Evening star., 1934-08-12

street. Fourteen years ago. when the building
was erected, the penthouse was added as living
quarters for an owner. It contains nine
rooms, four baths, servants quarters, q private
laundry and an immense "front porch" and
garden that rivals some Of our smaller public
parks Looking directly south, over and past
the feudal-appearing Henderson Castle the
river, at night is n silver ribbon, the lights
OF the city million firefies sending greetings
TO hundred million stars. To the left is
Meridian Park with terraced gardens, a water
fall and rejecting pool in which the moon
can see to shave.
The penthouse gardens have flowers and
more flowers, eyerywhere-awnings OF gay
stripes. swings, pergolas glidefs, chaise-lounges
and deck chairs. High up there from the
city's madding crowd, an Army officer, his wife
and family breakfast, lunch, tea and dine In
cool comfort and benevolent seciusion- No
eating indoors during fine weatherl And there
the young daughters Of the penthousers lie
about in bathing suits and leisureiy collect
smart suntan. The drawing room with It's
important fireplace is thing Of quiet beauty
and rare taste, filled with treasures obtained ia
many a foreign war post assignment.
IN THE heart Of the downtown section, On
top of the Albee Building, In which Keith,s
Theater Is located Is an interesting If less pre-
tentious. penthouse. It has decided historic
value in the fact that 1t was once the roof gar
den Of the National Press Club before that body
moved into its own home on the thirteenth
floor Of the Press Building, Fourteenth and r
streets. In those days 1t was the scene Of many
colorful affairs and many were the celebrities
feted toasted and signing the guest book
When the Press Club departed to its new home
the old garden was turned into living quarters,
containing living room with huge fireplace bed
room, bath and kitchen and spacious flower
garden for entertaining Summer evenings.
So close to the river Is this penthouse that one
feels like using 1t for diving board 1t Is oc-
cupied by the manager of the building.
Thomas H. Pickford, owner of the La Fayette
Hotel, Sixteenth and streets makes his home
while in Washington in q six-room and two
bath penthouse on the roof of his own hosiery.
The view from his living room down the river
and over the green hills of Virginia and Mary
land is unsurpassed. bringing into close prox-
unity, as 1t does, the White House, Monument
and lovely water trimmed Potomac Park. Mr..
Pickford says that in the course Of 81 trips
around the world he has never seen a finer
panorama. His living room is hung with beaded
tapestries made in India and gIows with art
objects collected from all over the globe.
Lewis Moneyway's penthouse, ON top of the
apartment house at 912 Ninteenth street. looks
small from the outside, but 1t has plenty Of space
for living room. bed room, long hall and re-
ception room for his students. Mr.. Moneyway,
author Of several books and formerly a teacher
at George Washington University. teaches short-
story writing and his pupils consider a pent-
house precisely the proper atmosphere for
problems In romantic and creative literature.
Mrs. Roy Neuhauser Of 184T Kalorama road
deftly saw TO 1t that her children should enjoy
a "playholse penthouse, !" for on top of the
family garage she erected small "pentlette."
cementing fence posts TO the corners and
stretching wires across, thus creating a per-
fectly safe umbrella-roofed, superimposed tea
house for the younger set.
On the roof Of the apartments at Connecticut
avenue and L stress Is s-foot terrace beffnd
which are eight studio apartment "set-backA"