Evening Star Newspaper, August 7, 1926, Page 17

R Landscape Planning For the Home Owner BY ROSE OREELY. Landscape Architect. To the house owner the garden area back of the house is most important, "bhut to the casual stranger, who does not penetrate so far, the approach’to «the front of the house is the keynote to the landscape development. By vour front walk and the area im- mediately around it the man in the stroet judges you. It may be worth while to consider your approach from this outisde point of view. It is dif- ficult to consider any of the familiar everyday things in a detached way, because we are 8o accustomed to them. But go-out into the eet and try to look at your front walk as if you had never seen it before. Ten to one that you will find that it is ugly, and If you care about the impression that your house makes you may want to chaage it. An individulal walk does more to make a small house stand out from its fellows than any differences of garden treatment, because it 1s the monotonous front walks that make the row houses depressing. If the houses themselves are ugly they can. be draped with vines by the resourceful householder, but little can be done to mask the sharp repetition of concrete walks and of badly designed concrete steps. mounting - grass banks. Even when the curse of changeless repeti- tion is lifted, when the houses are larger and stand farther apart, when they are separately designed, the concrete walk too aften holds sway. That concrete as a m al cal beautiful is proved b; ington buildings in which it is well used. In the walls and the concrete ramps of Meridian Hill Park and in the walls and floors of the Church of the Sacred Heart the material is sur- faced with a broken stone aggregate of various colors. The texture of the surface and the play of color entirely remove from the concrete the me- chanical surface that we so object to in the usual concrete pavement. There are many ways in which to add in- terest to the concrete path. One of the simplest is by combining with it enough brick to work out a pattern. The pattern may be a simple one. The center of the walk may be of concrete and the borders of brick. Or there may be only a narrow edging of brick and an occasional design introduced into the center of the walk to tie the two materials together. For any one who s interested, a trip to the Uni- versity of Virginia is worth le mine the amusing walks and driveways that have been worked on the campus in just such combina- tions of brick and concrete. It is sometimes a source of wonder that concrete walks have so entirely superseded brick. When one thinks of the lovely old moss-grown walks of our childhood, walks that led, per- haps, from a white picket fence through borders of flowers to the front porch, one wonders how we ever came to discard them. Fortu- nately the tide is turning in the other direction and we are returning to the old-fashioned things that were scorn- ed 20 years ago. In the more expen- sive houses walks of brick and stone have already ousted concrete, but in the smaller houses concrete still holds first place. This is largely be- be cause of the fear that the path of brick or stone will be prohibitive in price. It is true that concrete is the Submit Offer Corner Tapestry Brick Home 7300 Blair Rd. (Cor. Fern St. & Blair Rd. 2 Sqs. East from Walter Reed) 7 spaclous rooms, (4 bed- rooms), large porches, oak floors, builtdn garage, many additional features, beautiful lawns. Wm. S. Phillips & Co., Inc. 1432 K M. 4600 - | sand, oyer an 8-inch drainage bed of EAL ESTATE, - _THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. PATTERNS FOR BRICK AND STONE WALLS cheaper material, especially if the brick or stone walk is laid on a con- crete foundation. But this is not nec- essary. Especially in the climate of ‘Washington, where frost never pene- trates the ground very deeply, a walk of brick or of stone laid “dry,” as‘the masons- call it, on a 2-inch bed of cinders,\ is entirely satisfactory. If the edges are carefully staked out and care is taken to have the founda- tion bed of cinders well tamped, so that it will not settle after the stone is laid, any handy man can lay such a walk. If it is of brick, a firm edge should be made of bricks set on end, so that they stick into the ground far enough to hold the rest