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, fireplace and is lighted by eight win
dows. Opening off the living room is the
library, 15xl6, and beyond is the din
ing room, which is 16x25. Each OF the
rooms has a large fireplace. A spacious
buffers pantry, Sxl6, opens into a
kitchen, l4x16. In addition to this there
is a servants hall, 14x22. The re-
mainder OF the floor is devoted to ele-
vators and stairs.
A grand stairway will lead to the
second floor, where are located the
sleeping quarters. Here are seven rooms
and six baths. the smallest room measur-
| ing 10x14 and the largest 14xl5. Every
| chamber las a large closet and all
| the halls have outside light and ventila-
ton. The main feature of the third
floor Is large studio, 20x31, with a
pitched ceiling twenty feet high. This
opens upon n balcony by means of the
easement windows with which the house
| Is provided and here unequalled views
will be had toward the Hudson and Jer-
sey hills.
| On this floor are six servants rooms
three at either end. and a private stair.
way leads to two more overhead
While at first glance the scheme may
seem a biz chimcrical, 1t will be seer
to be entirely practical in every par,
ticular, as the house is heated by steaI
in the same manner as the hotel ant
there are none of the disadvantages Of
a house In the suburbs. although there
| are more than the accustomed conven
fences and luxuries to be found in thu
| UP to date smart houses In town. II |!
predicted by those in position to know
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In the centre Of town awaiting an occu-
pant. II is to be offered for rental at
$40, 900 a year.
The hotel is fourteen stories in height
and includes the most modern equip
ment both as to construction and fur
nishing. One feature OF the building
construction provides for double parti-
tons separating the suites to make them
sound proof. The cost OF the entire
building is to be in the neighborhood Of
81. 0o0,o
The house, which will rise three
stories In height from the fifteenth floor,
will cover a ground space of 1850
square feet. II will have a southerly
and westerly exposure and every room
will be open to the light and air, A
large studio room Is incorporated In the
| third floor, with a balcony opening off.
and sleeping porches will be introduced
at several points. All the living rooms
will have big frepisces built in, and
| there will be ample closet space for the
housekeeping needs and the personal re-
quirements of the family who will oc-
cupy the house. Especial attention has
been given to the service portion to
make II oommodious and convenient, and
there will be pleasant quarters for SER
| wants. In fact every convenience to he
found in a modern country home OF the
best class will be incorporated in this
ultra modern Colonial sky dwelling.
The main entrance faces south and
| looks out upon q terrace which will rur
around three sides of the house. II
opens upon a large living room, 2ox3l
having both a southerly and westerly
exposure. This apartment has n large
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COUNTRY OVER YEAR
BEHIND IN BUILDING
War Prevented Work Total
ling Over 81 1850, 900, 900.

With normal construction totalling
nearly s.75o.O0o. 900 held up by the
war, and with steady increase mean
while in population. the United States
Is more than a year behind in its build
ing requirements in respect 20 resi-
dences, public works and railroads. says
the National Bank OF Commerce in re-
viewing the building and construction
outlook in It's magazine, Commerce
Monthly for July. The situation is de-
scribed by the bank as complication
brought about by an Unprecedented
shortage OF houses, high building costs
and the diversion OF capital from resi-
Dental building purposes, 1t says:
with regard 10 residential construc-
ton a dificult financial situation exists
as a result OF high costs Of the materials
and labor, coupled with the diversion
into other channels OF capital which
would ordinarily go into this class OF
building operations There is little pros
pect OF decline OF building costs, but
the building shortage must be met. Al
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CITY AND SUBURBAN
REALTY TO BE SOLD
B. L. Kennedy to Offer Va
ried List at Auction.

