Evening Star Newspaper, December 10, 1927, Page 18

AL ESTATE.' THE D. C, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1927.' Conducted for The Slar BY ELIZABETH STETSON AND GENEVIEVE HENDRICKS (XXXXIIXXXXTAE XX Sun Porch of Adams Inspiration BY ELIZABETH STETSON. This sun porch is not really a sun porch at all, but a decorative vista which can be seen from the hall through a large arch. It is about 10 feet deep by 20 feet wide. The bal- anced treatment, the rectangular lines and delicate paneling, with the arched window dominating the two groups of furniture, are suggestive of the Adam period. The Adam style is the direct resi of the second ciassic revival. The covery of Pompeii and Herculan (around 1770). the old Roman which were buried i tion of Vesuvius, terest of the entire world in Roman acchitecture and art. Robert Adam, son of one of the well known archi- tects of England, went abroad to see and study these great discoveries. His books and the subsequent stvle of architecture developed by him and his brother James became the rage in England. Every one turned classical and many of the great country estates of earlier style were remodeled by the Brothers Adams. Correct Scale Exemplified. The interior architecture of this period has a feeling of correct scale and restraint and cannot be handled with the informality suitable to many other periods. It is marked princi- pally by rectangular lines and fine proportions, relieved by graceful arches. Long straight paneling. made by attaching moldings to the surface of the plaster wall, gives a sense of extreme height and delicacy to the room. The finish of the plaster should be fine: rouzh plaster would be en- tirely out of keeping. Lately, we have found so many SALE OF REAL ESTATE FROM CLOUDS TO BEGIN Pioneer Mail Flyer and Overocean Aviator to Start Air Trade December 12. Selling real estate from the clouds will become a fact for the first time next December 12 when William Lind- ley, ploneer air mail fiyer, and George Haldeman, who recently was picked out of the Atlantic Ocean with his aviatrix companion, Miss Ruth Elder, take the air as salesmen. The two fiyers have contracted with the Havana Biltmore Realty Co. to sell real estate in Cuba this Winter. They will begin on Monday, December 12. They will leave New York within a week, stopping off twice to partici- pate in fetes intended for the return- ing Atlantic airman. Mills Report Decreased Orders. Reports from 84 identical Southern pine mills show orders received de- creased 3.33 per cent from the previous week; shipments decreased 0.47 per cent and production increased 1.78 per cent. These 84 mills show 44,165,028 feet ordered, 48,153,862 feet shipped and 48,980.834 feet produced, with orders on hand at end of last amek amounting to 137,326,919 feet. Construction Manual Planned. The national committee on wood utilization of the Department of Com- merce announces as in preparation an elaborate construction manual de- signed to show the best use of lumber and wood products in construction of all kinds, including an assembly of the best available information from all sources. This will be for the particu- Jar assistance of architects, engineers, contractors and builders. Desirable APARTMENTS Le Bourget 2127 California St. N.W. New Fircproof Building With Apartments of ONE ROOM, KITCHEN, BATH AND PORCH ONE ROOM, BATH AND PORCH Large Rooms With Murphy Beds $35.00 Up Open and Lighted Evenings Until 9 O’Clock See Resident Manager or Floyd E. Davis Co. 733 12th St Main 352-35 of period, but furnished and decorated so atrociously that we are endeavoring to describe here the most suitable furniture and its best ar- rangement against the architectural detail and background of this style. The delicate ght paneling requires furniture of graceful and straight lines. Hepplewaite, Shera- ton, Louis XVI, Adam, Directoire and even early Empire are correct, but there must be symmetry in arrangement. Tall Pieces Barred. The scale in the furnishing of this and stra " [type of room should be kept light. No tall pieces should be used. The - | chair rail is low and the majority of the furniture should be about that height. As one can easily see, the use of this low furniture around the room makes a decided contrast to the tall windows, and super-mantel construc- tion. The feeling of delicacy and exquisite restraint thus ~created is one’s first impression of the Adam period. Also the contrast of the mahogany which was used for most of the Hepplewaite and Sheraton furniture with the light walls adds to the gen- eral sense of fine scale The walls may bo painted white. gray, green, blue or mauve, but all of these colors must be used in pastel shades. The “Adam green” is still one of our most popular wall shades. These colors also are appropriate for the draperies, which may be of light silk, plain or striped, taffeta, satin_or ddmasks, but always light and delicate in pattern. Net curtains should be of fine plain net or of one with graceful figures of Adam inspiration. The