solidly. Addi- tional interest may be given the path by laying the brick in a pattern, di- CUT STONK Gayess IRREAUVLAR, FRLAQAING agonally, or basket weave, or herring- bone. And sometimes a bit of stone may be introduced with good effect. The stone path may be of any sort, from the very formal cut stone, suit- able only with a large house of stone of the same character, from the vari- ous slates and flagstones, which make such ~delightful paving," to the fr- regular flagstones, which are suitable with the simplest frame cottage. The more formal flaggings may be set in concrete or laid dry, as desired, but the broken flag will usually be most effective laid dry in sand, or simply in the earth on a firmly prepared bed. Une can plant and encourage little green things to grow in the crevices of the paving—sedums and thyme and mosses. The planting should be kept toward the edges of the path, for if 1t 1s overplanted the result will be un- pleasant. But some planting, espe- cially of the tiny creeping things, helps to soften the masonry and aoc- counts for the fact that paths laid dry have always a charm that the more stiffly laid stone in concrete can- not have. SRR, AR Fire Waste Contest Results, ‘The United States Chamber of Com- merce has made these awards in its 1926 fire waste contest:. Portland, Oreg., first prize in cities of the first class; Long Beach, Calif, in class 2; Battle Creek, Mich., in class 8, and Albany, Ga., In class 4. Alba: won the grand prize for 1928. More Than Money’s Worth! —is what you get when you buy a Cafritz “Life-time” Home—be- cause its cost is reduced by the production ability of a vast organiza- tion. That’s wfiy these 5100 block 8th St. Homes < 5000 are only 6,950 —uwith $500 Cash —3$65 a mo. Nobody else has ever approached them in character at hundreds of dollars higher price. Famous Cafritz big rooms. 3 enormous porches, Big closets in all bedrooms.. . Perfect bath. Hardwood floors. Complete kitchen. Guaranteed hot-water heater, —and built as only “Life-time” Homes are built. Only 2 left of 36 Built Bth St. Car to Gallatin St.—Or We That’s why these block 7th St. . Homes are only ‘8,950 —and very easy terms Extra large screened porches and separate garages. 6 big 'rooms. Tiled bath. 3 porches. Master bedroom across front. French doors to breakfast and sleeping porches. Large kitchen. Hardwood floors. Hot-water heat. Large lots. —and built as ondy “Life-time” Homes are built. ‘WIill Send Auto. One of the Best Buys worth in Pet ’, oth St. Oar to Decatur—Or We Will Send Anto. Open for Inspection 9AM. to 9P.M. LAFRITZ M. 9080 fireplaces in Brightwood 6220 Georgia Avenue N.W. Those in this group contain 7 large rooms; 20 by 32 ft. deep, large concrete front porches, with ornamental iron railings, and four bedrooms. with built-in Pembroke tubs, showers and pedestal stands; plenty of closet space and floor plugs in all rooms; open living rooms; Welsbach automatic hot-water heating plant; storage water heater and built-in garage. Open Daily and Sunday Until 9 P.M. Baths are tiled and equipped attractive lighting fixtures. front porch, and latest fixtures. Brookland This is one of a group of new homes near the Monastery and St. Anthony’s Church. They are of brick construction, Colonial style, concrete 6 rooms, reception hl.i i Double rear porches 10 feet wide. rdwood floors, brick garage. Sample House open daily until 9 p.m. Drive out Rhode Island Avenue N.E. to 17th St., north on 17th to Newton and one block east to 18th Street. Wolfe, Shapiro and Haves, Builders . Terms Better Than Rent Price, 38,950 4 T, tile bath, built-in tub Shapiro-Katz Realty Co. BUILDERS—REALTOI 1416 K St. NW. _C. SATURDAY, BUSINESS IN LUMBER- SLIGHTLY CURTAILED Deoline in Orders at Mills, Dune Chiefly to Seasonable Influences. According to telegraphic reports re- celved today: by the Npltloml Lumber ufacturers’ Assoclation from 349 of the I r softwood and 128 of the chief hardwood sawmills of the country, there was an apparent, though probably slight, seasonal cur- tailment of business as compared with reports a week earlier. The number of mills reporting is smaller and this discrepancy is probably partly due to temporary suspension of opera- tions on account of.forest fires and Priced Under Value For AUGUST 7, 1928. | Midsummer overhauling. The 331 comparably reporting softwood