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24 WILMETTE LIFE, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1924 ~IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIJIJIIUIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII~ ! gu = ..OLD GLASS, EUROPEAN AMERICAN" AND eleventh hour in history, through one UN~ f.',IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIUIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIUIIIIIIII,j1. = SEEN IN THE CITY Where to Dine, Shop, Re·t, etc. For f"rlher information concerning any of these shops communicate with Blanche Mason Onward the world continues to wag its way-brlght, shining and full of Interesting thtngs. What? Does some one raise a regretful eye-brow? Don't you find the world full of Interesting A.ad New-Tile Bod,. Glove things? Ah, but that is because you haven't been with me in the city, to- · What Ia a body glove? Wby It day. Come-,let me tell you about a sort of corset-yet not a corset. ~ Is the sofetest ever made for r t what I have seen. lng. It Is the Invention of a gra~!~ Wiater Cralaee nurse, and It moulds and slender~& There are, for Instance, winter cruis- the figure, yet allows U to move t etl es through the West Indies and the ly-and breathe. Doesn't that ree. Mediterranean. How does that strike Interesting? Ot course It does 10~nd the ear In these days of gray skies the body glove Is interesting- ;., °~ and slippery sidewalks, sharp winds, of revelation, In fact. Why not 10r cold sleet and cinders In the eye? to see it. Prices are very moderaf 0 Consider palm trees and topas oceans The address Is Room 332 In the R t. -and fish that slip out of stlll waters public Building, at Adams and Sta~ with a leisurely flop. Consider Gibraltar under a sleepy moon, or Morro iir~~tu .1tk:,raduate nurse will fit You, Castle In the glow of a setting sun. Mea'· Sweate-.-At t·e Hab For the winter season that has just Quite the largest and best men· begun the White Star Line has planned a series of alluring cruises. One, clothing store tn the city Is The through the West Indies-a whole State and Jackson blvd. And to Dtt month out of New York-touching here, the most Interesting thing In tbl· touching there, at Nassau, at Martini- men's shop, just now, Is the sweater Graclous!-such l)arbarie que, at Port-of-Spain on the coast of section. South America, at Colon so that one eolors you never saw! And such lovely may glimpse the Canal. As for the patterns! Almost any man might be· Mediterranean cruise, It included Ma- come decorative the moment he deira, Gibraltar, Egypt-but why go on one oC these sweaters, on? Booking for either should be tak- they make the Ideal Christmas en before January · first. Particulars Alnce all men, big and small-the may be had at the White Star Line of- ger the better-adore them. long to be decorative you see-poorflee In the city. dears, as why shouldn't they. Prlet~ Far-A Sal~ But perhaps you have determined to of these ~mported sweaters range from spend the winter In the north. Per- $6 to $20. There are also leather jerhaps--who knows-you even like the kins with knitted collars. cutis and winter In the north. In which case, bottom&-charmlng garments, thesof course, your mind is wandering- at '15. And on the first ftoor at tbe Hub you will ftnd men's handker. not to winter cruises, at all, but to _ furs. Well, I can tell you something chiefs, Imported, with hand embrold. Interesting about furs, too. At Hen- ered Initials at 60 cents to $2. nlng's-all fur coats have been reduced In price before the holiday season, In order that you may take advantage of the very best possible Sonia prices now, and have your new coat Milliner to wear for the coming festivities. That's a good Idea, isn't it? Henning's ..The Hat of Today" furs. of course, are too well known to Plaoae State 15133 need recommendation. But you will 800 Lalr.e VIew Bid·· be Interested to hear that the very llC S, Mlela ..aa AYe., Claiea·o best things shown there this year are dyed ermine with deep, silky fox collars and cutrs and astrakans-also with trimming of deep fox. The prices, lB)ft . . . tRnt as I've said, you'll find much reduced. Henning's address Is 108 N. State St.