Evening Star Newspaper, May 22, 1926, Page 24

REAL ESTATE. Problem of Decorating Bathroom BY LYDIA LE BARON WALKER. THE EVENING Isheit. A white trame 1s right for the | miror or none at all. Then the edges !of the looking glass are beveled. Curtaining Windows. Unless the room requirey the shield- ling protection of pane curtains at the | windows, ruffied muslin curtains drawn back with a white band of the same material are dainty. A sash curtain may be all that is need- ed for protection, and then the side curtains are lopoed back where the rod for the half curtain comes. A fern on the window sill Js a bit o decoration that is decidedly ple i | lowef” . L STAR, WASHINGTO | _First of all, get your parasol. There are many suitable for lamp shades, Japanese paper parasols in the smaller sizes are especially good. And they come*in small sizes, you know, for children. Shop around Juntll vou get something really in teresting in color and design. This work of choosing the right thing is particularly worth while, for you, will get a very ordinary result ‘if your original design and color scheme are not good. Parasols for Lamp Shades. | off the handle and removed the spokes, D. C, SATURDAY, MAY 22, 1926. it with silk seam binding the color of | the shade background. Then make a | big circle of the wire. Fasten the two | together with a few shafts 6f wire neatly and firmly twisted into place. Then cover all the wire frame with | the silk seam binding, winding it round and round and fastening it se- curely at any piecings and at the end, Now fit the parasol over the frame- work, after having carefully sawed and cut a circular piece out of the top with the wire circle. Th Of Bea REAL ESTATE. e Aristocracy uty and Loca_tlon 1605 Buchanan St.- N.W. ‘Then, after to correspond sol, get the fi have a largs got the para- ready. If you | Wi ean open your but if the iamp u may have to have the shade haif closed. Buy a framework £ you can that will fit under the shade- pened to the proper size. But if you “an't buy your framework, make one. ot some heavy wire and a pair of wire clippers. Make a circle of the wire for the top of the shade, and bind and appropriate, or a hanging hasket with wandering Jew or some fes. tooning gregn is cqually attractive. Bath’ Mat, Towels, Etc. The bath'mat affords another ele ment in a decorative scheme. If the same color is introduced in it as in the tiling or the tone of the wall there s an artistic harmony-—unless the tiling 1s black! Of course, if there Is black tiling and cream woodwork and walls, they allow for variety of colbr schemes. One set of towels and a mat with borders of a certain shade may be used one. week and a totally different effect to be given by var ing/ these hccessories another week. Color Schemes. If the bathroom has keep the color sc % heliotrope and white, blue and white or green and white, etc., as color schemes. If the room has a nerthern exposure, chose vellow and white, rose and white or a warm orchid, ete Wall Treatment. If the walls are to he papered. there are excellent papers that come for bathrooms. Some are heautiful as well as appropriate. They may be in tiled effect or be smart with birds and clouds or hints of foliage that zive an outof-door atmosphere fto the Place. To take a cold bath in such surroundings is the next best thing to taking one out of doors. The papers should_be made waterproof with var- nigh, if not so when purchased. Bind the cirtular opening with ribbon. ‘Then fas the parasol firmly to the framework. You can, of course, leave the ferrule of the parasol at the top. : Many lampshades have no top open ing. " This will make the work easier an< may give an interesting character o the shade. One-man hoats of the Eskimos®are made of sealskin. Under Old Oaks on a Large Landscaped Lot 90x100 Opening from the 10-foot center hall is a Living Room with open fireplace. A comfortable den. a large dining room. a beautiful solarium and kitchen, and lavatory complete the first floor plan. French doors in the living room provide entrance to the awninged side porch. There are four bed- rooms, a sewing room. an enclosed sleeping porch and 3 baths (one with shower.) 