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Sept ember 20, 1929 WILMETTE LIFE 35 Garden Talks Busi11ess Hours: 9 A.M. to 6 P. M. (Contributed by the Wilmette ·Garden Club) A couple :vears ago. one of our \ \.ilmetfe families, \\'anting to buv a piece of acreage in the country, hou1~ht a couple of acres, part of a former farm. in 'Vest Highland Park. ( )n it stood a huge barn. leaning in one direction. a couple of nondescript <mtbuildings-a comcrib and ~t chicken house. all in need of repair. and a dilapidated looking- house. The yard \\'as m·ergrown with weeds and " ·ith shrubhen· so tall that it concealed the front ~teps. An orchard in \\'hich grew :.mall. impcri ect fruit adjoined this Yard. The place had been Yacant some time and eYiclences of neglect \\'ere abundant. Tramps had had the run of the place. Heaps of rubbish stood about, some of the windO\\'S \\'ere broken. and the furnace in the basement. surrounded b\· more \\Tcckage, \\'as a ruin. The rooms " ·ere small, their ,,·ails co\·~·red ,,·ith the remnants of a dark, lwmeh· paper. In the kitch n \\'as a pump. 1t wa:-. an un ~ight h- p l:u·e- a~1 rl tltr. first thought occurring to mo..;t people (II' seeing it '"as, "nurn it liJl ;tnd start 1n·er." l~ut tt~ thl' iamih· hm·ing it. the plarl' " ·a..; iull of po~~ibilitic:'. It \\·as \\·hat the\· wanted- an old farm lloll:-.l' with a lan!t' barn. The,· ~a'" the place in the IH.'!.!inninl! as it \\·a-; tn ill' t ,.n \'ea··-; later. rcmndckd, rcpaintt·<l. ;llld land- O pen A ll Day Satttrday of EdgarA.Stevens.lnc. 161'l:4 ORRINGTON AVENUE E:VAN S I C N Extensive use of Fur distinguishes the new Coats for Fall ~raped. First the barn \\· a~ ~traighttned. Then in the house partiti(IJlS \ ere torn out het\\'een the flHH1\s and spacil)ti~ rooms made. \YatL·r \\'CIS put in. plumbing, a ne,,· heating plant, and mPdcrn fixtures. The rubbish \Yas dug nut and carted a\\·a,·. Cood lookinl!. light \rail papers and white \\·ood\\'nrk helt)('d to chan~e the place. The corn rrih \YCIS remo\'ecl from the Yicinih· of the hack door and placed at a distance from the hou:'c. It was r emodeled intn an attractive g-uest house. \ \.hitc paint and green r oofii1g were added to t he hui ldin.gs. \Vindow b oxes \n're placed at the \\'indm\'S and fi lled ,,·ith plants. Then the grounds received atte ntion. Tilt· (lrchard \\·as pruned. The yard "·as spaded and mam· loads of h lack dirt were brought . a nd put o n to p : after that the la\\'11-tn-he \\'as roll ed a~1 d ~tl'cled. The overgrmYn lilacs and evergreens and other hus h es were place d where theY made a background fnr t h ~ hack and one side of thr va r d. A pe r ennia l garden was plant<:cl in front of t h e hushes as a border. A Yegctahle ga r den and a n nua l flowers were planted n ea r the barn. on th e other side. Then walks lli steppi ng st ones were made, connectill{! the house \\·ith the driYe, and the h11use "·ith t h e little gues t house. The barn, large as it is, is not too lar,l!c. Thr lower floor is used as a c-ara!!c and as the h ome of a lonrr " ·anted pon\· a nd a cat a n d some kittens-tlH.' coll ie has its own hou se out. ide. The enormous loit is the playroo m of a ll the chi ldre n in t he vicinitY. The home in the coun t rY is a rea lization. nut alas. the "count ry" mav soo n he a t h in!.! of t he nast, as th e land nea'" t h(· m is being laid o ut in lots. Robe r t Coc h ran. son of -:\f r. atHl -:\Irs. loh n R.' Coc hran of \ Vin n et k a . a nd Rnhcrt Fitzgerald nf \\'innc tk a.: \\' It o It a n· he en h in·cl i ng t h rough Emope this summer ; r ri\'rd in New York th is Fri dav on the S. ~. Lcviatlla n. :\frs. Coc hran int end ed go in g on to meet the ho\'s. h ut O\\'ing to ill ness she was u nab le to g'o. -O- .\'on11a Cl<,th, /Ill'. C a 1' a c u l Mn1·mink trimmed .\' unna Cloth. H1·oadc l ot lt wit h Fo.r trimmiH[}. Fashion, with her many caprices, has adopted novel ways this season to achieve ultra modish effects. SometiP.les the angle of a fur cuff, a closefitting, bodice effect \-vaistline or an unusual petal-like panel - but ,always with a view toward emphasizing the individual charn1 of one's own figure type. Every model in our collection attains new heights of feminine smartness. Siz es for Women, Misses and the lttnior Miss. All coats silk lined and warm· ly interlined. Fabrics-Norma cloth Broadcloth, Velour de Jacquard, Wool Mixtures, "Shaggy. Tex." Fttrs- Fox, Beaver, Marmink, Wolf, Caracul, Nord, Badger, English Civet. · St r ong. so n of Dr . a n d M r s. L. '\' illi s S tr o ng a n d .T ohn Sheridan . c:.o n o f M r . a n d M r s. Tames P . S heri da n , r eturn er! last w eek from a m oto~ 1rip t o Ca n a da . Ja. nH's Coat Department- Second Floor