Evening Star Newspaper, July 24, 1926, Page 12

but it will also have a furnishing and | equipment department that will. be of general interest to the public. | Willlam Knantz, director of |h!‘( Delaware County Real E » Board | of Pennsylvania, visited Washington | this week to study the methods hfi the local board In organizipg its ex- | position in order that the Pen 1- | vania organization may also put on a similar exposition in the Fall. Mr Knantz praised the ‘Washington | Auditorium as one of the best exhibit | places that he had inspected. METAL LATH IN STUCCO WORK IS GIVEN PRAISE Method of Construétion Said to Be Less Expensive—Makes. for Warmer Housing. BETTER-HOMES SHOW AROUSING INTEREST All Space ix;:h};ton Audito- rium to Be Abailable for Ex- hibits Beginning October 16. Landscape Planning For the Home Owner RY ROSE GREELY, Landscape Arehitect. In tion on | comes in back-plastered “stuceo construc lath the lath which sheets is placed over the nailed directly to without 1t use of sheathin: stués Leing braced with cing and ontally The plaste the outside wer fuce side of the 1 metal lath is thor the stuceo. strengthened and made erackproof. It is said that this meth structio sheathin GROUNDCOVERS TO USE INSTEAD t OF ASS. G metal . C._ i {R.”'\" fi'ofh,\f.n}//lqfiq e gt Tast grounde and gravel they make lightful ther green noth ful siretch of green accepted that of all which ¢ he used PART 1L we considered nwneral of brick, stone srtain conditions efficient and de for ass, but ; places where a | needed, where | rest- | | wood studs and i them FEWER PLASTER CRACKS. | bourds, b i 1 All the avallable space in the.Wash- ington Auditorium will be used for| exhibits strictly in keeping with the | Hotter Homes and Building Exposi. | tion to be conducteé by the Washing- ton Real Kstate Board at the Audi- torium Octobed 16 to , It was an- nounced by Clarence F. Donohue, | president of the board, today. Those in charge of the exposition | state that an unusual amount of in-| quirles and reservations are being wiade from time to time by local and nationally known manufacturers, real estate and commercial organiza- week . pavi Under slso Shrinkage of ‘he wood in a f house Is quite apt to cause ter cracks and as a preventative metal lath is used under the plaster as the plastering base. The plaster, so re- inforced, has sufficient strength to re- sist considerable ¢f the shrinkage stresses, The extra expense for using better plastering and lath is more than off- set by the lessened upkeep cost for the interior decorating. sulation tions, The exhibit will not only con-|form of lath has unusual fire-resistive | huildir tain hooths and demonstrations in re-| qualities which add measurably to the | betwe gard to construction and land values, security of the home the studs MEMORIAL HEIGHTS Overlooking the Beautiful Potomac most me | su n . the ¥ embedded undeover a0 will take the place of a It is ¢ green 10 cover IR 7 kg o “miner - - the s P - J € hi ensward good lawn can be made by newer substi- beautiful, length of shadow. If do not be led away tutes. Rut in the hot Washinston Summers the sun makes it ‘a Her culean task to keep the grass green in sunny and in the shade where one must combat an acid soil and fungus diseases produced by the combination - of hot weather and | moisture, the task often becomes im ¥ is taken care paper in the he inner spots, unately there are other ground s of green which will thrive un- » conditions which will kil grass, such places that they Those | vards of us who have dark h tucked between tall buildin cut off the light know how imp | #t is to have a lawn, 1f we struggle | to reproduce the things that grow on a sunny urban lot the result is | e desolation But if we accept the sun condition and te on plants which grow in the woods, fur nishing them with the wood loam WALL SPACE IS CHIEF sich a planting the natural ground-| Thes e the things besi 2 4 cover will not grass, but the low roundcover, freen things which make the wood- | stone paving: for incidental planting | i : E Jand carpet, all the low plants from | and there there are many others | Question of Where Furniture Is to 1 to-6 to § inches high which we dis ch must be taken up in another | Go a Bugaboo to delight in the woods. article. urprising how varied the | Architects. that bank credit 2 Partridge berry, twin | il berry and mountain ¢ ¥ cover | ndications the ground with small evergreen | will continue ample supply and rates will remain dis- tending more toward leaves and bright berries: hepaticas, | that money than toward im- wood violets and anemonies furnish | jno o eag tetail sales should be ¥ Retail sales sl To lay out a compact floor plan re. s wh | high, with - and more | uneven growth, it is factory | ivy to plant as it | most luxuriantly SRSEREES 13&])“1» i thus saved. Many architects specializing in apartment and small home design are solving some of their aggravating difficulties by stardardiz. between. And because in small rooms most of the furniture must he placed flat against the wall, this, in turn, means that there is nowhere to put | the furniture and no opportunity for | ing on steel casements artistic interfor treatment, | . One solution of the problem is the | he gutlook is for continued mod- steel casement window. Hecause of | erate curtailment in probably all lines, its slender sash and mullions, smaller | A further readjustment in commodity window openings may allowed | prives is able. We expect a slight | without mitigating the s nount | downward trend in money rates dur- {of light and venti le, | ing the Summer. Industrial stocks | the portion of the window promise to be lower before going ap- being available for glazing. preciably higher.