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Thse history of furnitwe,-irOns its Most primui- tiv beginuusgs to thse ultra-siodern of the twei- tdeli century, was traced in picture and demon- stration by the two speakers who presented a joint prograin for the Norths Shore Art league at ConmnzyHousé in W innetka last 1riday Uri. Marguerite C. Taylor, heàad of the art departinent of the Natio>nal College 'of Education and àainember, of the -league, lectured first on "Modern Trends'in Intcrior Daecoration." Plerré jean Ki gtnder, fumniture designer and mnember of thse advertising staff of John M. Smyth cornpany. foflowed. with 'a talle and drawing demonstration on the history of funiture, and furniture adirer- tising layout. Li;ghtness,ý biightness' and freé and 0igorous line are a few of the many new notes in ifterior decoration which Mrs. aylor toÙched upon. She had with ber a large collection of pictùresof modem * interiors, and- these., she pas sed around through the audience, so that. everyone had an opotnity to sec concrete illustrations of the fiture ;Îhe desçribed. Mrs. Taylor further illustrated her lectu re with sainlesf of wall cov~errgs, draperies and iphol- stery uaterials which hung about the walls of the room ini harmonious groups and novel colon combinations. In conclusion she sbowed samples of thse newest things i floor coverings, rugi and carpets. Sonse cf these are adhesive on the edges' so that different colors may be combined, and others are tneated on the underneatis to make them cling to the floor. Murals are taking the place of pictures, _Mrs. Taylor saisi, and steel, chromnium and other new metals are relacing wood construction. When and stàted' 1that itispsil at tiwnes to combine, smie modern with some antique pieces. Mr. Kinder told of the origin of chests, bureaus, secretary deslcs, tables and chairs, niaking draw- ings before thse audience of the developinent. of each piece. Comfortable, overstuffed furniture, as the naines divan, ottoman and sofa indicate, aIl originated in the far east, and were brought into Europe at the tipie of the Crusades, accord- ing to the speaker. The rocking chair originàted in Anierica, and Mr. Kinder claims to have seen I- £-,&-- _ A Green Studio Photo ~Iiabeh. oring Percy (Ms. dwd Hunier Percyf of Wilmette, violinist, was one of sevwral .rtisis participating in hls a ctiv'e memnber concert oftise, se<sopi of tise L.ake View M"ucal sodiety, Monday afternoon, in Chicago. Students Particapate in BEig Ten Exhibition Il works 7ior archi 'wing, ou pa ýre bir the st The entries froni Northwestern, university i, oil are: Albert Gibas, "Aires"; Sally Omndorl &'Personal Confessions," and Harvey Kittredgi "Daffoclil." The charcoals are: Hassel Srnitl "Igor ;" Robert Haenisch, "Textile Design," an Janice Maher, "Glass Composition." Wilbez Seidel shows. "Figure Sketches" in chalk, an Dorothy Pierce a hand-blocked linen wall hang ing entitled "Abstract Head." Jane Gray exhibit a "Design for Iiiterior" in water color, and ther will be 'lino-cuts lw the advanced class in desigý under the heading,.Chiag - a History î The fourth annual Evanstofi Community Music Festival will be held in the Evanston Township High school auditorium Thursday, Friday and Saturday, April 30 and May 1 and 2. Choruses, choirs, glee clubs, boy sopranos, pianists and an orchestra. wilI cooperate to inake the event mein- orable. -A lec Templeton, the English pianist-soloist nowtouring this country, is being featured as the principal artist. The opening concert of the festival' will be given. on, April 30, May Day Eve-ýby the con- bineci musical *forces of Northwestern university, under the direction, of Dean John W. Beattie. Theorchestra of nearly one hundred pieces andi .of gymphonic instrumentation *ill.,be heard in several'numbers, con'ducted by George Dasch. The University. Glee clubs, directed by. Glenn, Cliff e Bainuin, will sing one- group. The A'Cap- pella choir, directed by Max T. I<rone, will sing one group, and the prograi will, conclude in. a number in which the gice clubs and the choir unite in singing a number accompanied b.y the orchestra. O)ni Fr iday even ing, May 1, a chorus of four, hundred high school students under the direction of Miss Sadie Rafferty, will present th~e Pied Piper of Hainlin, while the combined festival choruses will sing the "Song of Faith," the lSOth Psalm, "Hail Bright Abode," and other nuxubers. Hadessah McGrifBin will be the accompanist. Two choruses, each of one thousand voices, will perforin on Saturday>afternoon, May 2. The: first one is limited to children in, the sixth grade. They will sing a group of folk songs and a group of art songs. ýn The second chorusis recruited froin the, sev-' he enth and eighth grades and they will give the first li performance anywhere of a new work by May it Strong, a Chicago composer, formerly on the tfaculty of Northwestern laniversity School of as Music. Miss Strong has made a very interesting *a musical setting of sonie of the Paul Bunyan l egends. Ra.ymund Koch, bass soloist at the First in Methodist Episcopal church, Evanston, wilI be fnarrator in the,".Bal'lad of,.Paul Bunyan.$' ,Tt Ld r- in Mtu Phi IEps'ilon Party. Aids Music Sclholars Iota Alpha chapter of Mu Phi Epsilon, lirnn miqi, c-;-itv mil h vea l1Phi unclr e ti ~majoring in music. undér l le * itu