Presto
Issue: 1927 2161 - Page 10
December 31, 1927
P R E S T O-T I M E S
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BEAUTIFUL HOME OF W. N. VAN MATRE
Charming Structure Ideally Situated at Lake Bluff, 111., Looking Out on
Lake Michigan Makes "Anne Crest" a Source of Pride to Residents
While W. N. Van Matre, chairman of the
board of the Schumann Piano Co., Rockford,
111., and Mrs. Van Matre are enjoying the
pleasures of the California residence looking
out on the Pacific Ocean, their minds nat-
rrally revert with joy to their other home,
"Anne Crest," directly facing Lake Michigan
at Lake Bluff, 111., and it is someth ; ng worth
recalling.
Here the house is delightfully placed upon
a crest of the land fronting this magnificent
waterscape from a backgrojnd of superb old
trees, many of them of primitive forest growth
In itself it is an unusually agreeable homelike
structure of brick and plaster, built in 1918.
On the lake front the water is overlooked
beyond a broad expanse of lawn from an open
porch of one-story colonial columns runn'ng
the length of the main building.
The evidences of delightful seclusion are
shown in the accompanying picture of the
house. Another picture shows the trellied
architecture at the pergola w'.iich gives attrac-
tive access to the garden, where a notable
collection of tulips is Mrs. Van Matre's special
pr'de.
The grounds of the place extend from North
Avenue to Scranton Avenue, a distance of 25!)
feet, in an enchanting medley of thickly massed
shrubs and informal borders and groupings of
flowers. Through the more densely wooded
sections, still largely retaining their original
wild charm, stepping-stone paths lead down the
slope of the crest to occasionally intersect at
pianos in several of the rooms show the musical
taste of the family and the friends whose visits add
to the congenial joys.
Over a whole a cheerful feeling of light and glow
from the out of doors floods in through large-paned
casement windows. In the drawing room the same
note of period culture, subordinated by homelike
comfort, prevails, but in a more conventional ar-
rangement and luxury of details.
Mr. Van Matre, who epitomizes his busy and
interesting life in \ memorandum of a few words,
made his start in the music business in Reloit, Wis.,
in 1877; bought into the Chicago Cottage Organ Co.
(which later became The Cable Company) in 1885.
Tie was made manager of sales and remained with
the company until 1895 when he started the Straube
THR TRBLLISED PERGOLA LEADING TO THE
GARDEN.
W. N. VAN MATRE.
Piano Co. Hut he ^old out his interests in this com-
pany very soon and bought into the Smith &
Barnes Piano Co. and became its secretary. In 1900
he bought control of the Schumann Piano Co. and
his subsequent career of making and successfully
selling the meritorious Schumann line is familiar to
the readers of Presto-Times.
VALUABLE NEW DIRECTORY
OF THE MUSIC TRADE
The 1928 Edition of "Musique Addresses Universel"
of Great Interest to Entire Trade.
ANNE CRE.ST, RESIDENCE OF MR. AND MRS. W. N. VAN MATRK, LAKE BLUFF, ILL.
some particularly enchanting detail in the way of
garden statuary or secluded resting places. Most
alluring of all, however, are the big tulip beds, which
form an important part of the gardening scheme,
especially in May and early June, when they reach
the highest perfection of growth and glorious multi-
colored blooming.
The interior also reflects the artistic taste of the
owners. The place is of a pleasantly livable char-
acter, and the presence of handsome Schumann
THE JEWETT PIANOS
Reliable Grand, Upright and Player Pianos
JEWETT PIANO CO., Boston Factories: Leominster, Mass.
A QUALITY PRODUCT
FOR OVER
QUARTER OFA CENTURY
POOLE
A valuable source of music trade information of
an international character is the 1928 edition of
"Musique Addresses Universel" (The Universal
Music Trade Directory) just published by the Office
General De La Musique, 15 Rue De Madrid, Paris,
France. It is a most valuable book for all those
engaged in the international music trade, as the
names of over 55,000 manufacturers and dealers of
musical instruments in every civilized country of the
world are given in the volume. It is strongly bound
in cloth, comprises over 3,000 pages, carefully classi-
fied according to countries and sections.
In addition to listing various establishments accord-
ing to countries, there is also found in the back of
the book an alphabetical listing of the music houses
of the world without relation to country boundaries.
It is a directory of the music trade of the world of
the most comprehensive character and a valuable addi-
tion to the office files of manufacturers and mer-
chants.
Today I am an optimist. I believe it is noiv
•within our power to develop a larger and bettei
piano business than we have ever enjoyed here-
tofore. The Kno.v system- of piano playing has
proven that the piano is probably the easiest of
all instruments to learn to play.—Geo. 0. Chase,
San Franeiseo.