—{'nited Business An appreciable percentage of wall 1 3 less co we can make a cover wi It s carpet may be are in It is not unlikely that the sleep of small home and apartment architects is occasionably. disturbed by a night- mare concerning wall sp: decline A is the bugaboo of the profession. BUNGALOWS ON EASY TERMS $30 A MoNTH $99—LOTS—$289 TERMS $10 DOWN—$10 MONTHLY High—Healthful—Convenient—With School—Stores—Churches (both Protestant and Catholic). This is an already established community—you don’t have to wait for Jameson-Built Homes 2801 to 2829 5th N.E. with just such planting is sug- | gested ove. Unfortunately, the gardener’s first thought is to clean up, and in the process he usually de- stroys the woodland carpet, substi- | tuting for it a lawn which quickly |¢ and becomes weedy. - In |’ Priced Under $7,000 Inspect at Once evorywhere a delicate flower inter-| | tractional may be effectively used at the edz s| y heavier than in 19 with | quires cutting up walls with doors and lace at the edge of towp, the natural be carefully preserved and added to | This Home Easy Terms runs i est, and the larger trilliums and wood lilies ¢ background of fer diate rise. where someshelght is desired. For| rofits about on a par with last year. | windows. This means that large he bit of woodland on the small| _gtandard Stati 0., Inc. areas of uncut wall are few and far groundcover of flowers, ferns. low shrubs, and even dead leaves, should s the leaves he destroys i val $; ’850 Aupply which the | Wl plant ind which |9 Beautifully burni uable finished brick 6 rooms used in a enough | brand-new garden it must be la the garden away that the wild al and not forced 1, or if its planti on formal lines, groundcover will be needed. | the plant that best lends this use is <h ivy. it ed as a xolid mat or may be | tern with spaces he \ filled with gravel to give the | t of a formal parterre. The dark n leaves of the ivy and the | {( el make a striking design | and one which may well be used fn| the small formal garden. For greater | informality ‘use -‘the old-fahioned | & or blue perriwinkle. Tt is the | most useful of all groundcovers, as it | a perfect mat of low foliage, 1 in the sun and in the dense | shade which it leaves give it appears 1 rriwinkle is attacked by s the blue | ), 1 unusually hardy. bloom, its g house, with and tile bath, built-in house, so seems naty lot laid is to be | a more | is s garage, concrete front porch, double rear porches screened, hot- water heat, oak floors and electricity. The Sample House Is at 1116 Holbrook Street Northeast— One-half Square from 14th and Fla. Ave. N.E. Cash Payment and Terms of Purchase Very Easy Open Sunday and Daily Wm. H. Saunders Co., Inc. Realtors—Eatablished 1887 1433 K Street N.W. Main 1016-7 N OTSN OISO s add to its effectiveness, and if | it white trillium is planted with its magunificent white blos ng above lhe green, it is a worth seel For a stili greater informality Japanese spurge | (pachysandra terminale) may be used. | Growing from 4 to 6 inches ' MAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAANVMAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAN A\ DUNIGAN ALL-BRICK 'OM the it, wi some sight & CONFIDENCE—BUY This New Group of Dunigan Homes UY WITH because they are wonderful values! : = Southern Exposure—Distinctively Stylish 7th & Hamilton Sts. NNW. Exhibit Home open and lighted daily and Sunday until 9 P.M. PRICE INCLUDES CONCRETE STREET, CURB AND PAVED ALLEY $ : Only $500 Cash o L © $65 Monthly Your Rent Money Will Buy One Convenient to Both Car Lines It would truly take a whole page to tell you the wonderful features in these delightful new homes. They have big front porches, large rooms, perfect bath, modern kitchen, spa- cieus living and dining rooms, hot-water heat, concrete cellar and many other features that are found in homes priced hundreds of dollars higher. Investigate these homes before you sign your next lease. We know you will be glad we called your attention to them. SELLING AT FIRST SIGHT | | D. J. DUNIGAN, It;c.fi' SR within the reach of Moder- ately priced, yet complete in cated in Wash- newest subdivision lere is a home any purse. every detail. 1. on's “Metropolis View” brick, 6 large rooms heat, elec. beautiful fix- in refrigerator; extra large front and double rear porches: laundry tubs; large rear vard to wide alley. An excellent home that is com- Dlete. tures: bullt reach nroperts. g0 o Ave. NE. to Fou on Fourth Nt. then g0 east one square to For sale by To Island Owner and Builder 906 New York Ave. N.W. Main 3326—Ask the Man Who Owns Oue 2222 2L 22 all these improvements. standpoint after weeks of study. 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G.W.Chase Price only $10,95 Bailey Bldg., Takoma It contains six rooms, fuil tile bath with shower _and built-in tub, instantaneous heater and many shower, garage, attrac- 13,500