Evening Star Newspaper, June 29, 1935, Page 23

REAL ESTATE. * BUYERS ESCHEW TMODERN' HOMES All Right in Theory, They Agree, Then Purchase Sentimental Spot. The “modernistic” house probably never will become popular, in the opinion of William Orr Ludlow, fellow of the American Institute of Archi- tects. Plain cement walls, flat roofs and steel window sash, he points out, do not make a homelike residence to the notion of the average home owner. ‘The truth, Mr. Ludlow declares, is that people are incurably sentimental when 1t comes to choosing their personal be- longings. “Dealers say that automobiles are more often chosen because of their at- tractive lines than because of their good engines; most clothes are selected more because the wearer likes the looks of them than because they are comfortable; and so it comes about that when the prospective home owner chooses his home he wants something that to him is beautiful and homelike. And very few can see anything either beautiful or home- like in a plain boxlike-looking struc- ture that reminds him of a ‘small factory.’ “The home owner is told that the modernistic style gives a more com- fortable and economical house, and that its design is reasonable and logical, and that it is the ‘coming thing’ But if the convenience and comfort and economy can be proved to be ahead of anything we now have, which may be open to some doubt, yet there remains something funda- mentally wrong with the look of these homes, so that the style has probably little chance of more than temporary existence. “And what is fundamentally wrong is the theory on which these houses are designed, which comes from sup- posing that people act according to reason, while the fact is that reason Jjust brings us the facts and senti- ments makes the decision. And the everlasting sentiment about the house we are going to live in is that it might be ‘homelike.” “Architects are finding quite gen- erally that, although the occasional client can be educated to approve of “modernistic’ houses in theory as good for some one else, yet, for himself, al- most invariably, he wants something Colonial, farm house or Cape Cod. Nickel-plated hub caps, modeled radiator caps and painted lines do not add either to the comfort or economy of a car, and yet for his personal use the purchaser wants that kind of thing and always will; just so he ‘wants & home that is something be- sides plain surfaces, steel sash and flat roofs. “The modernistic house is not likely to be an asset to its owner 10 years from now because it is the exaggera- tion of & good idea, and so is likely | to be considered by the next genera- | tion as just another one of those ex- treme styles that periodically come | end go. “Yet it is a step in the right direc- tion, a getting away from a lot of | senseless ornament and pretense in design, and it will do its part in| bringing about the ‘modern house, which, while free from such tradition as is unsuitable to our age, will really | express in a simple and economical way the sentiment for the beautiful homelike home.” Connected by Planes. Bombay and Trivandum, India, have just been connected by an air service. THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGITON, D. C., SATURDAY, JUNE 29, 1935 Attorney Buys New Home An architect’s drawing of the first house to be started in Rollingwood, which Waverly Taylor, Inc., developers of the new subdivision, has sold to Mr. and Mrs. H. Prescott Gatley, jr. Mr. Gatley is associated with the law firm of Minor, Gatley and Drury. The house represents a modern interpretation of Normandy architecture. Rollingwood is located on & portion of the Braemer Forest estate of Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Calhoun. HERE should be a time in the | handled shears, such as is used in growing season when pruning shears might be laid away on the shelf, but, as a matter of fact, there is no such period. The climbing roses are best pruned after they have flowered. In some extremely vigorous varieties, such as Dorothy Perkins, one may cut off all the flowering canes at the ground, leaving only the soft, tender canes which this variety sends up in pre- fusion each Spring. With less vig- orous growers, such as Paul's Scarle: climber, one may best take out two or three of the old canes at the base, leaving some of the 1-year-old as well as the brand-new canes. The prun- ing of roses, such as Dorothy Perkins, Dr. W. Van Fleet and American Pillar, is no easy task because of the vast array of thorns. Yet, if one can se- cure some old leather gloves and wear a heavy coat to protect the arms, the job can be accomplished. Needless to | say, it is much easier to accomplish | the task if done each year than if a tangle is permitted to accumulate over several years. A pair of long- the | taking out blackberry canes, would be an asset in rose pruning. When the task is left undone, the old canes take more than their share of the sunlight and nutrients and one does not secure anywhere near as vigorous young canes for next year’s flowering. The Tiger Lily. HE most valuable lily of all, the tiger lily, is now in full bloom in many local home gardens. Nature en- dowed the tiger lily with certain su- perb qualities, including vigor, adapt- ability to a wide range of climatic conditions and an ability to propa- gate itself readily. Each flowering stem produces little black bulbils in the leaf axils, and, as these drop to the soil, they establish