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April 5, 1929 WIL 'METTE I LIFE ) . T~e Art St"!dents league of the Art mstttute of Chtcago will have its thirtyfifth annual ball and pageant on Wedne~day, May 1, at the Congress hotel. Mtss Florence Higinbotham is president of a sel~cte<;l gro.up· of young meri and women m what ts said to be the largest art school in the world. Admission to the league is based ?n artistic . ability. Specimen work Judged for originality, execution and gencr~l standards is passed up~n b\' three members of the faculty of th.e school, and later the candidate is voted upon by league members. . Proceeds of this ball, or Mardi Gras as it is called, are spent in aiding worthy students to continue in school. This Mardi Gras is always a fashionablc as well as an artistic event. Leaders of soceity who are also trustees of the Art institute, or of the school or life members, sponsor the ball. ' This year's pantomime, or "11other Goose CarniYal" will have all the bizarre beauty of many of the R~ssian ballets to the more widely patronized Chauve Souris. Mr. and Mrs. Frank G. Logan, Mrs. and Mrs. W. 0. Goodman, Mr. and Mrs. Potter Palmer, Mr. fl.nd Mrs. \Vatter Brewster, Mr. and Mrs. Chauncey McCormick, Mr. and :\1 rs. CYrus McCormick. Robert Allerton, and Mrs. Richard T. Crane, Mr. and Mrs. J. R. \Vinterbotham, Mrs. Charles L. Hutchinson, Mr. and Mrs. Henry A. Blair, 1\h. and Mrs . ]. ]. Borland, Mr. and Mrs. Martin A. Ryerson, Mr. and Mrs. John Borden, Mr. and Mrs. ] oseph M. Patterson, Col. R. R. McCormick and Mr. . McCormick, Mrs. Edith Rockefeller :McCormick, and Mr. and· Mrs. Samuel Insull are among the prominent Chicagoans who lend their support to th e Art institute and its auxiliaries. Ball and Pagea.nt Kenilworth Girl Scouts 'Formal Opening of of Art Students Give a Tea for Mothers New Tri-Ship Club Members of Troop, 2, Kenilworth R B A J8 · League Set forM ay Girl Scouts, gave a tea for their OOm to e pr· Boys of New Trier High school will celebrate the formal opening of their . . · h L r new Tn-Shtp clu~ room 1~ t e es 1e F. Gates gymnasiUm Aprtl 18, when . the annual Father and Son banquet is to be held in the mess .hall ·at the school. Furnishing of the new club room was completed recently at a cost of $2,500. :Mr. and Mrs. Clifton L. Keith, 222 Half of this sum was raised by the Kinth street, and their three sons, Gil- boys themselves, while the other half bert, Wendell, and Gordon, returned was donated by Louis B. KuppenMonday after a two weeks' motor trip heimer, of \Vinnetka. through Florida during the boys' spring The Tri-Ship cl~b is composed of all Yacation from school. boys in New Trier High school, or-og-anized for the purpose of developing Mr. and :M rs. Albert ]. Nystrom, 714 the highest ideals of sportsmanship, Central avenue, and their daughter, fellowship, and citizenship. It sponsors ).1 iss Jan e. returned from Florida last many activities directed toward the \Yeek. They spent two months motor- accomplishment of these aims. The ing- over the west a·nd east coasts of new club room is to be used as a Florida. recreation center for the boys. mothers in the Scout room of the Joseph Se~rs school Monday afte~noon. Dtfferent patrols were m charge of arrangements and entertainment. A play called "Scouting," made up by the pupils themselves, was prescnted. Miss Gertrude Herrick, literature and physical education instructor at the .T oseph Sears school, is leader of the Girl Scouts. Wilmette J700 Apri I, here at Lord's, is the Month. for Homes We know that homemakers are planning. changes in their homes -we know they're thinking about their homes, in the spring. time - and so we've made a lot cf plans to help them. Every homemaking department is ready now·t The draptries section is plentifully supplied with the new kinds of · chintz binding an d ruffling, with furniture coverings, and curtains for every room in the house. There are even curtains ·for the bathroom, of a supple kind of fabrikoid that may be laundered, and which has a valance and tiebacks to match. It isn't really spring cleaning time unless one has the aid of the powerful Hoover! The Hoover beats and shakes loose the· deeply imbedded grit that wears and grinds your rugs, and then draws it out. Did you know that your old cleaner can be used as a part payment on your new Hoover? A set of hot -dish holders, of colored oilcloths, bound in checked gingham, come in a flat, round matching case which hangs on the wall. Green, yellow, red, black, French blue, 6 sc a set. ~ -~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Mr. fOVNTAIN ~QVARL LVAN5TON It Is the Romance in the ILLUSTRATED LECTURE "Bali-the Garden of the Gods" is the subject of a free lecture illustrated with motion pictures, to be given Saturday afternoon, April 6, at Field Museum of Natural History. Andre Roosevelt of New York will be the speaker. The lecture will be given in the ] ames Simpson theatre of the museum, and will begin at 3 p. m. The general puhlic is invited. Mr. Roosevelt li ved for years on the island of Bali, which is off the coast of Java and is one of the larger islands of the Malay Archipelago. He learn ed the language of the natives, studied their folkways intimateh-, and made his own motion pictures of their life and of the heauties of their island which has been described as man's "last reminder on earth of the Garden of Eden." :.\[rs. Arthur H. Howard, 1055 \Vilmette avenue, '"ill have as her house guests this week, her uncle and aunt, -~fr. and Mrs. ]. \V. Doolittle of Douglaston, Long Island, who arc returning to their home from a winter's sojourn in St. Petersburg, Fla. -0- ORIENTA RLJG that adds the indefinable charm to a room The caravans of the Ea·s t begin the long journeys that bring to Lord's the .Romance of the Orient, ~raven into rugs. From the gardens of Persia, the mountains of Kurdistan, Jnd the deserts of Afghanistan, and all the far-away, little-known places of the East, are gathered these precious pieces of colorful weaving. That their prices are within the reach of every homemaker, these examples will show: Silky Lilihans, $26 The scatter size, about 4x2-8 1 Gilt Shop-First Floor Pinch-backs (decorated clasp clothespins with colored oilcloth butterflies poised on them gaily) --are used to hold back your curtains. In lavender, blue, and other a pair. shades. S I. 2. 5 Dr. Aclolopheus E. Bertling, 3~ 5 \ Vashington avenue, who has been 111 California for a . ix " ·eeks' rest, returned to his home last Sunday. Persian Musuls, $27.50 About s-6X3 -6 -very low-priced VETERINARIAN FRANK ·a. ERWIN Specializing in the treatment of your best friends, the Royal Saruk, $98 The gem of the Orient! 5-3x3-6 Turco-lspahan, $398 The rug for service. Specially priced. Gift Shop--First Floor A kitchen set of Fabrikoid, which wears long and can be kept fresh by wiping it clean -includes a .nemo pad and a pencil with a hot-dish bolder to match. Blue, green, orange and rose. S I. ""Dog and Cat" All Calls Receive My Personal Attention LADY ASSISTANT You 1\tl ay Buy Your Rugs on Our Budget Plan I Lord's- Oriental Rugs, Second Floor-East Room 1000 Ridge Ave. Wilmette 3347 Gilt Shop--Fint Floor