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Septeqaber 21, 1928 WILMETTE LIFE ·· ~IYAL OF QUITING. FOllOWS AmQUES Early Aaaericaa Needlecraft Ia. tereata Modena Worker iD Pattema Closet Decorator Calls for Shelves, Boxes With Color SHRUBBERY TREES and TIME - Quilting as an art has been revived. ·The collector's ' passion · for early Americana has created a demand for the quilt. The color and life of the CJld fashioned quilt recommends it for use in the bedroom that might not be so pleasant otherwise. The fanciful old . cotton quilt often had a color scheme of blue and white, red and white, · red and yellow, or any ·other combination of calico that was handy. Often the calico in a quilt had a history, this piece was from Annie's first school dress and the other was from Sarah's first apron. Later on when the crazy quilts made from silk~ ~nd velvets came into style, the rag bag of every branch of the family was ransacked to provide interesting and pretty bits of material. · Some of these quilts were works of art, beautiful in color and design. One pair. of 9uilts which is the pride of a famtly, as made up of innumerable small pieces not over twelve square inches on the surface and some of them smaller. Many of the plain pieces arc embroidered in chenille making a~ array of birds, pussy cat~, butterlites, fans, and all the flowers not in the botany books. The centers of the flowers are made with cut steel and bronze beads. The backs of the quilts are covered with red satin and bound around with a gold colored silk cord. Such quilts as this one are not made any more, and it is doubtful if they will ever he made again. Too much patience is required of the needle worker to produce such an article. The quilts today follow the patchwork cotton quilts of grandmother's day. Historical BaclqroUDd The art of pieced p~tchwork is not even as new as our grandmother's day. It was born in the East and brought to the West by the Crusaders returning from the wars of the eleventh century. It quickly spread throughout the countries and became a· favorite pastime of the court women. The history of applique work is not so easily traced. . Banners were appliqued with emblems and symbols and many wall hangings were appliqued with the most elaborate designs. Later on, applique was used to ornament dresses, Queen Elizabeth sponsoring much of the work. Among the famous pieced designs are the pine tree, the star, and the basket designs. Appliqued designs are such as the horn of plenty, wild rose, tulip, and several other designs that have been especially attractive. - Modern closets are almost a tragedy to the old fashioned housekeeper. She s_carcely knows what to make of the - . with the aid of tht exptrialctcl laad· httle ~andbox closet after she is used scape gardener alone · can aivt that mtl· to seemg the great storage rooms of lowed appearaact to a boast wbicb diaaaa the past. The rooms have the same it to a ..Home. Swut Home." A ·all name but they are far different. Picinvestment in shrubs. trm. ttc.. plactcl ture the old "armoir" in which all the under the guidance of our skilltcl work· clothes were hung on hooks, the shoes men will add much to tbt valut an· were all on .the floor, and hats were appearance of the bome. kept on a smgle shelf. The closet decorator of today throws up her hands in horror at such waste space. A pole and plenty of hangers ARCHITECTURAL LANDSCAPING go across one. end of the dress closet. A shoe .trunk ts placed at another end, lAwn R·jawneting-Tne &ar,_Jl.m~mac.....-o.flmU. a gay httle shoe box with a dozen or 2) II LUE AVI!. WIUIJ!Tl1! PHONE WILIIETI'I! 561 more compartments for shoes ·and a ~rawer for hose perhaps, all decorated ~n c~etonnes or painted to match the tntenor of the closeL ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A tier of shelves is placed over the II shoe box, some of them. with doors to keep th~ light s~mmer hats clean. The only thmg radtcatly wrong with the Enrgl'ftns Plans shelves is that the carpenter or decSPECIAUSTS orator or whoever it is that designs Sba~ TrttS Designs them often forgets that all of us are in Fiuit Trus Estimates not six feet taU, so .some closets inShrubs Formal LANDSCAPE GARDENING clude a step similar to the one greatGardens Roses grandmother used to climb into bed. Pjanting Perennials The important thing about closet 390 Jefenon Avenue Ttimming Vines decoration is, of course, the color GLENCOE Spraying sche~e. It seems as though the decRockery oratton of a closet sometimes reveals Plants Rustic Work a suppressed color desire or style desire. Stones Phone GLENCOE 609 Pools In a home furnished in the modernistic manner throughout, the closet A COMPLETE SERVICE particularly a dressing closet will b~ Manure Black Soil FOR EVERY REQUIREMENT all frills and furbelows. In an~ther sort of home, the closet will be in a daring so,ooo BULBS FOR FALL PLANTING style, perhaps quite an attractive style that the amateur decorator is afraid Hyacinths - Tulips - Crocus - Galantbus - Scille - Dafodils to handle i~ a larger space. Lily -of -the-Valley Colors in a closet ·should be light for at their best they are usually. a dark room. Again, the color or paper used in the closet should have a glaze or surface which will prevent rubbing off onto !he clothes. L. ~. North Shore Florist and Landscape Service The coffee table has lat~ly become a necessary adjunct to our living room. The ·s martest models are low most of them about twenty-four i;tches in height, with a marble top and base of iron or carved wood. A few of them recently are ·trays of India br::.ss ::,upported with teak-wood bases. COFFEE TABLE IS MODISH 25 SHRUBS FREE QUEEN'S WARE NAMED The famous "Queen's Ware" was first made by Josiah Wedgewood in 1763 when he took out a Qatcnt for making a white dinner ware. He presented a complete dinner service of it to Queen Charlotte and named it for her. He served as official potter for the Queen and later for King George With every purchase of 100 shrubs during the month of September we will give 25 shrubs free. This offer ex· pires October 1st. Now is the time to have us do your planting. We have a complete assortment of fine evergreens, fruit and shade trees and perennials, all carefully grown in our own nur· sery located on Route 22, one and one-half miles west of Milwaukee Avenue. OUI. CATALOG GLADLY 1BNT ON UQU111T T,.,llo,. Bigblatl P~ J2 J III. 'IBB I'IBBPLACB Is &be most Important featwre In tile home. Let BEES swbmlt the proper ftreslde aeee11orles· Sene·· Jlagleoal GraiM Wood Baskets .Andlroas Flretooll Fenders Wood Holders Driftwood a:x:i:s:~:REES: :~:*:=::1 , Rea Builclins, 4416 North Clark St. IN Landscape Gardenint, 49 PRAIRIE A VENUE I.,.., Tile,..,.,_,., tmJ DillitKiit~e p,..,w,;.l' Opm-T,_,.,. Tbandq and S.tunlq ..,m,.. HIGHWOOD. ILL PHoNs-LoNG BEACH 122]·24