rugs for this room should always be plain. announce Mr. Mr. Louis I For sold to di inating ple Beautiful architecture Finest- modern construction 20-inch stone walls Modern textone wall finish Latest noiseless oil burners Modern kitchen equipment 7 and 8 large rooms 1 and 2 tiled baths 1 and 2 master bedrooms houses with the architectural features | N. L. Sansbury Co., Inc. 1418 Eye St. N.W. the additions to their sales staff John A. Happer (Formerly With Douglass & Phillips, Inc)' Mr. John L. Shea Mr. Walter B. Jarvis (Formerly With J. E. Douglass Co.) Associated as members of House Sales Department (Formerly With Walter A. Brown) NOVEMBER BUILDING INCREASES $1,000,000 $3,023,125 Total Reported, With Apartment House Projects in Lead. The report of building activity in Washington during November, which was made public today by the build- ing inspector, shows that there was an increase of nearly $1,000,000in the value of new construction work as compared with the preceding month. The November total was $3.023.125, whereas the corresponding figure for | October was $ 680, Apartment-house construction led all other types of buildings in value, with dwellings following second. There were three apartments project- ed during the month. having a total building cost of $1.234.000, while per- mits were issued for the erection of 111 dwellings of various types, having a building cost of $916, Permits for the mont fied as follows: were classi- Dywellings . Greenhouss Private_school Roiler house. Revairs 501 20:000 20.000 253.840 Dwellings Dwollings Garages . Repairs Dwellings Garages . Repairs Garages . Mators Tank . Totals The following summary shows the distribution of improvements among the respective sections of the District of Columbia and the values of same: New buildings Northeast Southeast Northiwest Southwest Repairs ., Total . British tradesmen are planning to | srend $200,000 thi: Winter to poular- ize fruit eating in their country. following Greenberg o | given off. Specializing in business property sales the Most Beautiful Homes in Washington See Parkside Exhibit Homes 1808 Irving St. N. W, 1716 Hobart St. N. W. Open Till 9 P. M. Furnished by the Peeriess Furniture Cy 829 ith St. N, .s 1416 1 St. N. W, Main 8949 'BEYOND COMPARISON” Happier. ER Own Home Makes Woma;n’s Work Pleasanter and Her Life IT ADDS THE CONSTRUCTIVE INTEREST THAT CHANGES 2202 37th St. New residence at 2700 Chesapeake street, which recently was purchased by James M. Proc local attorney, from Alfred T. Newbold, through the office of Hedges & Middleton. anthracite is used. If when the feed door is opened. blue flames are ob- served to spout up from and over the coal bed or a noticeable “puff-out” occurs, 1t is an indication that the supply above the fuel is insuf- ficient to properly burn the gases in the combustion space. The slide-in the feed-door should then be opened wide. It might even be desirable at times to open the feed-door slightly ur 1 there is no indication of this lack of sufficient air, ‘When the fire has burned’ long enough to warm the dwelling, com- bustion should be checked by cloging the ashpit damper until its position seems to cause the fire to “stand still.” Possibly it may be necessary to leave the draft damper open slightly. Ex- perimenting on the part of the opera- tor with different relative positions for those two dampers after the fire has become “set” will enable him to de- HOME HEATING ADVICE BY ARA MARCUS DANIELS, Consulting and Advisory Engineer. Manipulating the Dampers. When starting a fire and after pre- paring the fire pot with light material, placing a little heavier wood on top, the ushpit damper should be opened wide, the check and feed-door dam- pers ‘closed, and the smokepipe dam- per set so that the fire burns brisk but not at a ‘“roaring gait” unless dense volumes of smoke are being After the wood is thoroughly kin- dled a layer of coal should be spread well over tle burning mass. Too much coal should not be fired at once, especially if a soft coal or small sized Unsurpassed in Value! Cafritz Lifetime Homes In the Best Northwest Sections —Dbecause Cafritz values are the result of the econo- mies of volume construction, bncked by the vast re- sources and enormous purchasing power of the Cafritz Orgnmn!lon, the home buyer benefits by these economies, getting a better home for less money. Big 6-Room Homes sth & Delaficld Sts. $77 QE5() Highest Point in Petworth Spacious living room, attractive dining room, big kitchen. Three large bedrooms, tiled bath with built- in tub and shower, ample closet space, concrete cel- lar. Hardwood floors, artistic decoration, modern conveniences. Three big covered porches, built-in brick garage; paved alley. New Semi-Detached Homes 4412 Chesapeake St. 38 950 ) Worth $1,000 More In a new community. Six rooms, large living room, cozy dining room, well-equipped kitchen and pantry, 3 large bedrooms, tiled bath with built-in tub and fixtures. Three wide covered porches, beauti- ful natural trim, hardwodd