Evening Star Newspaper, September 10, 1927, Page 19

REAL ESTATE. FURNISHING THE HOME Condacted for The Star BY ELIZABETH STETSON AND GENEVIEVE HENDRICKS An 0ld English Dining Room. BY GENEVIEVE HENDRICKS. (Note—Miss Hendricks has just re. furned from two and a half months in_Europe. Several articles which she Wrote in Europe about houses which nterested her. espeeially will _appear I this and forthcoming fssues of The $tar) ROWSLEY, England.—In the very | heart of old England, in the tin: ‘'THE EVENIXNG STAR. WASHINGTON, D. C, | generation has added to the original store. Such gayly colored pieces, with rich reds and biues to find contrast | with the deep brown of the cak of the dres: | An old oak chest, the dower chest of a longforgotten bride, stands | against the other wall as practical | for holding linen as it is lovely to | look upon. Its nels are carved In what is known as the linen-fold | design, one of the earliest and surely e of the most effective design® for carving. Al and behind it is an- other long row of casement windows | made merry by the brilliant gera- | niums that “bloom in pots- along its sill The table in the center of the ronm‘; y one, stoutly built of oak SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, | widow of Charles A. Evans, assistant 1927. room. Casement curtains of a clear, medium blue hang against the win- dows and are pulled across at night. An old Oriental rug with ruddy reds adds to the rich effect of the room | and looks as though it, too, had al- wayvs been just there, although it is a recent acquisition. POLICE PENS.ION GRANTED. | Commissioners Vote $60 a Month to Widow of Inspector Evans. A pension of $60 a month was grant- ed by the Commissioners yesterday | afternoon to Mrs. Carrie V. Evans, | REAL ESTATE. BUILDING IN BALTIMORE REACHES HIGH FIGURE Construction in Business Section Calls for $12,000,000 Investment, Highest Since 1904. Special Dispatch to The Star. BALTIMORE, Md., September 10.— The largest building construction in the business section of Baltimore since the big fire of 1904 is now under w and contracts calling for $12,00 in new buildings have been awerd The Lord Baltimore Hotel, re be 22 storles high, making it the largest hotel in Baltimore. At Baltimore and Light streets the Baltimore Trust Co. will erect a $2.- 000,000 banking house. Bids soon will be asked for the addition of five sto- ries to the annex of the United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co. at a cost of approximately $500,000. The Municipal Building is under construction at a cost of $2,000,000 at Holliday and Lexington streets, and the new building for the Baltimore branch of the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond is beginning to rise at Calvert and Lexingtjn streets, It will cost approximately §1,000.000. Carr in New Office. senting an investment of apprc mately $6,000,000, to replace the Hc Caswell at Baltimore and Hanover The pension was recommended by |streets, is expected to be under con-|into mew quarters at 1410 L street the police and firemen’s retiring and | struction in the near future. The |The offices formerly were located at relief board. hotel will contain 716 rooms and will 1119 Vermont avenue. lage of Rowsley, in hilly Der! I have the good fortune to be visitin friends who have the still better for- {mark of many a banquet and is soft tune of possessing the aged stone house whose mossw thatched roof | to the touch with the patina of many covers our heads i | vears. My hostess does well to have As proved by the carving o b eals served upon it with only front door, the house was built 4 small linen doilies to protect it so 1608. Being protected in this peace- " that the guest may feast her eyes ful valley, it is today much like it | upon its rich beauty as she eats. Chairs Built of Oak. must have been when it was built 300 ago. Time, of course, has The chairs that are pulled up to it | are of a little later date. They, too, | changed it ou soltening the out. | lines of its stones, planting daisies in | are of oak, almost black now in color. | Our Windsor chalrs, of the wheel- ¥ its roof and doing wonderful things | 1o the box-bordered garden that sur- rounds it. Buf inside the rooms are k variety, must have been copled 's have been. The | from relatives of these chairs, if not med with heavy | from these themsel oak beams, the walls are still paneled | o relieve the hes part way up, the windews still have 7 | black oak furniture old green and lavender ®lass in the |1, yemember, for each wall is a pic- | end of it facing each other the width|its simply carved drawers for sit.