Evening Star Newspaper, February 7, 1929, Page 27

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Y WITHNCTY the city and so difficult to lease even for a few hundred dollars a year that the university belleved it had been bilked, and wished it might have gotten a few thousand dollars in cash instead. The plan for the development of “Rockefeller City” is to raze the four and five story structures now occupying it—mostly brownstone flats with stores and eating places on the first two floors and apartments above—and to build an architectural entity of shops on three Millionaire Proposes Biggestsides of a plaza which will be fronted Project on Modern By the As: by th enew Metropolitan Opera House. Plans as yet are tentative and must be worked out between officials of the Metropolitan Opera Co., Rockefeller himself and prospective subrenters of the business buildings which will flank from the opera house. Probable Outline of Building. Record in Any Metropolis. 7—In the central part of New ¥ hard by | But it is probable that the new opera, the streets whe play, John D. Roc its back to Sixth avenue, that its courtyard will be a parked square i the middle of the block now bounded by “shop_and | with seats for 3100 persons, wil have ); THE EVENING STAR,” WASHINGTON,™D.” ¢ THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1929." apparently had assurance of co-oper- ation before he went ahead with the leasing of property in development of which he must make an ultimate ex- penditure of $250,000,000 or more. Present Site Held at $13,000,000. ‘The present site of the Metropolitan will sell for $13,000,000, directors esti- | mate. The block it occupies is the most valuable plece of property on the city's tax lists. The deal just consummated by Mr. Rockefeller has been gathering impetus for two years. Realtors and architects dreamed of such a t but it was of such magnitude that it was only a dream until Mr, Rockefeller was inter- ested in it. ‘The leasing of such a great parcel of land in a district so highly developed was possible only because all of it was under the single ownership of Columbia University, which is forbidden, by the rms of its deed- ever to sell the prop- erty. 21 Years’ Rent $90,000.000. Forty-ninth and Fiftieth streets. Whatever its evolution all of it will | speeding in 48 hours. be built as a unit, with uniformity in | —— setbacks, building materials and_archi- a | tectural ‘styles, and with gradations of | ENTERPRISE SERIAL BUILDING ASSOCIATION height which will enable the new opera 7th St. & La. Ave. N Ww. clouds. The Metropolitan has been housed since the early eighties at Thirty-ninth street and Broadway, & dozen_ blocks feller will | farther downtown. Its directors have Money l.oaned to Members sideration of finances, nearness o trans- (| on Easy Monthly Payments portation lines and other factors. But nobody deems it possible that the Metro- (| ~ James E. Connelly James F. Shea . | politan will reject this opportunity for i % of la new home, and Rockefeller himsglf M. BROOKS & COMPANY These Are the Fashions That Will Bloom This Sprmg’ For Spring or for Wear Right Now ’Neath Heavy Coats = %15 New Prints Are Featured OU will love wearing one of these gay, youthful, new Frocks, for never have styles been so essentially feminine and flat- tering. Prints in pigquant designs and “springy” colors seem to lead, but Georgettes, Chiffons and Combinations are not far behind. Dressec—Third Floor Spring Suits of Navy Tuwill As usual, the Navy Twill suit in either single or double breasted models is smart as can be for Spring. These are so jaunty $ .7 5 with their plain skirts and clever braid edging. Suits—Second Floor New Spring Modes in COATS In Models With or Without Fur $ 29.75 'WEEDS, Kashas, Broad- | cloths, Silks are the lead- ing materials this year . . . The silhouettes tend toward flares and there is much use of the scarf idea . . . You’ll be most agreeably surprised at the ex- ceptional quality of the Coats we are showing at this price. Coats—Second Floor An Exciting Clearance of Black Winter Coats! Black Coats With