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THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, SATURDAY, JUNE 12, 1926. 19 S " oS ! totz 5 5 e city, —fc e is eci own- MODEL HOME DEMONSTRATIONS [BALTIMORE BUILDING | (. aiiment oses, rebresenting o [ tatat ot 10000 o e st | o hiadon. evencoriia® tn T forum | ward curve. i collcetionss The peat Permits for buildings of all types,:cant. Included in this figure, how-|of partial payment contracts. Credit | market which we entered in March AROUSES THOUGHTS ON DETAILS MORE APARTMENTS |zcpresenting v total value of $19,897,. | ever. were obsolete dwellings as well | conditions are not all that could be|may be expected to carry well into 500, were issued in the first five 'as those which might be occupied. months of 1925. In the same period | S of this y permits were issued for Ho yners i ; i bulldings representing a total value | pme Owners Consider More Thoroughly Need of |Permits So Far This Year Total |Dylliings ren | tcumite of bailiiogs ge ta sub [ ] i i i i It is estimated that the investment | each year because of poor roofing. Electrical Devices and Their Results. $1,620,000, Records reprosented by Dermits issued for the | Many other ‘buildings are waved for ons c on era ors ¥ i i i first six months of 1926 will equal or | iong years of future service by re-| Careful Planning Required. il exceed those for the same period in|roofing with slate and no inconsider e e 1925, in spite of slumps here in Feb- | ble amount of the roofing slate quar- g 0 SOMAN AL A, rekiarios Sccotivs ot of Witines| BRSO, Duse 13, —aparisans| PO SR Lot of SN Tept Npuc | i SHfine foe econng pivpnees An Opportunity Assistant Secretary, wic League ot | ivenesy, softness and unequaled beauty | houses are growing in favor in Bal-| year. Al Indications point to 3 K ier money & are unlimited. By the studied tse of |timore rather than losing thelr at-| permits to build 2,450 twellings have |and lower commodity prices. In fore. [ §i "'H A ' ’S D I F F The city-wi i st aroused by She «Iefl"’;n of portable lamps | tractiveness as places of residence, |heen issued in Bal more in the first | casting the extent and depth of the g St s sponsoring of | N Pey SClection Of POrElE lored |according to figures glven out by the | five months of 1926, This compares | present recession in business, there is . model homes § bresent and | jhageg by the matching up with the | Real Estate Board. with 3,208, pabich Sk fll\;z“ permits [a tendency to underestimate two im- LOCATION: uture home 3 s to give a great g e B b In the first five months of last year [in the first five months o 25. | s o o & P . = - o 5 of thought to the many different | 2ther decorations, results of real home | o mits were issued for apartment | Last Full the Ieal Estate Board | One mile from District line, in Maryland, on one of the principa! High- details that go to making a house a |40 lighting of the living room | houses estimated to cost $540,000. completed a survey and estimated iy . Washi f he \:r 4 P b B modern, model home. The happy Part | maes home. life mean more. The| _In the same months of 1926 permits] that there was as of July 1, 192 a | ways entering Washington from the North and adjoining a very successfu! of the whole plan is the foct that|M2 ear o me st e e B e A A i e ey F ilddiusss i elopi i > ‘better class T there S no find ‘draam R to cigss or | ¥4l raclets, the lamps, of which | : » Two-Family Apt.j|| sbdivision rapidiy developing with the better class of homes. financial status. Every nne of the i S W8 BMGES @iy The fONid near half million of Washingtonians | (es, Gecomphisn this. - ther, ShoWd ) ] ANACOSTIA ATTRACTIONS: and suburbanites can know that there o 2 1 i 1 15 2 model home planned for thelr in. | harty: there should be u center cefiing Chicago St. & S Pla The location has been widcly advertised. come. : icago St. & Shannon Place dracti 7 e, i i PACTE SR 7 the white light effect, which helps to | P . tuces ‘of & Wit Shie can b Saanca | PUC, amuserments of il kinds over; M. & R. B. Warren ‘ One Square to - s gt ‘.’ffl‘d’“gr“’.