1 take pleasure in announcing the j appointment of LEO V. GLORIUS (Formerly with Morris Cafrits) as Office ‘Manager The many extra fittings make this home a particularly economical and complete buy—screens, awnings. Frigidaire refrigerator. and hardwood floors throughout: mahogany and white finish. Brick construction with red tile roof—two-car garage to match. The Price Is More Than Reasonable Oten Sunday for Your Inspection HANNON- & LUCH Exclusive Agents 713 14th St. N.W. Main 2345 MUST SELL BEFORE room in modern mahog: ro Kitchenette comblete. new . Apartment S1. the Ventosa. Ist B n.w 1860, . A CONVENIENT ARRANGEMENT OF BATHROOM FURNISHINGS. There is no season of the whole|ever. that it can be kept in perfect yea hen an attractive bathroom is'condition with the minimum labor. more appreciated than durinz the, 5 Summertime. If one cannot get to the’ Floors and Fittings. sea tn have a refreshing plunge in the Floor treatments ¢ary. Some home- cold water. 4 cold dip can be had in makers prefer tiled floors, and others the hathtub. If it is taken in a veom think that inlaid oilcloths in tiled ef- some elements of pleasing fects are hetter, not being o cold and bout it the enjovm hard. If inlaid_oilcloth costs a bit increased, The dece more than the homemaker wishes to 1 within narrow | pav. there are many excellent tile ef- meraly makes fects in gther kinds. There should he mportance 4 mirror over the washstand and a cleaniiness should be | light by the side of it. A shelf above ture, but this does | the porcelain basin is very convenient. e room should re-| Tt may be of heavy, clear glass or of 4 =urgical office. At one time | white. opaque glass, according to the there was 4 tendency in this direction, | sort of fittings chosen. The towel rod hut fortunately that is past. The room | should be of nickel to match the fau- €nould be so simply decorated, how- cets, or the same kind of glass as the CHARMING COZY CONVENIENT COMPLETE A .Sensational’ Offer . . . . . Look over all the home offers in Wash- ington—compare their locations—their con- structions—and their values. Scores of ex- acting Washingtonians have done this and find *they get more for their money if they buy at Manor Park, D. C. i ART BUNGALOWS On the 14th Street Car Line at Manor Park, D.._C. restrictions each ane of lats S n S Drive éut Georgia Ave to Rittenhouse St.--east on Rittenhouce St. to Fourth St south on Fourth, one hinck te Quackenbos or take Four- teenth St. car marked “Takoma'— get .off at Third and Quackenbos. walk one-half block west. - TERREL and LITTLE, Ine. 1206 18th St. N.W. 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Five rooms and bath, oak floors, tile bath, built- in tub, built-in refrigerator, hot-water heat, gold-plated fi Wonderfully fine old oak treess 500 Cash With Terms : . deal homes at northwest corner of x 1013 15th St. N.W. Monthly Payments S ETITFT T TR < o tures. Come and 22nd and Doug Go out . 1 Mills Ave. N.E., then south fo Danglas St., tarn right to 32nd and Douglas. V. T. H. BIEN, Inc. Owners and Builders 3118 11th N.W. WOODWARD & VIETH, AGENTS 2104 R. I. Ave.—N. 730 [——=]o][c———[o]———o]s[o]———=|alc———]a]——o} g g ki Col. 9636 PICTURESQUE DWELLING Surrounded by Towering Trees Lawrence Street at Ninth Northeast—Brookland Open Sunday 10 AM. Until 6 O°Clock We invite you to critically inspect these charming new homes. Planned and built te suit the needs of their neighborhood. they are unquestionably, one of the outstanding creations 'of Washington's campaign for BETTER HOMES. Facing Walter Reed Pa _ Seven Large Rooms - Garage These homes are twenty feet wide by thirty-two feet deep. Ornamental front porches, with red cement: floor. stone balustrades and rails. Large living and dining rooms, breakfast room entered through French doors from dining room. An all-white kitchen, pantry with built-in refrigerator. iced outside. Three bedrooms, six closets, tiled bath with combination shower and built-in Pembroke . tub, pedestal basin. Sleeping porch across entire rear of house. Wogdwork finished in ivory and mahogany. Oak floors. Artistic lig“ting fixtures, with floor plugs in every room. 5 Some of the'houses are semi-detached, with open fireplaces, two baths and built-in fireproof garages. i DO NOT FAIL TO SEE THE SAMPLE HOUSE 7137 Georgia Avenue . 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The exterfors aré of half timber and stucco over interlocking hollow tile, and Indfana limestone has been used in the window sills. The trim throughout is tupelo wood and the hard- ware and wallpaper are of the hest grade, there is a Crane instantaneous hot-water ~ heater, built-in refrigerator and bath, nak floors, large lot, ete. 8,950 $750 Cash—$75.00 a Month to Include All Interest and Principal Drive out Michigan Avenue, past Catholic University, following car lifie on Monroe Street over bridge, then turn right at the first street and drive south one block to houses. 730 SEVENTEENTH ST Main 174 el ole——le———lale———ole———[a[———[| RBright « Fxception