(Reg. U. S. Patent Oft\ce) the second door ot the Stewart BuildFor That Slim Princess Etrect Ing, just across from Field's. The softest garment ever made Ha··-·ely Fitted Salt-eaaea for reducing Then there are fttted suit-cases, FLORENCE E. LUND from Taylor'&-these, of course, espe332 Re!llabll.e ····· w ....la 1181 cially nice as Christmas gifts. Ah, Adaae aad State St. c·tea·o very handsome they are too, these suit-cases, and just the thing to charm a young college girl home tor vacation, or-perhaps-her mother bound presently for the south. They come in a variety of excellent leathers and linings, and the fittlna-s are the sort of · materrially redttc:d in thing one needs on a trip. Such a comfort It is, Isn't It, not to have one's price. This unusual· toilet articles rattling around In the bottom of one's bag! Really, you must ly early not tall to see these good-looking suitcases, at Taylor's, 28 E. Randolph St. Prices range from $30 upward. (poetical term tor Lak t> 1\ · from the eighth ftoor of the L!~blgan) bldg., 116 S. Michigan Ave e Vie" forth little waves ot joy anci' ltnc~t allty Into the city in the form ~raon. -Russian hat&-such allurln bata Haven't you ever seen her sh~ , bat.! must! Her hats are so b P. You Flattering, indeed! And Just n~COhllng, having a sale, and everything· Bbe'a duced to about halt pric«> B 11 re. you need another winter ·hat ealyde., know you do. · o~ hundred pages we have the demoralization brought about by the first mad hopes and fears of peace. a,. N. Hud.oa Moore We see the people of Armistice Frederick !L Stolt·· Co. Day, hysterical, almost pitiful, in their inability to meet or express themselves in the situation. "Old Glass," by Mrs. N. Hudson "So long as all could 1110\'e, it did Moore, is a work of great value both not matter whither they hurried . to the collector and the layman. Something, all seemed to feel, must be It is valuable to the collector be- happening somewhere else . . 'And cause Mrs. Moore has made an ex- the funny thing' said Raymond haustive study of a subject on which Sternaway, blowing his nose vigshe can now speak with authority. orously, 'Is that they don't know what Taking each of the important kinds to do next.' of glass which have been made in the "'Do we?' asked Bertrand, and for western world, beginning with the manufacture of Venetian glass in the once he seemed more anxious to infifth century A. D., Mrs. Moore traces struct than to be instructed." This is the keynote of the rest of its development, touching upon the outstanding points of historic and ro- the book. "Do we?" and it finds its echo we doubt not, in almost every mantic interest. She describes each of the kinds in many of its variations, heart. and her descriptions are made vivid We see the country move from beby the two hundred and twenty-tbree wilderment to cynicism, to violence, illustrations. The carefully worked we see the existing government swept out index and table of contents make away. And at the same time we folit excellent for reference use. low .perhaps with a little less en"Old Glass" is a still more impor- thusiasm than formerly, the lives of tant event for collectors because it Sonia, and Barbara and George and is probably the first work to deal ade- the heroic David O'Rane. O'Rane quately with the subject of old Ameri- the martyr, who finally dies as he can glass. This, one realizes, is an must die, for his faith. important subject when one reads the And so Here Endeth, says Mr. Mchistory of "Wistarberg Glass," "Stie- Kenna, the series which has for a gel Glass," Saratoga Glass." number of years kept this group of Mrs. Moore gives valuable informa- characters before us. It is finished, tion for collectors such as where cer- for better, for worse-or for politics. tain kinds of glass can be found for study or purchase, or shrewd methods of detecting faked goods. Saint Nicholas Tired "Old Glass" is valuable to the layof Hia Own Children man because it increases his experience. If glass has been just glass In his book called "A Tramp to you it will cease being so when Abroad" Mark Twain gives the legend you read this book and will become about Santa Claus or St. Nicholas. "old glass," "fine glass," "faked glass," While