GRAND AND UPRIGHT PIANOS
AND
PLAYER PIANOS
err
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P R E S T O-T I M E S
10
BEAUTIFUL HOME OF W. N. VAN MATRE
Charming Structure Ideally Situated at Lake Bluff, 111., Looking Out on
Lake Michigan Makes "Anne Crest" a Source of Pride to Residents
While W. N. Van Matre, chairman of the
board of the Schumann Piano Co., Rockford,
111., and Mrs. Van Matre are enjoying the
pleasures of the California residence looking
out on the Pacific Ocean, their minds nat-
rrally revert with joy to their other home,
"Anne Crest," directly facing Lake Michigan
at Lake Bluff, 111., and it is someth ; ng worth
recalling.
Here the house is delightfully placed upon
a crest of the land fronting this magnificent
waterscape from a backgrojnd of superb old
trees, many of them of primitive forest growth
In itself it is an unusually agreeable homelike
structure of brick and plaster, built in 1918.
On the lake front the water is overlooked
beyond a broad expanse of lawn from an open
porch of one-story colonial columns runn'ng
the length of the main building.
The evidences of delightful seclusion are
shown in the accompanying picture of the
house. Another picture shows the trellied
architecture at the pergola w'.iich gives attrac-
tive access to the garden, where a notable
collection of tulips is Mrs. Van Matre's special
pr'de.
The grounds of the place extend from North
Avenue to Scranton Avenue, a distance of 25!)
feet, in an enchanting medley of thickly massed
shrubs and informal borders and groupings of
flowers. Through the more densely wooded
sections, still largely retaining their original
wild charm, stepping-stone paths lead down the
slope of the crest to occasionally intersect at
pianos in several of the rooms show the musical
taste of the family and the friends whose visits add
to the congenial joys.
Over a whole a cheerful feeling of light and glow
from the out of doors floods in through large-paned
casement windows. In the drawing room the same
note of period culture, subordinated by homelike
comfort, prevails, but in a more conventional ar-
rangement and luxury of details.
Mr. Van Matre, who epitomizes his busy and
interesting life in \ memorandum of a few words,
made his start in the music business in Reloit, Wis.,
in 1877; bought into the Chicago Cottage Organ Co.
(which later became The Cable Company) in 1885.
Tie was made manager of sales and remained with
the company until 1895 when he started the Straube
THR TRBLLISED PERGOLA LEADING TO THE
GARDEN.
W. N. VAN MATRE.
Piano Co. Hut he ^old out his interests in this com-
pany very soon and bought into the Smith &
Barnes Piano Co. and became its secretary. In 1900
he bought control of the Schumann Piano Co. and
his subsequent career of making and successfully
selling the meritorious Schumann line is familiar to
the readers of Presto-Times.
VALUABLE NEW DIRECTORY
OF THE MUSIC TRADE
The 1928 Edition of "Musique Addresses Universel"
of Great Interest to Entire Trade.
ANNE CRE.ST, RESIDENCE OF MR. AND MRS. W. N. VAN MATRK, LAKE BLUFF, ILL.
some particularly enchanting detail in the way of
garden statuary or secluded resting places. Most
alluring of all, however, are the big tulip beds, which
form an important part of the gardening scheme,
especially in May and early June, when they reach
the highest perfection of growth and glorious multi-
colored blooming.
The interior also reflects the artistic taste of the
owners. The place is of a pleasantly livable char-
acter, and the presence of handsome Schumann
THE JEWETT PIANOS
Reliable Grand, Upright and Player Pianos
JEWETT PIANO CO., Boston Factories: Leominster, Mass.
A QUALITY PRODUCT
FOR OVER
QUARTER OFA CENTURY
POOLE
A valuable source of music trade information of
an international character is the 1928 edition of
"Musique Addresses Universel" (The Universal
Music Trade Directory) just published by the Office
General De La Musique, 15 Rue De Madrid, Paris,
France. It is a most valuable book for all those
engaged in the international music trade, as the
names of over 55,000 manufacturers and dealers of
musical instruments in every civilized country of the
world are given in the volume. It is strongly bound
in cloth, comprises over 3,000 pages, carefully classi-
fied according to countries and sections.
In addition to listing various establishments accord-
ing to countries, there is also found in the back of
the book an alphabetical listing of the music houses
of the world without relation to country boundaries.
It is a directory of the music trade of the world of
the most comprehensive character and a valuable addi-
tion to the office files of manufacturers and mer-
chants.
Today I am an optimist. I believe it is noiv
•within our power to develop a larger and bettei
piano business than we have ever enjoyed here-
tofore. The Kno.v system- of piano playing has
proven that the piano is probably the easiest of
all instruments to learn to play.—Geo. 0. Chase,
San Franeiseo.
GRAND AND UPRIGHT PIANOS
AND
PLAYER PIANOS
err
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All Rights Reserved. Digitized from the archives of the MBSI with support from NAMM - The International Music Products Association (www.namm.org).
Additional enhancement, optimization, and distribution by the International Arcade Museum. An extensive collection of Presto can be found online at http://www.arcade-museum.com/library/
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