Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-08
REAL ESTATE GOSSIP
One Current Feature OF the
Building Industry.
MAINLY FOR RESIDENCES
Changes in Progress and New Houses
Being Erected.
DAMAGE DUE TO CARELESS FEET
Organization Might Give Attention to
a Campaign of Education on
Behalf of Lawns.
MAINLY FOR RESIDENCES
DAMAGE DUE TO CARELESS FEET

4 country house is being built by Mr.. w.
r. Hihts on the property which he bought
in the vicinity of Ieesburg Va. The loca-
ton seems adapted by nature for such a
purpose as it is on the top of ridge, from
which an extended view can be had of the
valley and also of the town of Leesburg.
There were no buildings the acreage
when MIR IIibbs purchased and 50 he was
free to lay out the grounds and locate the
house to suit the surroundings
The house that has been designed, and
which is now in course of erection, is to
be. according to the purpose of the archi-
tect. Mr.. l.. Norris a comfortable country
residence. The exterior is to be a pleasing
combination of stone and wood, the first
story being of the first-named material and
the second story and the attic of wood.
The feature of the interior will be
doubtedly the dining room. which will oc
Cupy practically the center of the house,
and will have a ceiling that will extend
through two stories This lofty room will
be encircled by gallery from which access
will be had to the rooms on the second
floor. The entrance hall will occupy por-
ton of the space in the middle of the house,
and on one side will be the parlor. and on
the other will be the living room. All of
these rooms will be large and communi-
eating.
The kitchen and other domestic depart
ments will he in the wing. The woodwork
will be simply finished in white. and the
doors of mahogany will furnish rich con-
trast iii color.
MI. Eichelberger's House.
house Italian in design is to be built
by Frederick Eichelberger on Bancroft
place just west of Connecticut avenue. Ac-
cording to the plans made by Arthur B.
Heaton. architect, there are to be three
be the parlor. dining ROOM hall and Kitchen
on the second floor. living room and two
bed rooms and on the third floor. four bed
rooms. with bath rooms each floor The
first floor will be finished in white and the
living room in oak in the Italian style.
To Save the Grass.
People who actively interested in for
warding measures for making the city
beautiful and attractive might with profit,
1t is stated, at leasst to the city, turn their
attention to ways and means of impressng
upon the minds of the rising generation
some respect for grass. At the best as
every one knows, grass is a difficult crop
to raise in this city or vicinity. For some
reason shrubbery and trees get along here
all right but somehow there is lacking the
vigor and luxuriance about grass that is
found farther north.
However, this circumstance does not seem
to deter the city authorities from increas-
ing the area devoted to lawns bordering
the streets of the city, and such provision
Is without doubt in line with the adorn-
ment OF the city, providing, of course. that
such spaces are really lawns and not bare
and ugly stretches of ri Ound. Theoretic-
ally the narrowing of the concrete side
walks so that a strip of land is left be-
tween the walk and the pavement relieves
by an artistic feature the mUnotony of a
city street as it is supposed that smooth
green sward IS to occupy the interval.
Careless Feet
At the outset the householder-for of
course, the city does not attempt 20 i'm
prove these spaces-has sod put down and
proposes to tgeat that portion just as he
doss tee parking He finds. however. that
In the course of a few days the grass is
trodden down and he observes that such is
due to the careless feet of the passersby
who walk on the grass instead of on the
sidewalk.
No doubt it is more II mfortable to tread
on the soft surface of lawn than on the
hard sidewalk, but IL those who allow their
feet TO stray in such a fashion realized
that they were, by that act injuriug the
destruction of something for which one of
their fellow citizens has paid II seems
likely they would exercise more care
School Children.
1t is not to be supposed that any person
deliberately starts out to destroy a lawn
or that they would continue a practice
when they once realized that it was hav-
Ing such an effect. 1t is thoughtlessness
or carelessness and not elaboration. Tae