A number OF valuable Manhattan,
Bronx and Connecticut properties will
be offered at public auction by Bryan
l.. Kennedy in the Real Estate EN-
change Saiesroom on, Wednesday, July .,
At executors sale FOR the estate of
Abijah Weston, the northwest corner OF
Old Broadway and West 13oth street,
known as IS TO Sc Old Broadway, and
S71 and 573 West 1Soth street five story
brick tenements which are 10 be offered
separately or as whole; so4 East
Fifth street, formerly the property OF
the estate OF Cornelia L. Conklin, the
four story brick double tenement near
Avenue D; 2266 Andrews avenue near
1884 street, the 100 foot plot with a
two and one-half story frame dwelling
thereon and nine Bronx building lots
on East 235th street and East 236th
street near Katonah and Kepler ave-
nues.
Nine acres on King street on the divid-
irg line between Port Chester and
Greenwich, at executors sale for, the
estate of John II. Shuttle This prep
erty Is on the west side of King street
and ] 900 feet north of Lincoln ave-
nue., adjoining the holdings of s. NJ
Pine and for the estate OF Charles Z
Lounsburg OF twenty-five acres on the
southeast corner of King street and
Round Hill road. Greenwich, Conn.
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1t wasn't more than a dozen years
ago that a certain architectural seer
predicted the time would come when
New York would make use of It's roof
space for recreational and living pur-
poses and he was rldiculed for his
temerity. But curiously enough his
dream has como true In fashion that
even in this day OF miracles seems al
most beyond belief, for the scarcity OF
homes in Manhattan has driven people
to seek living quarters in the air since
It Is impossible to find them on the
ground.
Already scores of New York roofs
have been Communicated for homes and
bungalows. Shacks and tents have been
get up by means Of which the occupants
are able to secure the sort of homes to
which they have been accustomed. And
now comes the country dwelling on the
skyscraper roof, for the latest scheme
to be projected, looking to a solution
Of the house problem, Is q Colonial man.
sion OF twenty rooms and seven baths,
with terraces, pergolas. balconies and
flower gardens-all, indeed, of the ad-
juncts of a handsome summer residence
down on Long Island.
This magical country homo In the
heart of town has not yet been built.
but the plans Are drawn and ground Is
to be broken soon for the big building
whose roof 1t is TO crown. II will rise
three stories In height fron the fifteenth
floor of a new apartment hotel to be
built by Fred T. Ley & Co.. builders
and contractors. and owned by them,
on the site of the old Rhinelander prop
erty at the southeast corner of Madison
avenue and Seventy-second street. De-
signed, as was the building. by Starret
& Van Week. the house follows Colonial
lines in mass and detail, although II
more closely resembles the Georgian
than any OF the other types OF that
period,
Built OF granite blocks TO harmonize
with the main building 1t will rival in
beauty of design and treatment many
Of the handsome country residences in
the vicinity OF New York. and yet will
be infinitely more convenient, since to
get right into the heart Of the city is
a matter of but a few minutes. Two
of the several passenger elevators In
stalled In the building will run to the
roof for the benefit of the occupants
OF the Colonial mansion. and there will
be both day and night service,
That the success OF the building is
| assured is emphasized by the fact that
| nearly all OF the hotel suites Of two
rooms and bath-the rental OF which
has been placed in the hands OF Doug
las L. Gilman & Co.-have been spoken
for. The roof mansion has not as yet
been rented, but there Is little doubt
that there will be plenty OF applications
as soon as the fact Is noised abroad that
there is a perfectly good country home
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Never before in its history has the
Rockaway coast experienced a housing
situation such as exists there to-day.
Asiearly as last February persons seek
ing accommodations for the summer
found practically everything rented
Foresighted builders and investors,
sensing this situation early in the year,
purchased and leased large plots Of land
and erected bungalows and small houses
which were gobbled up in short order.
An auction sale of lots and houses
which will be of particular interest at
this time is TO be held by Joseph p. Day
next Saturday, July s. at Edgemere al
p. NJ. by order of the stockholders, To
liquidate the holdings Of the Scheer
Realty Company, which comprise zoe
lots on Boulevard. Beach Thirty-ninth
Fortieth, Forty-frst, Forty-second and
Forty-third streets, Edgemere. within a
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SALE AT CLIFTON, n. J.

DR.. Alfred Pfster. president and
treasurer of jacques Wolf q Co, manu-
featuring chemists OF Clifton, ~ j.. has
purchased for the company the Fsches-
ser homestead. at Lexington and High
land avenues, that city. for 100000. Tho
property has n frontage OF $50 feet on
Lexington avenue and $50 feet on High
land avenue. DR.. Pfster announces 4
Is the intention OF the company to erect
modern apartment house on the site
in an effort to help remedy housing con-
ditions in that section. The property Is
short distance from the factory, and
would be an ideal location for many Of
the company's employees who have been
| unable to secure places to live either In
SUTTON or Passalc
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street. two story frame cottage. con-
tanning nine rooms and bath, steam heat,
gas and electricity, on plot 35.2b by
100 by 40; Nos 10 and IL North Beach
Seventy-third street, two story frame
cottages containing Ave rooms each, on
plots ~ by 100; No. IL South Beach
Seventy-second street. a three story
frame cottage containing fifteen rooms.
two baths, steam heat, gas and cleo
tricity, on plot so by 1851; No. II
Beach Seventy-third street. a two story
frame residence, containing twelve rooms
and bath. steam heat, gas and electricity.
on plot so by 100; No. 10 South Beach
Seventy-third street. two story frame
residence, containing eleven rooms and
bath. furnace heat. gas and electricity,
on plot so by 100: also a one story bath
ing pavilion. north of the boardwalk at
South Beach Scventy-second street, con-
tanning seventy-two lighthouses.
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few blocks OF the Long Island Railroad
station. These lots are a short distance
from the Atlantic Ocean, and a number
of them face on Jamaica Bay. Most OF
the lots have sewer. water, gas'and side
walks. The sale will be held on the
premises under large tent.
The property in Averne comprises
seven cottages and five vacant plots,
two of which are on the ocean and have
riparian rights. The properties face on
Boulevard. Beach Seventy second. Seven
ty-third. Seventy-fourth and Seventy
fifth streets.
The houses to be offered are as fol-
lows
The northeast corner OF Cedar avenue
and Rockaway Beach Boulevard. a three
story frame residence containing nine
teen rooms and two baths, electric light
and gas, on plot iol,60 by l15 by irreg-
ular; IA North Beach Seventy-fourth
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JOINS STAFF OF A. c. SHERIDAN