‘fi i gt g as model Is the electrical Installation. | ampS I the center fixture should || i St G e | is property adjoins the great proposed Park system to the north of oo many people feel that if it has | %5 R SUSEC 0 rov ideas of the||f i \Washington. electricity their home has the best. ssibiliti f lighting one room i Q | Three roo nd bath n b N & 10 i) - . £, 5 This, of course, is a sad error, for 10 | Poe” home. The Fvening Stap.. con- wish o e Tt e s M The proposed Columbia Boulevard, a 100-foot Highway (16th street S rope! results both fre a o " o 1 ™ 114 .1 \{ 7 £ T lewpoint o e of ehmfort aq. | ducting a model home exhibit, aims Il tricity- | extended), connecting the Capital with New York and points North, runs equate and careful mmed deleotels | to) RO AR TEonIe orihe community fil to announce the appointment of ) n I | through the property. cal i ations are essential. | 2 g property . s ar n g ST | P“ce, $8,750 | Water, sewer and street improvements extend to the property. Several Points Involved. o TRt ron s feln ko L i L ‘ Douglass & Phillips, Inc. Terms, $1,000 Cash : Acting in co-operation with the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commis- sl it | choked by Taterans depostie e | Easy Monthly Payments ||| sion, a proposed subdivision of roads and lots are now heing prepared. provide proper illum r : . 3 amount of water going through them . o 3 nd other utittarian purposes; | STCUL O WRS: SO ChEOUE, tham Be pTum off Nichols Ave. at |f|} Liberal Terms Granted to Responsible Developers Better material should be used. Cop- || < 'olice Station. i i " | per answers the question. ' i s : i e i | exclusive sales agents for ‘ Wm. P. N ‘ 'I'h J F' s Sk should provid® | Business is no longer moving for ;ugm vl omas [ ls er 0., nc. means for setting off the room with | Ward “on a united front." A decline || i 1 810 F St. N.W. decorative lights that can be changed | In general business activity is in pros- i i e g el 6 pect and apparently getting under | §i | Main 2255 1 treet N.W. Main 6830 Poor Roofing Ruinous. The best and most modern means|Way at the present time. Watch the || for accomplishing the first of the du-|8tocks which you expect to purchase ties of the electrical installation in | With increased closeness as they drop the living room is through the use of | lower, but for the time being resist 2 number of portable lamps. No easy | the temptation to buy.—Standard Sta- can afford to I To sink | tion of The F v evening and S % Harmoniring Homes With pmxmard & Wnthrop Simple enough, A duplex conveniencr Interiors of Individua]_ity outlet every 10 running feet of the baseboard around the four wal :\x:‘fl room ;u P:}:‘._Pn‘:;;wguh adequately b Over 200 Breuninger-built ideal l}ombn 4 B_uyers going to Europe—Myrs. J. C. Nourse of the Jewelry, Sta- e will make up a harmonious community on tionery, Art Needlework, Silverware, Perfumery, Leather yoom is larger, more outlets are need- the selected sites of beautifully elevated b Goods, Fans and Flowers, etc., and Miss D. Collins of the Neck ) s etc., 5 - ed; but because of the smaller room i whe' less Jexpensivel houso'ithe ¢ - 2 wear Dept., sailed on the S. S. George Washington, June 9, for is autom lower, due solel, he eker raming teut ot 7 20T / 7 4 R0 7R the markets of France, England and the Continent. The result ard. P , of their trip will be evidenced in the Fall-Winter displays. Must Relieve Labor, entire equipment. “1;"‘“'“‘{""‘G’_‘(:I"\“]i":‘"'h‘“\’y“,“" is qused i Six-room und_eigh(:room homes of individual i‘merio(s.'wi!.h every con- i tron hE floor te | struction detail the finest—the '(nm o( 30 years spcfmluuloll in sturdy ing once a day to plug in the littla structures. See the many Breuninger-built homes now in the course of con- servant and put it to work. This same struction here, and see for yourself the under-surface details of most careful outlet can b lied from the chair construction. Inspect the six-room detached home ready for occupancy at of the hostess, when she & ing the bridge club in the after 7709 13 h S N W e & th Street IN.W. pared on the ving table. r : K Al : ‘ Open from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.. used, the fans, the heater: | ' S ber of other which a frequent! the b provided for will be B if it is remembered to always ln.\m]l! See the Colonial Style, Detached Model duplex outlet which have double 5 . 2 utility. Abou the switch comrnl.’ Home being Breuninger-built here on 2 : A é Lovely Console Mirror, $25. % 1 I3 wherein many a step may be saved [ v one of Shepherd Park's superb sites. a 14 ¢ ’ 5 4 7 4 4 ; ’ ’ Carved-oak Commode, an elegant piece. $75. and often many bumps and bruises avoided E . of course, for the main light- | ing of the room there should be e % G R switch at the entrance in the hallws Immediate_inspection will give you an unusual insight into the There should also be a switch to con- | many exclusively Breuninger features in home construction. trol the auxil lighting, of which | more will be said a little’ later. T Drive out 16th Street to Alaska Ave- all living rooms the fwo entrances or exit o 3 nue, thence to 13th St. Or Phone. never be necessary to this | portant room in the dark. and should | cver be impossible to uw off the P ’ hts when ' leaving ihe room, no| tter which door is taken. There . mn’n er 1 2 1 switch con- 4 (] g at each door leading into the living room. EL Mo NS R S S Profusely Carved Side Chair, $65. Realtors Decoration Is Important. 706 Colorado Bldg. Main 6140 The third of the electr ?:o 1‘1‘1‘2"5&3""‘ T s # Shepherd Park Will Be a Commmunity of Over 200 Ideal Homes Threc-legged Stool, with cushion, $12.50. A A S o m““g Laurel, Maryland 25 Minutes B. & O. to Washington 14-room house, furnace heat, All modern improvements, garage, stable and _chicken house, 6 acres. Beautiful grounds, apple orchard. —Lies within corporation limits of Price, $13,500—Terms | | N - S = ddmsable S ¥LE S A new direct import Sl HFEITY | T Qe = 5 R g S et 2 French 9Provincial - & c . =] | o A \ ~ g Bang S Normandy Furniture 5409 8th St. N.W. b A - —EE A : 2 carved Hat y Detachod RN A 7 Y - PR i o I Hook, $7.50 : i 3 i £ _ etache BNV / O : . ] There is a charm, typically continental in this _contains six Targe rooms, |f|{F 4 { ; ' : d sl o pe el i I Bt wetmc ol i ? L ] Ll o Carved @l French Provincial Furniture, that will add water heat; electricity: Jf| & /2N - ; B SR A i B Jewel Cas- d beauty to your home—as it possesses the grace cereened; weather stripped, B s = g i ket, $20. i i i st st ot . : ; of the more formal French pieces, without their alley; wash trays in cellar. > 2, R S S e e sophistication. This interesting collection that ql}:md reasonable for quick : ; we have directly imported from France—offers . : : r € > many unique and remarkable pieces—that w FLOYD E. DAVIS . 1331 Geranium Street N.W. S g bl s qt'f oo 'f( <1 eces—that would COMPANY : 4 evetonse lin make beautitul wedding giits. 733 12th St. N.W. | A Most Unusual Home : : m —— Main 352353 g 5 : dle. $27.50 Book Trough, $22.50 in an Unusual Settmg e Spoon Raxck:sw This unique residence was designed and built by a prominent architect . Sa-vu‘g Stand, $30 I SE o T I ent hom i ly th best materials obtainable. Upon T 3 o s 0, . L e St e T : Sewing Stands, $12.50 and upwards the forethought demonstrated in its planning. We would not_attempt in Carved Seat $25 s this limited space to give an adequate description of its interior arrange- O 1 ment and intments. S f th f include a black and Price, $7,850 | £01d marble hreplace, formerly used in General Grant's Home; it floor Work Table, with Lamp, $60 tiled lavatory, chestnut-paneled walls from floor to ceiling in dining room, > This atwactive modern || handinted ceiling cornices, oldfashioned wide board flooring of quar . Sewing 'I'abl‘e, $37.50 house is selling for $1,700 I tered oak, large size Frigidaire, copper gutters, down spouts and flashings, L Carved Cabmet, $45 g heavy slate roof and other features that nly be reciated through > LESS than builder's price. I"’fi gy a personal inspection. S " \ Bench, with Arms, $35 . Beautifully landscaped grounds 70x140, inclosed with boxwood hedge, N, o . Six well lighted rooms and | Invited and having 2<ar garage. e it . : Elaborately Carved Side Chair, $65 h. hot-water heat, 4 ¥ \ halgas Srakiectatity il Any Time To Inspect—Drive out 16th St. to Alaska Ave., then north to Geranium St. |3 Pl Carved Commode, $85 xcellent street car service. | g Small, ela- i n E Rush Seat Armchair, $50 s SUNDAY YOU SHOULD SEE IT— bortely cor- 4} Mg = Large Carved Hall Chair, $90 Open for Inspection Sunday ‘ MODERATELY PRICED or End Ta- ; ; - = Side Chairs, $22.50 1:30 P.M. to 7 P.M. | ble. $65. Hanging Wall Desk and Book Shelf, $50 Terms Can Be Arranged | . Tea Cup Rack with handles, 4-cup size, $15 | Thomas J. Fisher & Co. | : 6-cup size, $18.50 . 738 15th St NW. || Reatiors : Fursitare Sectien. Sixth foor.