Evening Star Newspaper, November 11, 1923, Page 89

THE SUNDAY STAR. WASHINGTON, D. (.—GRAVURE SECTION—NOVEMBER 11, 1923. | Copyright, 1923, by The Chicago Tribune The Quaint Locality 8y w. E HiLL TWO ROOMY The Original Inhabitant Who Lived In The Neigh- borhood Long Before Its Quaintness Was Even Sus- pected. In Those Days It Was Just Comfortably Respectable Introducing Mrs. Mabel Rubbersett, Who Runs The Grab Bag Gift Shop For Visitors To The Quaint Locality. You Can Find Anything From Hammered Brass To Old Chelsea In Mabel's Shop—Mabel's Home Life Used To Be Very Unhappy, But Now That The Little Home In The Suburbs Is Broken Up, Things Are Brighter The Fame Of A Quaint Locality Is Bound To Spread And In No Time At All It Becomes Fashionable Instead ©Of Quaint. Then Come The Newly Rich, And The Near Rich, And The Real Estate Men Are Happy. The Artists Have, Of Course, Long Since Departed To Cheaper And Quainter Localities Somewhat Later Settlers Than The Original Inhabi- tant, Mrs. Lipinsky And Mrs. O’Brien, Lived In The Dis- trict For Years. Until An Artist And His Family Dis- covered The Quaintness Of The Surroundings. Neither Mrs. L._ Nor Mrs. O. Dreamed They Were In The b f o a2l : ! Midst Of Quaintness. Con- 7 Al ? < Tea Rooms sequently They Never For- s 1 ; 2 And Gift Shops gave The Landlord For Rais- g ¥ 2 L. Seem To Follow ing The Rent g E i3 8 ; 3 : Naturally In The A b : b &% Wake Of Artists. Be- The Architect, Called In By The Real Estate Promoter. Who Hopes To Remodel The Tenement On The Corner Into A Nice Two-Three And Four Rooms And Bath Set Gf Apartments, Thereby Making It Possible For Three Families To Bloom Side By Side Where Only One Bloomed Before hold, If You Please, Miss Maud Mudlark, Proprietress Of “Ye Old Dutch Oven. Miss Mudlark Hails From The Wilds Of Indiana And Is A Great Success In The Tea Room Business. Her Near Rivals Are “The Dixie Tea Room.” “The Cuff And The Blow™ And “The Copper Kettle” *“My Dear, I've Dis- covered The Quaint- est Little Restaurant, In The Quaintest Part Of Town! Sim- ply Full Of Artists And Atmosphere.” The Lady Slummer, With Her Glowing Account Of The Quaint Locality, Was The Real Impetus The Boost In Rents This Is The Artist And His Wife Who Decided The Lo- cality Was Quaint — The Rents Being Cheap At The Time, They Moved In. Bag And Baggage The Real Estate Promoter Is Planning A Coup—He Is Remodeling A Sub-Cellar Into A Studio (At Seventy- Five A Month), And A Young Lady Portrait Painter, Who Can’t Work With The Family Amand.[Will Pounce n It