Arthur C. Sheridan announces that J..
Townshend Rennard will be attached 70
his Office in charge of private sales OK
country places. Mr.. Rennard is very
we'll known along the north shore q
Long Island. Recently the Rennard
estate at Locust Valley was sold 10 +.
NJ. Bowman, OF Chicago. Mr.. Sheri-
dams brother. Philip Henry Sheridan,
now at the DEGRADATION Hospital,
Hampton. Va. will shortly return and
have charge Of sales at auction of cour-
try property.
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MANY SALES IN PAssAIC, N, j.

Philip Richmond OF Passaic. ". j., re-
ports recent sales as follows: Four
three story buildings for Philip Fisher.
at 400 TO 400 Monroe street. TO =. Selzer
for $4,000; the home of Mrs. Meindert
Boon at SO Paulison avenue 10 Herman
Rosenstone, for $4,000; the home Of
Mrs. ]. E, Yereancs. Lexington and
Clifton avenues, to Mrs. Mary Janitxky.
for $1,000; property at $3.50 Prospect
street. owned by Mrs. Anna Eiche OF
New York to Hyman Rosenstons. for
$1,000; two family house at Grove
and Madison streets. owned by Boon
Estate, to Samuel Abramovitch. s7,&00 /;
house at 1874 Gregory avenue TO Her
man n. Burkstahler for James Croker OF
Lskeview. N. j.. for $1,000.
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then don't pretend to know what proud
old women do when they're out Of luck.
seriously question Mrs. Redfield's abil-
ity to do more than q very small amount
Of damage none the less.
Arabeila stood UP to shake out the
folds Of some rose colored material she
had been working on.
Anyway" she said, "this house is
going to be lovely IL can make Il so.
It will be pretty empty Of furniture for
while, but 1t will have color and
freshness and lots Of spare room. Oh.
I love 1t already! Don't your"
I had to admit that appreciated my
new comfort immensely. Out Of doors
the drone Of insect life made a drowsy
accompaniment to our conversation.
Emily came in with a tray upon which
were tall glasses containing something
pleasant to drink. with ice that clinked
against the side and strawberries that
hoa ted In amber liquid.
"Oh. and l was going to tell you.
said Arabelia between sips, "about an
odd caller who came to-day. II seems
she has some particular interest in the
Rsdields-I don't know Just what.
Judged that she came out OF sheer curl
osity to see who was to own the old
place. It was an impairment intrusion
OF course, but she was such funny bird
like little thing, such an odd little arts
tocratio bundle OF small eccentricities
that I couldn't help being curious my
self.
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A snubbish Appraisal.