| ¥all ; leaded partitions, the flovrs are still [ture. Opposite the entrance door the |of the alcove are panelled settles, in | . e e ey, | Curtains at the windows, with cheer- the same dark oak that was laid in |wall is broken by a long row of low [oak waxed to a ruddy black thr b = | ful reds and blues to show pleasing such thick wide planks by builders |casement windows with leaded panes | the o that each ' defiance to the darker hues of the who would hardly be able to under- |opening out onto the riost gracious of : nd our na shallow superintendent August 13. of police, who died The real estate firm of Edward R delicaey. Carr, realtor and builder, has moved Its thick top bears the| FRERINR ) NEW CEVY CHASE MARYL HO BUILT-IN GARAGE $13,950 LARGE CORNER LOT ERRERER s effect of the d the paneled s, the owner. has hung gay linen ver, hold richly are sever a colored china ing their feet by the rth is wide and the of floor | old gardens. One of these windows is | fi hoards of today. the upper part of a door, and opened | ing e enough to hold se L A it shows the stretch of the green lawn |4 or 5 foot logs. The old iron Original Furniture Retained. bevond. When the day is fine we |t built into the wall still b Some of the original pieces of fur-|take our meals out on the flagstone | there s nd kettles niture and many of the earliest acces- | terrace just vutside, where roses and | (0 give s sary. sories still remain in the house, testi- | heliotrope and boxwood scent the air Along the | ove at the mony of the high regard in which its land whet our appetites. pamt \‘\”l‘\‘:;:)r-‘:vlu\_ymil:‘-lv‘u from “"‘“'“""“:;:ff :w:::r;rn}::‘;q|?112‘ra|"oss:m]t lltk;‘)al}lm‘:;:: Old-Time Fireplace Enjoyed. above and behind it. Along this shelf | houses, it represents not one period of [ When { e day is chilly and we can- | I ';“]:'r";l‘_‘["}:“"‘,* N":]';:‘u:""“f"'l“‘ furnishings, but shows the needs and | not sit out of doors we can enjoy more | .\ 5 ’”‘"\'-“m:":“‘;”; i »“‘»““Ltr‘ tastes of many generations who have [the view of the old fireplace on the FErVECY tAe BEOE i \ lived there. However, most of its|opposite side of the room, und feel =& . things are of the long ago and even |snug and warm beside it under the with its innovations it still bears the | low-beamed ceiling. This fireplace was | atmosphere of the middle ages. | built when fireplaces were intended | | 3 the | Each room deserves description. But | for cooking and for heating, and were | ing wall is an old cak dresser whose the dining room is especially charming, | not designed for mere decoration. Its | slightly bowed and graceful yet and who of us is not interested in|ruddy red bricks extend almost the | sturdy legs mark it as having been | charming dining rooms? Even with- | length of the room in the shallow al- | made at.the beginning of the Queen out furnishing this room would be one | cove in which it is placed. At each | Anne period, Above its base, with row, 1707 Allison St. N.W. Overlooking Rock Creek Park A Breuninger-built, beautiful all-brick de- tached residence of Colonial design, located in one of Washington’s fashionable residential sections. This home is situated in a most con- venient and restricted neighborhood, sur- rounded by beautiful detached homes and contains 8 spacious rooms, two fine well ap- pointed baths, breakfast room, servant’s room and bath. Screcned, weatherstripped, awn- 2 ings, oil burner, ice machine, large 2-car brick . ” - garage. The price is just as attractive as the . 210 East Taylor St. house. 'Tl'lis attractive, English Type Home contains everything the most discrimi- nating buyer many require. The walls are finished in tinted morene. Attractive open fireplace in the living room—exce ptionally large closets are a feature. The rooms are well proportioned and there is a built-in garage. Completely eq'ufpped tile bath, hot-water heat, hardwood floors throughout, gas and elec- tricuy. 2 T}\fis delightful home is in one of the mest select neighborhoods in suburban Washington. Convenient to the Connecticut Avenue car line and neighborhood MNerB: WARREN Wisconsin 2763 Afternoons and Sunday Wisconsin 2875 Dresser of Queen Anne Period. Against the center of the adjoin- | Stone House 3 For Sale g A Novelty 2767 Woodley Place Semi-detached—8 Rooms—2 Baths Built-in Garage | Beautiful ornamental Brick Home with concrete | BB BB DL DS This House Will Be Open From 10 AM. Uniil 9 P.M. L& BreuninGer &Soxs 706 Colorado Bldg. 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