floors, newest equipment. Concrete cellar, deep lot 25 ft. wide, big garage. Big 20x32-Ft. Homes 5th & Emerson Sts. 39, 450 Just OFf Kansas Ave. An oqhunding value! $1,500 less than any homes like them in Petworth. Attractive design, 6 large rooms, 3 big covered porches, tiled bath with built-in tub and shower, artistic decoration, hardwood floors, real wardrobe closets. Concrete cellar with modern equipment. Paved street and alley. Homes of Quality Parkwood St. $ 1 0’9 50 West of 14th gl In the exclusive 16th St. residential section, con- venient to the shopping facilities at Park Road. Two different designs. Six and 7 large rooms, 1 and 2 tiled baths with built-in tub and shower, large porches, 1 and 2 car built-in garages, exquisite deco- rations, bright kitchen, pantry, built-in refrigerator. termine the best positlons of each in order to.“hold” the fire so as to main- tain the desired temperature through- out the dwelling. When closing down the fire for the night and after throwing on fresh coal or banking coal, the check dam- per should remain closed and the ash- pit damper remain open until gases cease to be given off from the newly fired coal. The ashplt damper should then be closed and the feed-door and ch k dampers opened. The position of the smoke-pipe damper should be set to suit conditions. In some In- stances it shou.d be placed in a closed position so that the only REAL ESTATE.? from the fire to the chimney will be through the holes in the smoke-pipe damper and the clearance space be- tween it and the inside of the smoke pipe. (Coyright. 1927, by Ara Marcus Danlels.) Douglass Firm Reports Sale. George R. and Mary M. Bowie re- cently purchased a new semi-de- tached eight-room brick home in Marletta Park, located at 422 Ogle- thorpe street, from the bulilders, Cooley Bros. The purchase was han- dled through the office of J. E. Dou- glass C Purchase New Homes. Edward B. Spedden of the Chesa. peake & Potomac Telephone Co.. re. cently purchased the house at 4404 Chesapeake street, a seml-detached home of colonial design containing six malin rooms. The home was purchased from the Cafritz firm. Willam H. Shields recently purchased from the same organization the English resi. dence at 1435 Parkwood street. . A machine which ties twine around 2,500 packages a day can be handled by a single operato: 14TH STREET TERRACE 1321 Ingraham Street N.W. Remember--- Our signature is a promise for Lasting Construction, Beautiful Design, the best of equipment at a fair price. 8 rooms, 4 bedrooms, cedar lined closets, two tiled baths, one of which h shower; a large open fire- place, front living porch, side entrance verands; double rear porches. Open For Your Inspection NC: Realtors 1435 K St. NW. Main 2345 A Fort Stevens Home for $350 Cash $55 Monthly Price $6,985 Where over 400 families are their own landlords Semi-detached, five rooms, bath, garage and laundry. Just built, facing south and adjoining the Govern- Charming Detached Homes Chevy Chase 31 3’ 500 At 37th and Tunlaw Rd. SPLENDIDLY LOCATED Near the National Ca- thedral, Western High School, stores and trans- portation. Big Colonial Bricks $9,950 Spacious sleeping and breakfast porches. A FRIGIDAIRE IN EVERY HOUSE VERY EASY TERMS THE ROUTINE OF HOUSE- KEEPING INTO THE FASCINAT- ING WORK OF HOMEKEEPING. ment’s great Recreational Park, with stores, schools and churches near by, as well as two car lines w1thm walking distance. _Three porches, two of them covered and electrically lighted. Standard kitchen equipment, hot-water heat- ing system. Visi¢t Qur Office, 611 Rittenhouse St. N. W. Open Every Day Until 9 P. M. out 16th Street, thr lu Rittenhous nhouse, then cars Tmarked “Takoma" to Rittenhouse, then west. Telephone Columbia 5984 WARDMAN 1437 K St. N. W. We House Over One-Tenth of Washington's Populutton Terrace Exhibit Home—4609 Norwood Drive Overlooking Chevy Chase golf course, 15 minutes from the heart of the city. Six large rooms, 3 spa- cious bedrooms, living room 16x24 ft., tiled bath with built-in tub, shower and fixtures, tiled guest lavatory,. bright kitchen and pantry. Artistic decoration, ample wardrobe closets, Large covered porch, sep- arate garage, lot 50x132 ft.,, landscaped grounds. 2 her life on a settled basis her a comfortable sense of security. ROCKCREEK HILLS i Selfeves Tousework o uotony, gives her the foy of possession ¢ its mo- 1t establishes her social positin. R PERPETUAL RESTRICTIONS Devewopen By R.E.LATIMER It gives her the garden and flowers that she has always wanted, 5 It affords her unequaled opportunity for self-expresion. ATTRACTIVE CHRISTMAS TERMS Open, Heated and Lighted Until 9 P.M, «x CAFRITZ Ouwners and Builders of Communi Over 1,000 Cafritz Lifetime Homes Sold Just Full of Features Necessary for Comfort, Saving nnd Usefulness OPEN DAILY U\T]L BOE%;:gHELFS 9 P.M. Drive out Wiseonsin Ave to B St PL L o A St.. north to houses at 1417 K St Main 9300 M. 9080 EXCLUSIVE AGENTS W2 H.SAUNDERS CO. Inc. agaLToRS MAIN 1016 m ot Tntyw Ra " or Busteity 37th St. and north to houses,