Evening star., 1935-08-31
SILVER STAR HOME
WINS ACCLAIM OF
1000 IN WEEK
Public Will Be Afforded
Ample Opportunity to View
House in Next 3 Weeks.
YUMA STREET HOME
TASTEFULLY DECORATED
Dwelling Contains Six Rooms and
Two Baths, and Is of Brick
Construction.
BY JAMES Y. NEWTON.

The fifth Silver Star Home Of 1885,
an attractive early American style
home Of sweeping lines, located at 442l
Yuma street, will enter its second week
of public exhibition tomorrow, &C
claimed by several thousand first week
visitors who passed through its rooms.
Those who inspected the small home
during the past week, including per-
sons from throughout the metropolitan
area, were almost unanimous In their
praise of the dwelling. Their views
were in harmony with the action Of
The Stars special committee OF hous-
ing experts who thoroughly examined
the home and pronounced it worthy
to receive the Silver Star award for
merit in building.
The public will be afforded ample
opportunity to inspect this latest Star
model home, as 1t will remain open
for the next three weeks from 10 am.
until pm. It is suggested that the
best route to the house is via Wiscon-
sin avenue to Yuma street, which In
tersects with the avenue at Immaculate
Seminary, and thence left or west on
Yuma street Az blocks to the house.
Taylor Heads Committee.
Monroe Warren, well-known Capital
developer and president of Meadow
brook, Inc, built the home and sub
mitted it for consideration for the
Silver Star award, along with its plans
and specifications The committee
which passed Judgment on the house
Is headed by James S. Taylor OF the
Federal Housing Administration. Other
members include: Harold E. Doyle,
president of the Washington Real
Estate Board; Irwin Porter. architect;
John Nolen, jr., city planner of the
National Capital Park and Planning
Commission, and Edwin H. Rosen-
garten, builder, and member of the
firm of Davis, Wick and Rosengarten.
The house has been tastefully fur
nished by Hutchison's, Inc, while the
draperies were designed and supplied
by John F. Lyon. Landscaping about
the house was done by Quaint Acres
Nursery Of Silver Spring, Md. The
house contains six rooms and two
baths, and its exterior Construction
is of brick painted white. The walls
are furred, while the roof Is well
insulated.
Draperies of Chintz.
The living room has marquisette
glass curtains with diamond figure,
while the draperies are of chintz. dark
eggplant in color, with pinch-pleated
tops. It is furnished with true
English davenport in green frieze.
On either side of the davenport is a
twin end table on which are twin
lamps with gold shades. Just to the
right of the door is a mahogany
console table with ball and claw
foot. Chippendale mirror Is hung
over this table. A radio Is placed at
the far end OF the room. Blending
well with the rooms color scheme is
an occasional table in bone white fln-
ish with gold decorations, on which Is
placed q lamp in brown and gold.
The secretary used in this room Is
quite attractive. 1t is of solid ma
hogany in Chinese Chippendale de-
sign. Accompanying this piece is a
desk chair of mahogany with a white
leather seat. Furnishing pleasant
contrast to the green sofa is an over
stuffed chair in a new shade of rust
waffle weave material. A bareback
chair with tapestry covering lends
dignity to one corner of the room.
Several other occasional tables, bridge
lamps and indirect floor lamps COM
plete the living room setting. Rust
broadloom carpets are used as floor
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