mills show decreases . in their totals of production, shipments and new busi- ness (compared with those of 359 mills the preceding week. Although there are nominal decreases in pro- duction and orders and an increaso in shipments, as compared with the com-findlng week a year ago, there is probably little change in the two perlods. Reports from 128 hardwood mills, as against 139 a week earier, indicate’ production stationary, and shipments and orders falling off. ‘The unfllled orders of 220 Southern pine and West Coast mills 2t the end of last week amounted to 67,038,263 feet, as against 665,059,816 feet for 226 mills the previous week. The 121 identical Southern pine mills in the up showed unfilled orders of 22§, 51,246 feet last week, as against '228,. 782,812 feet for the week befors. For the 108 West Coast mills the un- fillled orders were 451,387,017 feet, as egainst 437,227,008 feet for 104 milly a week earller. Quick Sal . Beautifal CHEVY CHASE, D. C. Residence $17,000 Reasonable Terms Situated on a lovely drive, living room with open fireplace, room and kitchen; guest lavatory and toilet. sive of servants’ quarters in attic. has 7 large sunlit rooms, exclu- h'chnR T FI'DYl)_tl}flhas lllovely which opens into library; dinin, SECOND FLOOK has 3 large well lighted bedrooms with tile bath. CELLAR—Oil heater, servant’s toilet and bath. strips, screens and awnings. Lot signed lawn, shrubbery, flowers and hedges. House equipped with weather- , with an attractive de- One-Car Garuqe THOMAS J. FISHER & CO., Inc. 738 15th St. N.W. Main 6830 Altogether the 331 comparably re- porting softwood mills had shipments 104 per cent and orders 101 per cent of actual production. For the South- ern pine mills these percentages were respectively 103 and 103, and for the ‘West Coast mills 102 and 104, Of the reporting mils, the 307 with an established normal production for Eight rooms Two tiled baths Large light cellars Open fireplaces Open for 733 12th Quincy Terrace ‘ is My Idea of Hominess Quincy Street at 22nd N.E. " Specially designed galows—with the room to be comfortable, without be- ing a slave to work, ern in equipment—complete in those cherished details Bun- Mod- which makea housea home, Wonderful big lawns, where the kiddies can and . play—safely—and plenty of room to gar bit if you like, The price invites—for it costs less to buy than to rent—and you've got a home that's a wvaluable asset. Streets in Process of Paving. Open for inspec- tion every afternoon and evening, includ- ing Sunday. Our Mr, Hamilton will be there, or you can phone Cleve, 1490 for special appoint- ment. romp den a = Sample 1716 Upshur Street N.W. the week of 210,996,788 feet, gave aol tual production 102 cent, ship ments 106 per cent orderg 103 pey cent thereof. Badler’'s Wells, which is to be re constructed, is the oldest playhouse in London. Inspect These Brick Homes of Exceptional Values Taylor and Upshur Streets ‘West of Sixteenth Features Detached or semi-detached Hardwood floors throughout Bright and spacious kitchens Concrete colonial porches Large pantries with built-in refrigerators Thirty-gallon automatic storage heater House Inspection Floyd E. Davis Company Realtors St. N.W. Main 353-352 Pve Supplied Here What Washington Lacked After all, a city is only as attractive as its homes—and its home-life—and the Nation’s Cap- ital is no exception. Folks can’t live in parks, nor public buildings no matter how grand or ornafe. As a matter of fact Washington has been woefully deficient in homes—that type of home which the family of moderate means could afford to own, or which the young couple just starting out fn life could conveniently buy, nn'd'l have felt that no realtor could build a better monument for himself than such Homes as I describe—making for better living conditions—and consequently a better city. And so I chose Quincy Terrace—a beautiful section—and have developed here a group of Homes that meet my idea of the ideal—eo priced that you can afford to lmy:—uid payments ar ranged upon such terms that make rent expensive in comparison. : Built for YOU—with my best endeavor. Built, Owned and For Sale by Harry A. Kite Incorporated 1514 K Street 2 Ta.k'le_ G -traetDurs rom lreasu g to 22nd nm‘;y R.ePTA Ave. and walk north to our Quing; race s Ter- , or the bus will take you within two short squares.