II have never been so thoroughly ex-
amlned from head to foot as was al
polite intervals by those piercing eyes
And while this examination was going
on her thin little voice let loose Il shaft
Of polite but pointed arrows by way or
conversation.
1.-The Redfeld family is certainly dere-
lict,' she said Such funny little house
they're going to live in-thelr rose
bushes right against the rose bushes OF
village people-working people, Inn
agine. And Phelps Redheld in the real
estate business. Well. when people come
down In the world they have TO do queer
things, I guess. Tho only sensible ones
were the youngest girl, who went away
to school, as she should have, and Lee,
who seems to be holding up the honor
of the family. It's lucky somebody-but
real estate-mercy"
81 saw plainly that here in the per-
son of this little old lady was the Sec
ond greatest obstacle that Harrington
and Elizabeth Redfield will have to face,
| provided this relative has any influence
with Elizabeth's mother.
land then she said, the boys must
have lost their senses to let Elizabeth
go to work. l hear she's going into
charitable work OF some kind. Tene-
ments and all that. All very we'll as
volunteer church work perhaps and bad
enough at that. But to do 1t for pay.
| The girl will ruin herself socially. Not
that she has anything to lose, but she
might have made something OF herself
with a little tact
| We'll. Jonathan, II would have gone
on forever II l hadn't put a stop to II
then and there"
The Gentle Art of Knocking.
That's one thing the Redhelds are
going to come in for in large quantities.
surely, II Arabella is right about human
nature. And Arabella thinks more than
ever that she and l may help act as
moral support to these struggling young
cnes-which for one will be glad to do.
Arabela says she can just hear what
the little old lady had TO say about us
after she left and MS soon as she mel
some one OF like mind to herself.
The new tenants she would say
seem rather nice, but odd The sort
OF people who try innovations and ex-
periments and things. Not being anybody
I suppose that they can afford to. Have
you heard all about the Rednelds, my
DEAR"
All OF which II amused us both might.
lily to imagine, we being perhaps more
than a little wise In our own conceit and
concelted over nothing save the fact
that we are independent American citi-
zens.
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THE APARTMENT
HOTEL WITH A
SUPER tMPoS I'D
DWELLING TO BE
ERECTED AT the
SOUTHEAST
CORNER or
MADISON AVENUE
AND SEvENrySecohc
STREET.
SrARReTr AND
VAN Week,
ARCHITECTS.
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REAL ESTATE AT AUCTION.
The Washington herald., 1919-09-25
Gerry's Home-Made 7own

For four weeks 15o men worked night
and day to complete the most massive
setting for the first Geraldine Farrar
production of the new season. The
scene is a reproduction of one Of the
most famous streets in one OF the
most famous capitals of Europe. Its
solidity and fidelity to the original
have been vouched for by many. The
fact that 10000 feet OF lumber was
used, besides 10000 square yards OF
button lathe, $50 kegs of nails, lOO
loads Of crushed rock, 30 barrels of
cement. 50 cubic yards of sand. 20 tons
Of plaster 10 barrels of paint, 25 rolls
Of SIT. wire mesh. 1000 feet OF metal
corner bead for the sidewalks as we'll
as $50 panes of glass in assorted sizes
will be readily believed when THE
World and Its Woman is shown for
the first times in Washington at
Crandall's Metropolitan and knicker-
booker Theaters, beginning Sunday.
The structure covers three acres of
ground. A lotion steam roller was
used constantly to pave the street;
and the approximate cost of this
single set was $4,000.
In the background stands the Smol-
ny Institute. formerly a school for
aristocratic girls. The Greek Church
is seen on the right: across the wide
The Washington herald., 1919-09-25

street stands the Imperial Bank. and
between these larger structures are
apartment houses and many small
shops.
The solidity and weight OF this
structural achievement are apparent
from the fact that 1t is built on solid
concrete foundations with heavy tim
Der bracings throughout. The street
proper has been graded. oiled and
covered with light gravel. The side
walks are laid with cement. The walls
Of the buildings. several of which are
over 50 feet in height. are covered
with genuine plaster. reinforced with
a kind Of lathe used only for per-
manent buildings. Into this tremen6-
Gus scene $500 people are gathered
Henry Hull. brother of the late
Shelley Hull and Howard Hull. the
three Hull boys. who made a great
hit last year in THE Nan Who Came
Back" and who is now featured by
the Messrs. Lee and ]. J. Shubert
in Rachel Crothers' comedy, "S9
East" which opens the regular sea-
son at the Shubert-Garrick Theater
next Sunday evening. is one of the
Hulls who couldn't stay away from
the stage.
The Washington herald., 1919-09-25
The Ten Star Series

has increased in price Mr.. Smith
states that this splendid series OF
musical events. presenting the lead q
ing artists in the musical world. still
will remain as in former years. SO
for the course Of ten concerts. with
seats for single concerts the sam,
as last year.
The lsls-Iaeo series will open No
vomber Z. at the New National thea
ter. with Frieda Hempel. leading 20
prano Of the Metropolitan Opera. as
the artist in full recital This will
be followed November IS with lr-
ginska as the artist: December l.
with Anna Case: January 3. with Jhe
famous New York Philhsrmon' {
Symphony Orchestra: January 80.
with Alfred Cortot and Hans Kind =
Ter: February Is. with Tilly Keonen
February 20. with Thelma Given
March 5. with Emilio de GoreoEa
and Greta Mason: March s6. with
Margaret MatZenaUer. and April =.
with Marcella Craft.
The Washington herald., 1919-09-25
Next Week at Theaters

