocking clings smoothly. In Evenglow, zinc, grain, Algerian, Salt - and Pepper and French Nude, $1. 75·. Stockings-First Floor First Floor-Notions * * * Did you. know that you could buy a Dayton Electric Heater , with a big, glowing reflector, for $1.3 9?. People buy them for bathrooms, for a bit of quick heat before the furnace is roused, for drying hair, and for children's togs that have gotten wet in the snow-and lots of other things. Hou. '\eWares-First Floor It weighs only ntneteen pounds. all complete with attachments, . and including its lizard finished leatherette case. The machine itself weighs less than twelve pounds - so you can follow the sunshine all around the house, to do your sewing where it's most cheerful! * * * For the room that's to be warm and cheery . on cold · evenings, we suggest a richcolored Oriental Rug. See, before you buy, the mf1rVelous Sultan-Shah Rugs that are being featured in our Importation Sale. The 9 x 1 2 stze ts very ~ow-priced at $450. The patterns - revivals of those used in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries blend warm tones of rose, wood tan and blue into harmonies of beautiful color. · Of course this is 'o nly one of the items iri the sale o~ which the beauty-loving householder is enabled to save money. * * * * * * It sews everything from a thick blanket. to a wisp of chiffon, with out adjustment. and without puckering. It has a stitch-adjusting device - a wee lamp that throws a beam of light direct I y on your sewing- it can be rnn so slowly that you can see every stitch being made or so fast that it's a whirr! · Fall makes lots of people think of Hallowe'en before anything else. It's a short step from Fall to Pumpkins -and from pumpkins to witches and goblins and black cats and bats, and everything else that goes with Hallowe'en parties! If you ·want to have a very spooky one-choose your invitations, your favors, and Rugs-Second floor ·Those stunning, if collegiate, Wombat Coats known as Woolly-Boys, are hard to keep in stock these days, they're selling so· fast! They're made of natural sheepskin, with the thick, warm fur left right on. Lined . with red or gray suede - cloth, with leather straps at neck, waistband and sleeves. to match. A very warm. very practical. and decidedly ~ood -looking coat. $59.50. Second Floor GREENLEAF 7000 WlLMETTE 3700 ...

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