Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-15
REAL ESTATE GOSSIP
Condition of Weather and the
Local Market.
BOTH GOOD AND ILL EFFECTS
City Business Is Reported to Be Very
Lively.
BUT BUILDING rs DELAYED
Contented Man Discusses Advantages
Of This City as Summer Re-
sort-Not So Bad.
BOTH GOOD AND ILL EFFECTS
UT BUILDING rs DELAYED

Real estate gossip during the past week
has been confined chiefly to a discussion of
the weather and resulting conditions. which
subject has been monopolizing all other
kinds OF gossip lately. While building OPP
erations and the suburban market are not
booming. the effect on city business has
been very good, according to various re-
ports
In the suburban market everything is at
a standstiil. pending the arrival OF summer
upon the heels of winter. All hope of
spring is gone.
IF the cool weather continues through
out the summer many residents will feel
disinclined to spend their vacations else
where" remarked contented Washington
Ian the other day, and this reminds me OF
the fact that while the capital Is now one
of the acknowledged winter resorts OF the
world it also possesses advantages as a
place for summer residence which should
not be overlooked
Hence despite the further fact that
Prophet Devoe, the weather sharp of Hack
ensack. who is running a neck-and-neck
race with our own weather bureau at NJ and
oath streets to see who can cast the longest
anchor to windward on meteorological prog
nosticatons, has declared that we will be-
gin to sizzle about the 18th Of July. and
slowly brOil alive until the late winds or
welcome fall cool our tanned and feverish
skins. Washing tonianS may now begin to
experience preliminary relief in the thought
that although il may be hot here then, II
will be hotter elsewhere and that we have
comforts that the despair of other mu-
inequalities.
OF course, many residents of northern
sun-hakeG, bare Stone-paved cities Will at
once scout the idea that we have anything
on them In the summer resort line, but this
thought is merely the outcome of lack of
knowledge of the real conditions here, and
the mistaken impression that the capital is
ahnormally warm in the good old summer
time. This idea is true when we have very
long and OverLeated session of Congress on
our hands, and our national legislators are
having fiery time of it with their indvid
ual pet measures and the appropriation
bills, but otherwise we have much to be
thankful for.
Some Advantages.
THE city is substantially a park inter
sected by wide driveways. The latter are
very wide as city streets CO. being nearly
double the width of those of the average
city. This admits of free circulation of
air. and the sufocatingly close, dead sum-
mer heat prevalent in many places is alb
sent Instances of sunstroke in Washington
are compare lively rare, and when the local
press OF other municipalities are recording
these cases Jy the dozen all along the
eastern seabuard, and also in the interior,
the instances noted in Washington are very
few. Then our squares are large with cor
responding ample and open interiors; for
the most part given over to gardens and
supplied with trees. This foliage, with that
of the thousands OF trees on the streets
not only affords elightful shade from the
suns rays. but has a cooling effect and
diminishes 10 great degree the direct heat
from the sun which in less favored munich
paltes causes much real suffering. The
stlhlug effect OF the heat which obtains in
some places where the streets are narrow.
the squares shallow and the buildings al
most touch at both front and rear is not
present with us.
q : mn If yA-fIa
ohNque angles throughout the entire length
and breadth Of the city, a street situation
very rare in this country, innumerahle sin
gle ana double tridngles of varying sizes.
but all set out IN lawns. shrubbery and
trees. which, with the many small squares
and circles given over to parks, form
breathing spaces and afford localities for
recreation and rest not found in any other
city. our residents are not required to
board cars and ride for a mile or more
TO ind park with seats; these are upon
every side, from the extreme northeast to
the southwest sections of our broad ex-
panse Of populated dwellings.
Summer Twilights and Sidelights.
Indeed because of the compare lively
wide parking space between the house and
the sidewalk lines on most of our residen-
tal streets which is laid out in lawns the
front yards in most instances enable our
residents to sit out in front on warm
nights on their own grass plots and under
lhcIr own vine ana fig tree, even though
the latter In this climate is usually tie
letfy maple or the signing elm This sit
ting out in front is a great stunt with u.s.
aud when the sun-bdked visto from cities
where the front doorstep and the curb are
In close proximity and the only place
where they can get a breath of air is off
the granite blocks, participate in this even
Ing luxury they are consumed with envy
because they haven't got it at home, and
with delight because they find it here.
Then there is a band concert going on
nearly every night all summer in one
square or another. given by two crack
United States military organizations the
Engineer Band from the Washington bar
racks and the Cavalry Band from Fort
Myer with the stated appearance of the
famous Marine Band in the White House
grounds and on the east plaza of the Cap
itol. This is all free, and these band con-
certs are much appreciated. But II our
residents wish TO pay for their music and
see the sights which accompany the sum-
mer park there a half dozen of such
resorts In the suburbs within easy car ride
to which they may sojourn for the even
Ing for price j trlfe above the car
tickets.
Suburban and Aquatic.
zone of the prominent features of our
summer life Is the open electric car, and
nd t.