Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 10 Apr 1931, p. 74

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*the gis ur.. jufnu b. £UUa 8i8 lier hulsband gave to those who as- semblod at the Woman's club lm* Pri- day evening for the lecture b y Mrs. Maurer sponsored. by the Wilniette ýGarden club. Seveuteuuth, centuwy, >homes reçogni ed by their over-hianging evsand imalileéaded windows; one of the earýlydeveilopie nts of the tait- piltar, Colonial 'style of. architecture built in coast towns by me» who. de- rived their livelihood f rom theseu with their tow-fenced roofs on which the owner. walkil while with glane hie "agrly scanned the ocean; gi.mpses. into old gres beautif ut in thr, * imtiitor vies of a more ornate niaize gardeu4n, oa ger f ashionable; garden vistas discloin the age of shrubs ind hedges, a series of> grass garden steps leadng to rose covrçd archways, anold Dutch bcd f rom wnch the speaker remarkcd Mr. Pullman might have dérivcd bis' idea for sleep- ing-car bertbs; quaint old furniture remnuiscent of Dutch and English and *rewb influience; gracful mat*kwar.s the old Inn of Longfellow's tales; the beautiful simplicity of the Georgian line, f amous old homes f rom» New Eng- land to South Carotina, ail were shown enthe pictures .which changcd. with the story of ecd homne anad its inihabitant5s. Eadly Nemi..Shows JEarly Amierican homes, sosie long since out ef the bands of the descen- dants of their founders, sosie carefully and faithfully renovated and cared for by chapters of Daughtcrs of the Ameri- can Revclution and Daugliters of thie Con federacy, others stili the dwclling places of members of otd an~d fasous familles, were, visited by the Maurer. after extensive study of authoriies on the b)est and finest of Colonial homes audlgardens. Because these pictures tnay have tenpted those who saw them to go ex- ploring. we, give te you the names of the- places Mrs. Mâurer mientioned, starting in. the east and coù1tiýnuing into the south *untit the. climax in the. startlingly beauif ut Magnolia Gardens 1uear Charleston, S. C., considered the most beautiful zardens i the United *There are two more cQftfact bridge, tessons to -be given in the series, un- der the direction of Mrs. Helen Hyde Carter. If you-'are interested in at-. tendin g thlese final tessns at a re-, *duced ,rate, cati Mrs. Harvey Craig. The tessons9 are held at.the Womîan's club0onÀMnday evenings. at Rememiber!1 P. T. 'A. meetings be- gin -at 2:301, LOgan-Howvard P. TeAe Twelve girls of-"Hp" athercoal's bar claéssopened the_ program at the- meeting of the Logan-Howard Parent- Teacher association- Tuesclay; April 7, .41 a quiet ceremnony attended only by niembers of the two fanai- . lies, Miss Etlsel Susanne Kassab, daugister of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Kaszab of 219 Central avenue, be- came thse bride ofILouis Robert Jourdan, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. L. K. lourdait of Oak Park, last Saturday afteraoon, ai 4:30 o'clock, at the Wilmette Luiheran charch, with tihe Rev. Carl Empson officiat- img. Ms. Jose ph Kaszab, Jr., and Robert Jourdan were ,thse attend- anis. . Thse Jour4 ans left Saturda.v evenisg for a wedding tip toIBer- muda a nd wilJ1 be at home -after May 5, ai 219 Centrai avenue. Be- cause of thse ilinets of her ssster, Miss Kassab rhanged thse day of hér wedding from May 9, the time s/w had ori.ginally set, ta April 4.. homes atong, the Jaires River, Thoro- arood,., Lynnhaven. Pr«iudon-Wthe- joyecl by1 niothers.' *Mrs. Groves,. in itroducing' J. -W. McClintock, the speaker, reminded us, that lue is deepty imterested ini education in general and in the Howard schoot in particular, being the father of one of our eighth grade girls. Mr. Mc- Clintock dcscribed tie word "thrif t" as a relative terni, stating that thitt at the present tume, carried to extremes in inanyr cases, is a'cause of business depressioix Conservation of intangible things, such as, interest, courage, health, self-respet u confidence, is of greatestipotne, and these qualities, if conserved- will Produce tangible things. Mr. Kettrïng of General Motors was quoted as saying that values ex- ist flot in materials but in the mind. If a brand new car -was kept in a gla case for a year or two and not u.sedi«7 any way, it would neverthelcss. de- preciate in value ini that time. Conser- vation of childhood' in the. homle and school is the greatest investment we can make for the f uture. iasi ouneaM, wu a r~are ana ntU er-L esting exhibit: of ecclesiastical art ýand music by the Russiafi Orbhodox, choir. The liglit of an, afternoon su n poured through the windows of the batîroosi, to touch -qoftly the paint- ings of otdnmasters, to brong'out their, deep, ich. coloring,, to brigliten the brgtr colors reflected. from the can- vases of modern painters, and tô show att the interestingr details of wood carvings,, old chests and Rus- sian icons, and mnanyother ôbjects of ecclesiastucal art. The saine sunlight caugbt the colors, of the picturesque. and etaborate satin and brocade. costumes of the sopranos of thé choir, and rcflected the sparkle of, their beaded headdresscs and quaint jewelry, an'd made brighter the gay Russian blouses of thé men., About three hundred members' of Shawnee and their guests heardi the hour of music, an hour of interesting Russian music divided into the sacred selections and the Russian folk songs which brouight out the joys and the. sorrow of Russian temperament as ex,- pressed thfrough the peculiar, alm.1ost weird tone quality that at onçce sets apart Russian music. The tone production of the Rus-' sian chorus fromn Gary Ind., disptayed a placing of each individuat voice of such character that the chorus coilld be heard -equally well ina any part of the auditorium. thus placiuag this choir among the few* distinguished. for united tone work of this liigh caliber. Its light, fast work-unusual for large goups to even attempt-was splendid- ydone with procision and clarity; and while the voices casily fild the auditorium during a climax, their pianissimo work was, equatly effect.ive in, its smoothness and purity of tone. Their entire programn of songa was% remarkabtc in unity and at tack and was indicative of splendid ,-and thorough training. Tohe program-the choir gave, one of contrasting moods and, rhythins follonR '.Blessed Are Virginia i.,ees; invited. The Fifth Grade motheru bôstesses. * ~ Adr J rewo vne ttevilIe, va., wlll be hostesses and serve refresh- _____te_______vaation -o-- ow e Thomas nients. Mr. and Mrs. Don WileY, 1174 'É. Xogt,76Nit trewihle Willimubur, . .Michigan avenue, tcf t yesteday to mo- chlldeni, went téo Eoonville, lInd.,t ai w nhrsaow efi second :fopd, sale Wll e hl tmdonto French Lick Sprinsh4ad, visit her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. e fas.aotw-od atthe close of the meeting.> There for the ýweekend. ice Fisher. s gre,

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