the author was traveling from "clouded glass." If you have been Lucerne to Interlaken he passed by interested to a certain degree in glass the house of the children's Christmas you will be fascinated by the descrip- saint. There ,the story goes, at fifty tions and the illustrations. The story St. Nicholas became tired of his own of the development of any art or in- children and decided to be a hermit. dustry is romance especially when Their noise distracted him, so he it goes back as does this one, to the !'Ought out a dreary refuge far from time when the first Doge of Venice thf' world. Here, it is said he had wt'd the sea. There is much history t~e leisu~e to ponder and reflect upon of the Jife of the time to be found p1ous thmgs. What became of his in it. The style is simple and not wife and ten children is not mentioned. lacking in a quiet humor. nut as a penance the old saint is obliged forever to climb down "sooty "TOMORROW AND TOMQRROW" chimneys Christmas Eve conferring kindness on other people's children, to make up for deserting his own " B,. Stephen McKeaaa In any event the ol fell o Ltnt., B.,.,.,.. ....a pretty }bny, and we nope e enjoys it as much as the children enjoy him I We have come to more or less de-Martha Banning Thoma~~ pend on Stephen McKenna for a certain type of thing. And he usually (C., 19U, Western Newspaper Union.) rises very fairly to the occasion. He would have risen in "Tomorrow and The Finest Gift Book of the Tomorrow," also, if he had not gotten Seuon stuck so firmly in politics. Like a fly MARX. TWAIN'S in flypaper, he flutters his wings AUTOBIOGRAPHY The heart and mind of one of again and again, and is about to rise the greatest Americans are mirwith the story, but alas, the flypaper rored In this extraordinary life holds. story. Ha.,.er A Br-.. Pa.l..laen Many people are intensely interested in the political situation in Europe and especially in England in the first years of so-called reconstruction, but Be.. Streeter Aldrlela'e ae-vel i1 a npvel the plaee to look for information about it? Conversational disMOniER MASON cussions among people who are very familiar with the situation are a bit Magazine readers know and too sketchy for solid facts, they give, love the Mason family. It's good at best, impressions. news that here they are in a Mr. McKenna is of course justified home-s.pun novel that is bubin using the political situation in so bling over with fun and offers far as it affects the lives of his chara genuine picture of an Ameracters and he does so use it but too ic_an family, its home and hapoften he goes father. From the pmess. $1.75 opening of the book at "The eleventh For sale at all booksellers hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month," that most important D. APPLETON A: COMPANY 3G W, 32nd St. ° T depa Lau~ Thi the I ~ew Tray Fiued SUIT CASES from M Hi s Trie1 In $Z5 to $150 will Pero Wil Taylor's za Eaat Randolph St., Cbica·o "W Gon tist. Hu' Mr Winter Cruises WEST INDIES White Star Liner "MEGANTIC" from New York, Jan. 22nd and Feb. 25th; 30 days-14 porta of call. 0 MEDITERRANEAN White Star Liner "ADRIATIC," 25,000 tons, from New York Jan. 7th and Feb. 26th. Red Star Liner "LAPLAND," 19,000 tons, from New York, Jan. 17th and March 8th. Appl:r Company'a olice: 127 So. State St., Cbica.o, Ill. or Local A·eata Stylish Clothes for Stout Women Everything to wear-Ready to wear 101 N. wa·a·ll AYe., Cll.lea~o ALL FUR COATS SALE · London Derry Imported Slipover Sweatera Personally selected abroad by our own Representatives $t.lt to ..... llemg C.lytton I Sons State St. at Jackaoa Bb·d. "ttiE\. . . . Not extraordinarily large! That's not the idea at all! But women whom the ordinary size 38 or size 40 dress will not ftt comfortably. Lane Bryant, the well known Lane Bryant whose handsome store is found at the corner of W9.bash and Washington streets, makes a specialty of fttt·l ng women ot that sort. Here you will find the very most elegant of costumes, New York or Paris models. And If you have had trouble In being fitted elsewhere you'll ftnd you can be fitted here. Sizes. ot course, run up to 56. Yea, Indeed,-& Russian milliner! 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