Black Furs 5390 955 99 Representing in Every CaseARe'ductions of One Third to One Half and Even More! Coats—Second Floor M-BRWKS &CO REEfl" BE: Datrolt police issued 418 tickets for W, B, Noses & SINCE 1861 — SIXTY-EIGHT YEARS OF PUBLIC CONFIDENCE 9 AM. to 6 P.M. FURNITURE that one enjoys owning and enjoys living with Living Room Suites Now $850 down to $150 Occasional Chairs $55 down to $17.50 Occasional Tables $82 down to $9 Dining Room Suites $1,250 down to $175 Bedroom Suites $1,350 down to $169 Springs, Mattresses, Metal Beds, Cedar Chests, Smokers, Fiber Furniture These Special Values Tomorrow in the Drapery Section RUFFLED CURTAINS, in ecru. A fine sheer quality with picoted edge on ruffie and loop. Ixceedingly §2,39 dainty and attractive CHAIR CUSHIONS. Just the thing for wicker chairs. Covered in tap- estry or velvet. Splendid value §3,95 CRETONNES, tubfast and sunfast. Puritan cretonnes—rare values at this made of ivory-colored margquisette, fin- special price. Many attractive 59¢ ished with two-inch boullion g1,90 designs St fringe. Drapery Scction, Third Floor MARQUISETTE CURTAINS, February Oriental Rug Sale Affords an Unusual Opportunity to Save on These Beautiful Rugs Beautiful rugs for your home— Rugs of quality and true heauty and at considerably less cost than that enrichen your home immeas- usual because of this tremendous urably. Surely this is an oppor- February sale. tunity not to be overlooked. Specially Priced All those beautiful rugs whose names are well known to you—and stand for quality and good taste. Ghorevans, $195 Kandahars, $465 Lelehans, $395 Chinese Rugs, $395 Ghirodes Rugs, Made to Our Order, $125 Room Sizes, 9x12, Particularly interesting —and most unusual is the large variety you will find in this popular 9x12 size, Throw Rugs and Runners " ‘Average Size 3Vox6Yo—Runners, 9 to 12 feet $29 $39 $49 $67 The final and perfect touch to These include such weaves as Bijar, Hamadan, Mosul, Lelehan, Sarouks, Chinese and others equal- ly lovely. Oriental Rug Salon, Fourth Floor the luxurious room—an exquisite scatter size Oriental Rug. F Street at Eleventh Main 3770 Special Imported Silk-and- Wool Stockings / Vi g 7 Were $1.95. Just when you want them most, these stockings have been reduced. Re- duced only because we have not all sizes in all shades. A fine, soft quality wool, combined . with silk. These shades: Pheasant Tauaura Gunmetal Fawn Grey Camel , ¢ Sizes 874 to 974 Hoslery Section, First Floor Special—Double-Woven Fabric Gloves ! $1.35 Were $1.50 and $1.75 pair. Pull-on, tailored cuff and one-button styles in beige, grey, sand, black with.white, white with black,and cham- pagne. These gloves were manufactured by a well -known maker and are extraordinary values at this price. Sizes 515 to 8. Glove Section, First Floor Toilet G0.0dS Reduced Forhan’s Tooth Mavis Talcum Powder Pond Cold Lavoris (small Cream Listerine Toilet Goods Section, First Floor Dainty Gardenias | Delightfully dain- ty, in pink, white, white with yellow centers, and yel- Gardenia sprays in white. Fashioned adorably with effec- tive green leaves $1.50 Silk Scarfs, $1.95 Fashion’s favorite—the scarf! In oblong, square and triangular shapes, fashioned of a heavy quality silk. Gay colors and patterns. Flower and Scarf Section, First Floor. Morning Frocks For Women and Misses $1.95 $2.95 Sllm, straightline and youthful basque ef- fects in these clev: er morning frocks. Percale, linen, chambray, pique and broadcloth trim- med with organdw or contrasting color. Short or long sleeves. Sizes 16 to 52. Homefrock Section, Second Floor Plain Broadloom Seamless Carpet In an Extensive Variety of Colors and Qualities These deep, rich pile carpets may be used effectively either as a rug or as a carpet covering the entire room. We indi- cate the prices cither way: $5 sq.yd. $7.255q. yd. 9x12 Rug 9x12 Rug $62.40 $89.40 Carpet 27 Inches Wide $2.50 $5 Fine quality Wiltons and the less costly Velvets in a splendid selection of plain or figured effects. Carpet is quite the vogue now. Rug Section, Fourth Floor

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