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WILMETTE LIFE March 29, 1929 of us ·could acquire so~ething, but with me here again the ·human interest predominated. In the lovely little garden produced by Arcadia Terrace, the only person I saw working (which does not mean others did not work) was a little, not young man, who handled each rock and tiny plant as though it were his own offspring. Did you notice the consistency of it? The growing things wer·e unusual but, too, the things which bloom at the same time were doing it; spring flowers were blooming together and the partridge vines were beginning to lose their berries. From Glen Ellyn we might each learn to have our own bird retreat. Stepping on to the balcony one simply gasps at the color. It is a thrill one does not forget and which is universal to all eyes and noses. You at first feel that color has gone mad, it is such a riot; but as you gaze a very definite plan appears. In the great center space informality threads tts way to the formal and one realize s not only the planting plan but that "the color is very effectively worked out. How purples and blues are combined with reds and variegated and held in subjection hy the whites and the greens. We go down and look more closely at the individual plants and jars of cut flowers: finally with something akin :o adoration we pass the lovely lilies to the other gardens. True Transformation Where are the men, the wheelbarrows, 'the boards, the rocks, the dirt and the business of a few days ago? Quiet, peace and great beauty are now in the order. A new plan was carried out this year by Mr. Servas. On the right as you entered were th\! natural gardens. down the center the formal and along the other wall the entrance and the wall gardens. Swain Nelson's garden is always pleasing. One ching I learned in watching the work 01~ ·.:lis garden progress, was the use of thl.! model. It was there in plain sight of all the workmen and I could see how great a help it was. This model, and I understand it is true of many working models now, was not carried out in the minute detail of a few vears ag-o. It was a suggestion combined with absolute proportion. Then came the Cook County Forest Preserve. Wasn't it rem~rkahle? Worth the journev in, with the adjacent ravine of trillium and moccasin flower. Did vou talk with one of the guards, and learn how this bit of for est preserve was phnned for in detail last spring? Every plant was (Continued on Page 63) I Gives Report on 1929 Garden Show in Chicago (Continued from Page 15) to be married in May. One knows the kind of a home they will begin. It will be a corporation. In this big show it is not only from the ·flowers and gardens we learn. The shadow boxes are always a joy, so much color and each shows us some effect in color scheme or arrangement we might like to try in this or that place. Wheaton's black vase with the white roses was so attractive, and the blue ribbon box with its blue jar, its yellow roses tipped with the blue iris was one to remember not only as to arrangement and color but also because both flowers blooming at the same time indoors can easily be secured at any florist. It is hard not to spea~ of all of them. They were so livable. From the shadow boxes one followed the arrow to the ·arrangements. Some were charming as well as interesting and not exotic. Do you remember the thorn bush just beginning to leaf out with the two orioles' nests? Certainly harbingers of spring that cold day-the one w.ith its promise of renewed life and the other reminding us that Spring moving is near. What is the garden slo{!an-"EVERY MAN A HOME: Remember! It's · not the camera that makes the portrait-· It's the man behind the camera that counts. ·· Mothers' Day is May 12 . Just the time to give Mother your picture and have Mother photographed herself. Jossph D. Toloff Oat Photograph· Li"' FottcJet 518 Davis St. Evanston Ph. Univ. 2178 THE STORE OF HOME-MADE CANDY BEACH & GEILS transformed into the r<:VERY HOl\fE A GARDEN." Recollections of Autumn Not far awav our thoughts immediatelv went back to the lovelv davs of 1ast . autumn. for there was that ·huge hrazier with the dull red and black of the sumacs. In the next room were the lunch tables . Did it m!!-ke you want to give a luncheon and which table would vou like to have in vour own home? i Jo not think we '~·ould err if we asked Mrs. Whelock's advice. Here was a real daylight table, crisp and :sunny and consistent. The harmonv between dishes. doilies and flowers w-as verv beautiful. A friend whose artistic set1se I value said that of all the tables this was the one at which he would prefer to sit. It also may interest you to know that as we pass the Jm1ior Lake Forest table, the one in deep blue with the two blue fishes holding the lovely lacy begonia, a table I very much liked. my friend said "Oh, no, too gloomy." The table using trays and no doilies or cloth carried on the suggestion some of us have used on our out of door tables-possibly not so gay as to color -and Downers Grove gave us the idea of how to lav a welt balanced table v.·ith the flowers off center. Quite charming. I think from every little garden each EASTER STORE With a tnost alluring display of novelties, toys and special candies Imported chocolate ducks, chickens and bunnies. will gladden Easter for the children. Of course, there are basket nests filled with gay candy eggs. Easter toys include the most life-like ducks and bunnies with real fur-and some that wind up. Candy containers are biightly decorated eggs, hat boxes and novelty shapes. And such a display of B. ~ G. home-made candy egg~ in tempting varieties. AN EASTER SUGGESTION Let your gift for this happy season be a box of B. ~ G. home-made candies. For Better Ho·e Made Ca·tlie· REAL ESTATE LOANS at current rates Money to loaa for coastructioa or oa improved property. 1633 Orrington Ave. Evanston Phone University 5970 SSO Central Ave. STATE BANK and TRUST COMPANY Slat & Lake Park Hl"'·" p.,, 567 Lincoln Ave. Wi··etlls Cliuto Orriaatoa at Dam E vaaston, llliaoia Greenleaf_. Briaraate S . Wilmette 31·