themselves as separate plants. In addition, new bulbs are formed under the soil. With no care at all, the tiger lily will spread into a sizable clump and maintain itself against competing vegetation. Admiration for this lily grows after | the home gardener has tried some of the other species and finds many of them too weak to even hold their Brookmont Most beautiful and nearest subdivision to Washington. The home of artists, poets, writers, happy families. Fifty owned. You can do " individually built and it also. Prize-winning gardens. Surrounded by woodland lore, good streets, water, electricity, sewerage. Six minutes from George- Sixty-five lots placed on sale last week. strictly residential. town. Zoned Ten sold. Priced $500 to $1,500 till July 15. Two years to pay. | Royal H. Carlock Open Evenings and All Day Sundays Drive out Conduit Road—turn left first street beyond District Line. Office two blocks in. ground. Were the tiger lily as beauti- ful as the yellow-banded auratuum, the madonna, it The tiger lily has no particular tural requirements, 'pt that it pre- in developing large stalks with sev- eral flowers to the stalk, but any one who has obeserved tiger lilies grow- ing in the garden area of s deserted homestead will admit that this species has a potent capacity for adapting itself to adverse situations. Autumn, Just after the stalks have died down, fi lytha best time for transplanting this The Japanese Iris. . 'HIS species of iris, just'now com- pleting its flowering, is truly the most gorgeous of all the iris, yet for some reason one does not find the Japanese varieties pular as the German or common garden kinds. Perhaps it is a matter of not being as well known and the tongue-twisting Japanese names would not lead to extended ity. However, the colors are more brilliant in the Japa- nese group. Here one finds gorgeous reddish purples, clear whites and vari- ous gradations between. The Japa- nese iris differs widely from the com- mon garden kind in its cultural re- quirements. It enjoys a moist situa- tion even to the extent of having its roots in shallow water. It endures heavier fertilization, such as an abun- dance of well-rotted manure in the late Autumn. Acid soils seem to be favored as compared with neutral soil preferences for the better known garden irises of early Spring. Of late years, nursery men are making a greater effort to push the sales of Japanese iris and some have even gone S0 far as to give the varieties English names in the hope of increasing their popularity. From the enthusiastic praise of those home gardeners who have grown the Japanese iris, there would seem no need of extensive prop- aganda once these beautiful flowers are included in the garden. Layer Propagation. PERHAPS the simplest form of re- producing grape vines, rambler roses, ivy and other trailing woody plants is to lay down an ‘attached cane or branch and bury a portion of it with soil, leaving the tip ex- posed. If the cane is cut part w 150 Exeter Road (Cor. Wilson Lane) $10,750 New, all-brick, featuring bed room and bath on first floor, 2 bed rooms and bath on sec- ond floor. Electric refrigera- tion, gas heat, insulated roof, large living room, side porch. ©On corner lot, 75x148 feet front. Open Daily and Sunday Drive out Wisc. Ave to Bank of Bethesda, left on_Georgetown Road to Wilson Lane, 3 blocks to Ezeter Road and home. Goss Realty Co. 1405 Eye St. Na. 1353 J. 8. EATON, Sales, admired color for foliage, gar- dereners take a keen interest in other colors as may be noted in the cultures of crotons and coleas in the green house and in the planting of red maples, red beeches and other reddish- hued varieties about the home. Among red-leaved shrubs are the purple hazel, purple barberry and Prunus pissardi, the purple-leafed plum. In some cases the purple forms are costly because they must be propagated by budding, since the seedlings do not come true to color. With the bar- berry & large proportion of the seed- lings of purple plants will also be purple. The purple beech often leads to bitter disappointment because of inherent difficulty in transplanting, especially of older trees. Some years ago, when the Agricultural Grounds were in the process of renovation, an attempt was made to transplant two; splendid purple beeches but without success. Even young nursery trees are difficult. A solid planting of purple-leaved trees or shrubs would not be as beautiful as to plant a colored specimen among the green. By contrast the colored form stands out in its full beauty. With most red- leafed trees and shrubs, the red hue is most intense in early Spring and later there is a fading of the red with en accession of greenish cast that lessens the vivid color of early BEAM STEEL FLOORS APPROVED BY F.H. Ruled Acceptable for Use in Prop- erty Otherwise Eligible for Mortgage Insurance. Beam steel flooring to be used as an auxiliary for the replacement of under-floor electrical wiring duct sys- tems has been ruled acceptable for use in property otherwise -eligible for mortgage insuramce, according to°| a recent ruling by the Federal Hous- ing Administration. ‘This method of floor construction is eligible, subject to the following limitations: No reduction in rating shall be made because of this type of construction when appropsiately used and such acceptance is not to be construed as a general acceptance of this type of construction in all cases. 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