stage such successes as The Fire
ny. High Jinks.'' 'Katinka," E"
Tumble In and others. Some of
the principals are Vivienne Segal,
Sydney Grant, Mildred Richardson.
Harry Browne, W. ]. Ferguson,
Dabid Terrence, the Wilton Sisters,
David LinthicGm. Nellie Graham
Dent and Lucille Williams.
Beiaseo-'SThe Little Blue Devil
Next Sunday evening Joe Weber will
bring to the Shubert-Belasco Theater
tie new Harold Atteridge-Harry Car
roll musical farce, The Little Blue
Devil" where it will remain through
out the week. This musical Offering
was remade from the successful
farce, The Blue Mouse" The late
Clyde Fitch. who wrote it consid-
cred II the best Of all his farce
writings Its delightful fun centers
around a young man who hires a
professional dancer to impersonate
his wife so that she cap fiirt with
his gay. though married employer
CONTINUED ON PAGE SEVEN
The Washington herald., 1919-09-25
Doris Kenyon, Poetess

Poet. as well as actress, is Doris
Kenyon. the welI-known screen star.
who has temporarily deserted the
films to play an important part in
The Girl in the Limousine" the
new farce by Wilson Collision and
Avery Hopwood. which A. H. Woods
will present at Polls Tleater next
Sunday night for an engagement of
one week.
Miss Kenyon is the daughter of
James B. Kenyon. whose volume Of
verse entitled The Harvest Home"
was recently issued. Some twenty
pages in the back OF the book are
devoted to poems by Miss Kenyon.
A specimen of her work is appended:
@And Thy sleep Shall BE Sweet"
The end draws nigh; for this thank
Thee, Lord:
Tie goal az length makes glad my
weary eyes:
flushed are the old wild woes, the
The Washington herald., 1919-09-25
Five Boston Symphony
Concerts Announced
During This Season

The Boston Symphony Orchestra
will give, during the season OF 1873
ls3n its usual series OF five afternoon
concerts in the New National Thea
ter. under the management Of Mrs.
wilson-Greene- The dates will be
Tuesday. November (; Tuesday, De-
cember 2; Tuesday. January 6; Tues
day. February =. and Monday. March
Is Pierre MonteauX has been en-
gagged to conduct the Boston Sym
phony concerts for the coming sea-
son. He is recognized as one of the
finest orchestral conductors living.
The following distinguished soloists
have been engaged for these concerts /:
Emmy Destinn. soprano: Louise Ho-
mer. contralto; Emilio De Gorgorza.
baritone: Fritz Kreisler. violin: Scr
gel Rachmaninoff, piano.
The Washington herald., 1919-09-25

After seventeen highly successful
weeks Of summer stock the Garrick
Players. admittedly one of the best
resident players organizations that
Washington theatergoing patrons
have ever known. are this week
closing their season, presenting as
their farewell offering at the Shu-
bert-Garrick Theater The Cinder-
ella Man." with Darle Foxe and
Doris Sheerin in the principal roles
During their long stay at the
Shubert-Garrick Theater, the Gar
rick Players have ranged the gamut
from spectacle to hilarious farce,
including a brief whirl at musical
comedy. and with hardly an excep-
tion their performances have been
masterpieces. Two of their offer
ings, Daddy Longlegs" and -Ev-
erywoman," were for two weeks
each, SO that during the season no
less than Dfifteen different plays
were rehearsed and performed.
AS the season extended many Of
the original members Of the COM
pany were forced to leave. so that
in this, the final week Of the sea-
son. there remain but two Of the
original players, Earle Foxe, the
leading man. and Augustine ].
Glassmire, general stage director.
who during the engagement has
frequently appeared in roles under
the stage name of Tony Hodge.
The Garrick Players are saying
farewell this week. but not
"gcod-by," because it is planned for
them to return to Washington at
some future date. At the closing
performance Saturday night there
will be farewell remarks by mem
bers of the company. and hosts of
friends no doubt will be on hand to
The Washington herald., 1919-09-25
]. Warren Is There
When Clothes Enter
The Film Equation

Second to J. Warren Kerrigan's rep
utation as a screen lover and idol
Of shadow stage romance he ranks
greatest as a chooser and wearer OF
correct clothes. This holds good not
only with the styles of modern Amer
lea, but Of any other country into
which his adventurous type Of pic
tures may carry him. or In any other
period than that OF today,
So in "a White Mans Chance" his
latest picture. which is being pre-
sented at Ioew's Columbia Theater
today, rely upon it that his costume
that of a Spanish noble-ts correct.
For the purpose Of the new Robert
Brunton picture he has two complete
costumes. and a few other extras
which in the proper times and places
are seen to vary the respondent et-
feet.