The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-08-28

Chevy Chase, "Subub Beautiful"
Famous from Coast to Coast
Shares Washington's Enviable Reputation for Beauty
Fruition of Plan Laid Twenty Years Ago-Farm
Lands Converted Into Fine Home Sites

~ H. seat OF government of a world
power Washington is rapidly becoming
ih, social as well as the political capital
Of the naticn and within the last decade
it, growth along this line has astonished
the country. OF all the great capitals
London. Petrograd, Rome. Berlin. or
Faris-none has seen such amazing de-
vciopnents as has the Capital of the
United States
Entering the city through the grand
portals Of the new Union Station. whose
cost arproxinated $4,000 600. the visitor
obtain. at rrst glance a striking impress
So. Z tho citys beauty and magnifi-
Gene. when he looks across the plaza to-
ward the Capitol. and each day one
remains in Washington but series to in
crease ones appreciation Of the incon-
larable attractions tha: make life in
Washington exceptionally attractive even
TO the person of moderate means. And
after that first impression of beauty there
follows an impression of Washington's
.reatness-its greatness at present and
its possible greatness in the future.
As the visitor goes about the city he
sees evidences of Improvement on every
hand All around him are broad and per-
fectiy pared avenues and massive mar
bic buildings that typify the stability of
this great and glorious government. build
ings of magniticence that are increasing
in number every year. And none the less
notable in the down town district are the
many costly business buildings which
give substantial evidence of Washing
toms commercial growth and activity.
The cosmopclitan atmosphere of Wash
ington is another striking feature of
Washington life. Ambassadors of for
eIgn nations. diplomats from all over the
World. wealthy women of society, rich
men Of affairs politicians, and statesmen
from every city of the country. and
hIlcs hut Iccciv" n" more attention from
residents accustomed t" the city's cos
mopoltan character than if the men and
women were of no prominence whatever.
Development of City Carried Out
ConSistentIy.
But it is not until tn" visitor leaves
splendid avenues that thread its resi-
dental section and lead by way of mag
nif,ent boulevards to its suburban places
does he begin to fully realize the beau
ties Of Washington and its unparalleled
attractions as a place of residence
No city in the world, not even Paris
"r Berlin. was ever laid out with more
care than Wa sNington and since the day
Mai. rEnfant planned the topography Of
the city. following its location by George
Washington. the lines of the city's de-
vcI"pment have been remarkably CON
sIstrnt il seeming to hr the purpose of
very one having a hand in the improve
mcnt Of the city and its suburbs to eX-
tend It's avenues and erect buildings with
one aim toward beauty and harmony.
Tho plans drawn by Mai rEnfant ap-
feared gigantic in their day. and few
dreamed that the streets and avenues he
conceived would ever be lined with the
thousands Of lovely residences and mag
nihvcnt mansions bat now adorn the
lily. but the growth of Washington has
I~cu even greater than the dreams Of its
fourG"- and more extensive than
! 'E:nfants gigantic plans conceived.
Twenty years ago Washington began
:, Ice tile Mecca Of millionaires from
, very state m thu Union. who suddenly
saw the Residential; advantages Of the
city. and then began the wonderful de-
y"lol,ncnt Of the northwest section or
Ia. CITY and its subsequent suburban
,:luutn in the vicinity of Chevy Chase.
4 "Suburb BcnutifuI" Famous from
Const to Coast.
Travel anywhere you will in this CoUn-
try .,nd let the conversation touch on
the beauties Of Washington. and some
one - sure to say. Were you ever out
IN Chevy Chase"
rs = suburb. it - a fac: that Chevy
Chase is noted far and wide. as Wash
in2tOn itself and shares this C!ty's en-
viablc reputation for beauty.
This suburb represents the fulfillment
Of purpose and itself testifies to that
Ct development previously
alluded TO, for Chevy Chase is the frui-
ton OF 4 plan laid twenty years ago by
men. who. impressed with the influx Of
and the rapidity with which
they We're building mansions in the
section, realized that the city |
would eventually grow beyond the con-
fines of the city proper and make it /,
necessary for the rapidly increasing pop
uiation 10 seek the suburbs for ideal .
home conditions. These far-sighted citi- /!